1971–72 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1971–72 Indiana Hoosiers Indiana Logo 1946-1979.png Big Ten Conference Big Ten 17 17–8 9–5 Bobby Knight 1st Dave Bliss 1st John Hulls Bob Weltlich Joby Wright Assembly Hall Old Dominion Classic Champions National Invitation Tournament First round The 1971–72 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his first year. The team played its home games in the newly constructed Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 17–8 and a conference record of 9–5, finishing 3rd in the Big Ten Conference. Missing out on the NCAA Tournament, Indiana was invited to play in the National Invitation Tournament; however, the Hoosiers lost in the first round, bringing Knight's first season to an end.http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2013/10/29/indiana-basketball-mens-database/3308409/ Indiana Basketball Men's Database IndyStar November 16, 2015 Roster No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown20Frank WilsonG6–3Jr.Bluffton, Indiana22Bootsie WhiteG5–8Jr.Hammond, Indiana23Steve HeinigerG5–10So.Fort Wayne, Indiana24Dave ShepherdG5–11So.Carmel, Indiana32Steve DowningC6–8Jr.Indianapolis, Indiana33Jerry MemeringF/C6–7Jr.Vincennes, Indiana42John RitterF6–5Jr.Goshen, Indiana43Rick FordF6–5Sr.Cloverdale, Indiana44Joby WrightF6–8Sr.Savannah, Georgia54Kim PembertonG6–3Jr.Osgood, Indiana Schedule/results no yes no no |- !colspan=8| Regular season |- 12/1/1971 yes Ball State Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 84–77 1–0 12/4/1971 yes Miami Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 65–50 2–0 12/6/1971 yes Kansas 14 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 59–56 3–0 12/11/1971 yes yes Kentucky 7 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry 90–89 2OT 4–0 12/15/1971 yes yes 12 Ohio Convocation Center Athens, Ohio 70–79 4–1 12/18/1971 yes 12 Notre Dame Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 94–29 5–1 12/22/1971 yes yes 8 Butler Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana 85–74 6–1 12/28/1971 yes yes 7 BYU 8 Hampton Coliseum Norfolk, Virginia Old Dominion Classic 61–50 7–1 12/29/1971 yes yes 7 Old Dominion Hampton Coliseum Norfolk, Virginia Old Dominion Classic 88–86 8–1 1/4/1972 yes yes 5 Northern Illinois Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, Illinois 71–85 8–2 1/8/1972 yes 5 Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis 51–52 8–3 (0–1) 1/15/1972 17 Wisconsin Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 64–66 OT 8–4 (0–2) 1/22/1972 yes Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio 74–80 8–5 (0–3) 1/29/1972 yes Michigan State Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan 73-83 8–6 (0–4) 2/5/1972 Michigan State Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 83–69 9–6 (1–4) 2/8/1972 Minnesota Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 61–42 10–6 (2–4) 2/12/1972 yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin 84–76 OT 11–6 (3–4) 2/19/1972 Iowa Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 86–79 12–6 (4–4) 2/22/1972 yes Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois Rivalry 90–71 13–6 (5–4) 2/26/1972 yes Purdue Purdue Arena West Lafayette, Indiana Rivalry 69–70 13–7 (5–5) 2/29/1972 Michigan 16 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 79–75 14–7 (6–5) 3/4/1972 Ohio State 14 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 65–57 15–7 (7–5) 3/7/1972 yes 20 Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois 72–67 16–7 (8–5) 3/11/1972 20 Purdue Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Rivalry 62–48 17–7 (9–5) |- !colspan=8| NIT 3/18/1972 yes yes 17 Princeton Madison Square Garden New York City First Round 60–68 17–8 (9–5) AP Poll Rankings 1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings Team players drafted into the NBA Round Pick Player NBA club 2 18 Joby Wright Seattle SuperSonicshttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1972 1972 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com 2010-10-07 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20101121225542/http://databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1972&lg=N 2010-11-21 References Indiana Hoosiers Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball seasons Indiana Indiana Hoosiers Indiana Hoosiers