1959–60 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1959–60 Indiana Hoosiers Indiana Logo 1946-1979.png Big Ten Conference Big Ten 10 7 20–4 11–3 Branch McCracken 19th Lou Watson Gene Ring Frank Radovich The Fieldhouse The 1959–60 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 19th year. For the last time, the team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 20–4 and a conference record of 11–3, finishing 2nd in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2013/10/29/indiana-basketball-mens-database/3308409/ Indiana Basketball Men's Database IndyStar November 20, 2015 Roster No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown13Bob ReinhartG5–10Sr.Dale, Indiana15Gary LongG6–1Jr.Shelbyville, Indiana20Al SchlegelmilchG6–1Sr.Monticello, Indiana21Leroy JohnsonF6–4Jr.Mishawaka, Indiana23Jerry BassG5–9So.Morristown, Indiana24Herbie LeeG5–11Jr.South Bend, Indiana25Glen ButteF6–4Sr.Milan, Indiana30Gordon MickeyF6–7So.Chillicothe, Ohio31Norbert WitteC6–7Sr.Decatur, Indiana32Ernie WilhoitG6–3So.Collinsville, Illinois33Frank RadovichF6–7Sr.Hammond, Indiana35Walt BellamyC6–11Jr.New Bern, North Carolina41Bill AltmanF6–2So.Mooresville, Indiana42Charley HallF6–6So.Terre Haute, Indiana44Bob WilkinsonG6–1Sr.LaPorte, Indiana Schedule/results no yes no no |- !colspan=8| Regular season |- 12/5/1959 yes Ball State The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 103–63 1–0 12/7/1959 yes yes Missouri Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO 76–79 1–1 12/12/1959 yes Ohio The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 80–68 2–1 12/14/1959 yes Kansas State The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 67–58 3–1 12/19/1959 yes Detroit The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 89–85 4–1 12/22/1959 yes yes 9 Butler Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Hoosier Classic 91–85 5–1 12/23/1959 yes yes 9 Notre Dame Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Hoosier Classic 71–60 6–1 12/28/1959 yes yes 9 Maryland Freedom Hall Louisville, KY Bluegrass Festival Tournament 72–63 7–1 12/29/1959 yes yes 7 Louisville Freedom Hall Louisville, KY Bluegrass Festival Tournament 90–71 8–1 1/2/1960 7 Purdue The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN Rivalry 76–79 8–2 (0–1) 1/4/1960 yes 7 Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 57–61 8–3 (0–2) 1/9/1960 yes 11 Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, OH 95–96 8–4 (0–3) 1/11/1960 yes 11 Michigan Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI 77–72 9–4 (1–3) 1/30/1960 yes yes DePaul Alumni Hall Chicago, IL 82–78 10–4 (1–3) 2/1/1960 Northwestern The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 76–58 11–4 (2–3) 2/6/1960 yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 97–85 12–4 (3–3) 2/8/1960 Iowa The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 87–74 13–4 (4–3) 2/13/1960 Wisconsin The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 91–71 14–4 (5–3) 2/15/1960 Michigan The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 86–69 15–4 (6–3) 2/20/1960 yes Iowa Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA 79–64 16–4 (7–3) 2/22/1960 yes Illinois Huff Hall Champaign, IL Rivalry 92–78 17–4 (8–3) 2/27/1960 20 Minnesota New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 78–74 18–4 (9–3) 2/29/1960 20 Ohio State The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 99–83 19–4 (10–3) 3/5/1960 yes 12 Michigan State Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 86–80 20–4 (11–3) AP Poll References Indiana Hoosiers Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball seasons Category:1959 in sports in Indiana Indiana Hoosiers