1943–44 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1943–44 Indiana Hoosiers Big Ten Conference Big Ten 7–15 2–10 Harry Good 1st Paul Shields The Fieldhouse The 1943–44 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Because Branch McCracken left to serve in World War II, their head coach was Harry Good, 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 7–15 and a conference record of 2–10, finishing 8th 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.YearHometown4Gene FarrisF6–3Fr.Campbellsburg, Indiana5Ed SchienbeinG5–9Sr.Southport, Indiana6Charles TrauxG5–11N/ASpring Lake, New Jersey7George TiptonC6–3Fr.Terre Haute, Indiana8Don EarnhartC6–2Fr.Marion, Indiana9Jack HerronG5–8So.Logansport, Indiana11Jack MercerG6–1Fr.Brazil, Indiana14Bob RowlandG6–1Fr.Martinsville, Indiana16John CrouchC6–3So.Evansville, Indiana19Sam YoungG6–2So.Rushville, Indiana22Claude Retherford Jr.F6–1Fr.French Lick, Indiana24Herod ToonG5–10Fr.Indianapolis, Indiana25Richard PeedC6–3N/ARichmond, Indiana30Irvin LearyF5–11Fr.Greenfield, Indiana32Bob RavensburgF6–1So.Bellevue, Kentucky33Paul ShieldsF6–2Fr.Monrovia, Indiana37Ray BrandenburgG5–10Fr.Corydon, Indiana38Les RayF6–1Fr.Sullivan, Indiana42Ed SidwellG6–2Fr.New Castle, Indiana43Art LehmanF6–1Fr.Cedar Lake, IndianaN/APhilip BowserF6–2Fr.Goshen, IndianaN/APete PithosF6–1Jr.Fort Wayne, Indiana Schedule/results no yes no no |- !colspan=8| Regular season |- 12/1/1943 yes Camp Atterbury The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 40–28 1–0 12/4/1943 yes yes DePauw Bowman Gym Greencastle, Indiana 36–47 1–1 12/7/1943 yes yes Wabash Crawfordsville, Indiana 38–35 2–1 12/11/1943 yes yes Kentucky Jefferson County Armory Louisville, Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry 41–66 2–2 12/14/1943 yes Wabash The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 44–27 3–2 12/18/1943 yes yes DePaul University Auditorium Chicago, Illinois 43–81 3–3 12/20/1943 yes DePauw The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 38–34 4–3 1/4/1944 yes yes Camp Atterbury Camp Atterbury, Indiana 42–32 5–3 1/8/1944 yes Purdue Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana Rivalry 43–63 5–4 (0–1) 1/14/1944 yes Ohio State Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio 46–72 5–5 (0–2) 1/15/1944 yes Ohio State Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio 38–74 5–6 (0–3) 1/22/1944 yes Miami (OH) The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 50–52 5–7 (0–3) 1/28/1944 Iowa The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 42–43 5–8 (0–4) 1/29/1944 Iowa The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 40–52 5–9 (0–5) 2/4/1944 yes Michigan Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan 49–65 5–10 (0–6) 2/5/1944 yes Michigan Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan 44–46 5–11 (0–7) 2/11/1944 Wisconsin The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 43–62 5–12 (0–8) 2/12/1944 Wisconsin The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 31–52 5–13 (0–9) 2/18/1944 yes Minnesota Minnesota Field House Minneapolis 47–48 5–14 (0–10) 2/19/1944 yes Minnesota Minnesota Field House Minneapolis 48–47 6–14 (1–10) 2/26/1944 yes Bunker Hill The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 36–41 6–15 (1–10) 2/4/1944 yes Purdue Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana Rivalry 51–45 7–15 (2–10) AP Poll References Indiana Hoosiers Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball seasons Indiana Hoosiers Indiana Hoosiers