1966–67 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1966–67 Indiana Hoosiers Indiana Logo 1946-1979.png Big Ten Conference Big Ten 6 18–8 10–4 Lou Watson 2nd Don Luft Tom Bolyard Jack Johnson New Fieldhouse Big Ten Champions NCAA Tournament Regional Third Place The 1966–67 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University as members of the Big Ten Conference. Their head coach was Lou Watson, who was in his second year. The team played its home games in New Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana. The Hoosiers finished the season 18–8, 10–4 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for first. Indiana was invited to play in the NCAA Tournament. The Hoosiers lost to 1966–67 Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech in the Mideast Regional semifinals, but beat 1966–67 Tennessee Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee 51–44 in the Regional third-place game.https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2013/10/29/indiana-basketball-mens-database/3308409/ Indiana Basketball Men's Database IndyStar November 18, 2015 Roster No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown20Mike BedreeG6–3So.Fort Wayne, Indiana21Harold CurdyF6–4So.Marion, Indiana22Bill RussellG6–1Sr.Columbus, Indiana23Vern PayneG5–10Jr.Michigan City, Indiana24Vern PfaffG5–10Sr.Ellettsville, Indiana25Ken NewsomeF6–5Jr.Ahoskie, North Carolina30Rich SchrumpfC6–9Jr.Galien, Michigan31Bill DeHeerC6–9So.Maplewood, Missouri32Jim HoulihanG6–3Jr.Bluffton, Indiana33Jack JohnsonF6–6Sr.Greenfield, Indiana34Butch JoynerF6–4Jr.New Castle, Indiana35Bill StenbergC6–7So.Rockford, Illinois40Larry TurpenG6–1Sr.Shawswick, Indiana41Gabe OliverioG6–2So.Annandale, Virginia42Erv InnigerG6–3Sr.Berne, Indiana43John MuirheadC6–7So.Danville, Illinois44Earl SchneiderF6–9So.Evansville, Indiana45Gary LeinbergerF6–7Jr.St. Louis, Missouri Schedule/results no yes no no |- !colspan=8| Regular season |- 12/3/1966 yes DePauw New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 84–71 1–0 12/5/1966 yes Missouri New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 77–65 2–0 12/7/1966 yes Ohio New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 90–91 OT 2–1 12/12/1966 yes yes Kansas State Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS 69–82 2–2 12/17/1966 yes yes Loyola (Chicago) Alumni Gym Chicago, IL 83–73 3–2 12/20/1966 yes yes Notre Dame Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, IN 94–91 4–2 12/27/1966 yes yes Oregon State Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR Far West Classic 71–60 5–2 12/29/1966 yes yes Washington Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR Far West Classic 79–81 5–3 12/30/1966 yes yes Oregon Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR Far West Classic 102–64 6–3 1/7/1967 yes Iowa Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA 73–84 6–4 (0–1) 1/9/1967 Minnesota New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 83–68 7–4 (1–1) 1/14/1967 yes Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, OH 81–80 8–4 (2–1) 1/30/1967 yes DePaul New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 72–70 9–4 (2–1) 2/4/1967 yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 82–81 10–4 (3–1) 2/6/1967 Michigan State New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 82–77 11–4 (4–1) 2/11/1967 Wisconsin New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 93–81 12–4 (5–1) 2/13/1967 yes Michigan State Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 77–86 12–5 (5–2) 2/18/1967 yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 81–79 13–5 (6–2) 2/20/1967 Illinois New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN Rivalry 96–81 14–5 (7–2) 2/25/1967 Iowa New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 74–75 OT 14–6 (7–3) 2/27/1967 yes Michigan Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI 98–96 15–6 (8–3) 3/4/1967 yes Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Rivalry 70–80 15–7 (8–4) 3/6/1967 Michigan New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 96–90 16–7 (9–4) 3/11/1967 Purdue New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN Rivalry 95–82 17–7 (10–4) |- !colspan=8| NCAA Tournament 3/17/1967 yes yes Virginia Tech Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL Regional semifinals 70–79 17–8 (10–4) 3/18/1967 yes yes Tennessee 8 Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL Regional Third Place 51–44 18–8 (10–4) AP Poll References Indiana Hoosiers Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball seasons Indiana Hoosiers Indiana Hoosiers Indiana