1900–01 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1900–01 Basketball none Indiana Hoosiers Independent 1–4 James H. Horne 1st Ernest Strange Old Assembly Hall The 1900–01 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University in its first season of collegiate basketball. The head coach was James H. Horne, who was in his first and only year. The team played its home games at the Old Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, as an independent school. Indiana did not officially compete in basketball as a member of the Western Conference, later known as the Big Ten Conference, until the 1904–1905 season.2011–2012 Indiana Basketball Records Book http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ind/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/2011-12MBBRecordBook.pdf April 5, 2012 2011 Indiana University Athletics Media Relations Department Bloomington, Indiana 132 November 12, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121112001028/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ind/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/2011-12MBBRecordBook.pdf dead The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 1–4.http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2013/10/29/indiana-basketball-mens-database/3308409/ Indiana Basketball Men's Database IndyStar December 2, 2015 Team formation April 2026 Roster thumb|300px|IU's first basketball team NamePositionYearHometownGuy CantwellGSo.Spencer, IndianaPhelps DarbyC/FFr.Evansville, IndianaJay FitzgeraldFSr.Clarion, PennsylvaniaAlvah RuckerGJr.Evansville, IndianaErnest StrangeG/FSo.Arcana, IndianaCharles UnnewehrF/CJr.Batesville, IndianaEarl WalkerF/GSr.Huntington, Indiana Indiana was led in scoring by sophomore captain Ernest Strange.Bob Hammel Kit Klingelhoffer Glory of Old IU: 100 Years of Indiana Athletics https://books.google.com/books?id=8uobLCQZlhAC April 5, 2012 1999 Sports Publishing LLC 978-1-58261-068-9 4, 6 The 1900–1901 season would be the only one for Strange, who died in a boiler explosion in the summer of 1901. Darby, the starting center, would return for the 1901–1902 season as the team's captain, coach, and leading scorer. Schedule no yes no no y |- !colspan=8| Regular season |- 2/8/1901 yes yes Butler Indianapolis YMCA Indianapolis, IN 17–20 0–1 2/21/1901 yes Butler Old Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 20–24 0–2 3/2/1901 yes Purdue Old Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Rivalry 15–20 0–3 3/8/1901 yes Wabash Old Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 26–17 1–3 https://sports.wabash.edu/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1900-1901 2024-11-13 Wabash College 1900-1901 Basketball Schedule - Wabash College Athletics 3/15/1901 yes yes Purdue Lafayette Coliseum West Lafayette, IN Rivalry 19–23 1–4 AP Poll Game summaries February 2026 Butler: February 8 Butler: February 21 Purdue: March 2 Wabash: March 8 Disputed Purdue game References Indiana Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball seasons Indiana Hoosiers Indiana Hoosiers