1938–39 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1938–39 Indiana Hoosiers Big Ten Conference Big Ten 17–3 9–3 Branch McCracken 1st Ernie Andres The Fieldhouse The 1938–39 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 1st year. 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 17–3 and a conference record of 9–3, 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 24, 2015 Roster No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown4Gordon McLaughlinF6–1So.Terre Haute, Indiana7Edgar MansfieldG5–11So.LaPorte, Indiana8Richard McGaugheyG5–11So.Crawfordsville, Indiana9Chet FrancisG6–1So.Avon, Indiana10Bill TipmoreC6–2So.Elkhart, Indiana11Robert HansenC6–3So.Chicago12Jim GridleyG6–1So.Vevay, Indiana13Jim OoleyG6–2Jr.Spencer, Indiana16Russell CliftonC6–3So.Bentonville, Indiana18Jim LettellierF5–10So.Bloomington, Indiana19Dale GentilF6–2Jr.Mount Vernon, Indiana20Jack StevensonF6–1Jr.Indianapolis, Indiana21Bob DroG5–11So.Berne, Indiana22Curly ArmstrongF5–11So.Fort Wayne, Indiana23William MenkeC6–3So.Huntingburg, Indiana24William JohnsonF/G6–1Sr.Jeffersonville, Indiana24Herm SchaeferF6–1So.Fort Wayne, Indiana25Ernie AndresG6–1Sr.Jeffersonville, Indiana26Tom MotterF6–1So.Fort Wayne, Indiana28Marv HuffmanG6–2Jr.New Castle, Indiana29Robert MenkeF6–3So.Huntingburg, Indiana30Ralph DorseyF5–10Jr.Horse Cave, Kentucky Schedule/results no yes no no |- !colspan=8| Regular season |- 12/5/1938 yes Ball State The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 54–28 1–0 12/10/1938 yes Miami (OH) The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 49–23 2–0 12/12/1938 yes Wabash The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 47–23 3–0 12/17/1938 yes Connecticut The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 71–38 4–0 12/23/1938 yes yes Butler Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis 46–29 5–0 12/30/1938 yes yes Western Reserve Cleveland, Ohio 45–33 6–0 12/31/1938 yes yes Michigan State Demonstration Hall East Lansing, Michigan 37–33 7–0 1/7/1939 yes Ohio State Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio 38–45 7–1 (0–1) 1/9/1939 yes Illinois Huff Hall Champaign, Illinois Rivalry 29–28 8–1 (1–1) 1/14/1939 Wisconsin The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 43–19 9–1 (2–1) 1/16/1939 Purdue The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana Rivalry 39–36 10–1 (3–1) 2/3/1939 yes yes Xavier Schmidt Field House Cincinnati 48–39 11–1 (3–1) 2/6/1939 Ohio State The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 46–34 12–1 (4–1) 2/11/1939 yes Iowa Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA 50–39 13–1 (5–1) 2/13/1939 yes Chicago Henry Crown Field House Chicago 46–33 14–1 (6–1) 2/18/1939 Northwestern The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 44–37 15–1 (7–1) 2/20/1939 Iowa The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 45–40 16–1 (8–1) 2/25/1939 Minnesota The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 49–37 17–1 (9–1) 2/27/1939 yes Purdue Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana Rivalry 34–45 17–2 (9–2) 3/4/1939 yes Michigan Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan 45–53 17–3 (9–3) AP Poll References Indiana Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball seasons Category:1938 in sports in Indiana Category:1939 in sports in Indiana