1939–40 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1939–40 Indiana Hoosiers Big Ten Conference Big Ten 20–3 9–3 Branch McCracken 2nd Ralph Graham Marv Huffman The Fieldhouse NCAA tournament National champions National Championship Game W Won 60–42 vs. Kansas The 1939–40 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 2nd year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.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 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 to the Purdue Boilermakers. Purdue was invited to participate in the 8-team NCAA tournament, but declined their bid recommending IU play in the tournament in their place. In only the second national tournament, IU won their first NCAA Tournament Championship by defeating Kansas, 60–42, in the final. Indiana was also retroactively listed as the top team of the season by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game ESPN ESPN Books New York 2009 553 978-0-345-51392-2 Roster No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown7Andy ZimmerC6–4So.Goodland, Indiana9Chet FrancisG6–1Jr.Avon, Indiana10Harold ZimmerF5–8Jr.Springfield, Ohio11Everett HoffmanC6–3So.Evansville, Indiana12Jim GridleyG6–1Jr.Vevay, Indiana13Jim OoleyG6–2Sr.Spencer, Indiana16James CliftonC6–3Jr.Bentonville, Indiana18Cliff WiethoffF6–1So.Seymour, Indiana19Ed NewbyG5–11So.Indianapolis, Indiana20Jack StevensonF6–1Sr.Indianapolis, Indiana21Max HaslerG5–10So.Elnora, Indiana22Jay McCrearyG5–10Jr.Frankfort, Indiana23Don HuckleberryG5–9So.Salem, Indiana24John TorphyF5–11So.Bedford, Indiana25Bill FreyF6–1So.Kokomo, Indiana26Tom MotterF6–1Jr.Fort Wayne, Indiana28William TorphyG6–1So.Bedford, Indiana29Robert MenkeF6–3Jr.Huntingburg, Indiana30Ralph DorseyF5–10Sr.Horse Cave, Kentucky32Herm SchaeferF6–1Jr.Fort Wayne, Indiana33Curly ArmstrongF5–11Jr.Fort Wayne, Indiana34Marv HuffmanG6–2Sr.New Castle, Indiana35William MenkeC6–3Jr.Huntingburg, Indiana38Bob DroG5–11Sr.Berne, Indiana Schedule/results no yes no no |- !colspan=8| Regular season |- 12/9/1939 yes Wabash The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 37–24 1–0 12/11/1939 yes Xavier The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 58–24 2–0 12/15/1939 yes yes Nebraska Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska 49–39 3–0 12/18/1939 yes Pittsburgh The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 51–35 4–0 12/23/1939 yes yes Butler Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis 40–33 5–0 12/27/1939 yes yes Duquesne Duquesne Garden Pittsburgh 51–49 6–0 12/28/1939 yes yes Villanova Villanova Field House Villanova, Pennsylvania 45–33 7–0 1/6/1940 Illinois The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana Rivalry 38–36 8–0 (1–0) 1/8/1940 Iowa The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 45–30 9–0 (2–0) 1/13/1940 yes Minnesota Minnesota Field House Minneapolis 44–46 9–1 (2–1) 1/15/1940 yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin 40–34 10–1 (3–1) 2/3/1940 yes yes DePaul University Auditorium Chicago 51–30 11–1 (3–1) 2/10/1940 Purdue The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana Rivalry 46–39 12–1 (4–1) 2/12/1940 Michigan The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 57–30 13–1 (5–1) 2/17/1940 yes Northwestern Old Patten Gymnasium Evanston, Illinois 36–40 13–2 (5–2) 2/19/1940 yes Iowa Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA 46–42 14–2 (6–2) 2/24/1940 Chicago The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 38–34 15–2 (7–2) 2/26/1940 yes Ohio State Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio 26–44 15–3 (7–3) 3/2/1940 yes Purdue Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana Rivalry 51–45 16–3 (8–3) 3/4/1940 Ohio State The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 52–31 17–3 (9–3) |- !colspan=8| NCAA tournament 3/22/1940 yes yes Springfield Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Quarterfinals 48–24 18–3 (9–3) 3/23/1940 yes yes Duquesne Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis Final Four 39–30 19–3 (9–3) 3/30/1940 yes yes Kansas Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Championship 60–42 20–3 (9–3) AP Poll Awards and honors Marv Huffman, Consensus second team All-American Marv Huffman, NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player Bill Menke, Third team All-American (Converse) References Indiana Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Indiana Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team