1945–46 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1945–46 Indiana Hoosiers Indiana Logo 1946-1979.png Big Ten Conference Big Nine 18–3 9–3 Harry Good 3rd Dick Wittenbraker The Fieldhouse The 1945–46 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Harry Good, who was in his 3rd and final year as Branch McCracken returned from World War II in time for the following season. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Nine Conference. The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 18–3 and a conference record of 9–3, finishing 2nd in the Big Nine Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2013/10/29/indiana-basketball-mens-database/3308409/ Indiana Basketball Men's Database IndyStar November 23, 2015 Roster No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown4Joseph NormingtonF5–10Fr.Greenwood, Indiana4Bob LollarF6–2So.Indianapolis, Indiana6Louis EdmondsF6–2Fr.Frankfort, Indiana7Dave WalkerF6–3Fr.Loogootee, Indiana8Bill ShephardF6–1Fr.Hope, Indiana9Jack HerronG5–8Sr.Logansport, Indiana10John WallaceF6–3So.Richmond, Indiana11Tom SchwartzC6–6Fr.Kokomo, Indiana12Norbert HermannG6–2So.Brownstown, Indiana14Jim SteplerC6–4Fr.Greentown, Indiana15Roy KilbyG5–10Sr.Muncie, Indiana16Louis AmayaG6–1Fr.Pueblo, Colorado17Jim PowersG6–1Fr.South Bend, Indiana21Dick WittenbrakerG6–2Sr.New Castle, Indiana23Freeland ArmstrongG5–11So.Paoli, Indiana25Don DewerG6–2Fr.Aurora, Indiana26Richard WestlakeG6–1Fr.New Palestine, Indiana27Gene TurnerG5–11So.Kokomo, Indiana29Charles RadcliffeF5–10Sr.Paoli, Indiana32James CopelandF6–2So.Elwood, Indiana35Al KravolanskyF6–3Jr.East Chicago, Indiana37Stephen ChaleffG6–1Fr.Indianapolis, Indiana38Dee BakerF5–11Fr.Indianapolis, Indiana40Robert MehlF6–1Fr.Indianapolis, Indiana Schedule/results no yes no no |- !colspan=8| Regular season |- 12/1/1945 yes Camp Atterbury The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 59–49 1–0 12/8/1945 yes Washington (Mo.) The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 53–39 2–0 12/11/1945 yes yes Camp Atterbury Camp Atterbury, Indiana 56–53 3–0 12/15/1945 yes yes Louisville Jefferson County Armory Louisville, Kentucky 62–59 4–0 12/18/1945 yes Cincinnati The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 54–44 5–0 12/22/1945 yes Michigan Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan 67–58 6–0 (1–0) 1/1/1946 yes yes Butler Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis 58–47 7–0 (1–0) 1/5/1946 yes Chicago Henry Crown Field House Chicago 59–34 8–0 (2–0) 1/7/1946 Minnesota The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 47–58 8–1 (2–1) 1/12/1946 Iowa The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 45–39 9–1 (3–1) 1/16/1946 yes Purdue Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana Rivalry 38–49 9–2 (3–2) 1/19/1946 Ohio State The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 44–39 10–2 (4–2) 1/21/1946 Michigan The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 46–43 11–2 (5–2) 1/26/1946 Chicago The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 61–32 12–2 (6–2) 2/5/1946 yes yes Washington (Mo.) Field House St. Louis, Missouri 56–46 13–2 (6–2) 2/9/1946 yes Ohio State Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio 52–53 13–3 (6–3) 2/11/1946 yes yes Cincinnati Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, Ohio 60–22 14–3 (6–3) 2/16/1946 Purdue The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana Rivalry 57–47 15–3 (7–3) 2/19/1946 yes Ball State The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 84–41 16–3 (7–3) 2/23/1946 yes Minnesota Minnesota Field House Minneapolis 75–52 17–3 (8–3) 2/25/1946 yes Iowa Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa 49–46 18–3 (9–3) AP Poll References Indiana Hoosiers Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball seasons Category:1945 in sports in Indiana Category:1946 in sports in Indiana