1952–53 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1952–53 Indiana Hoosiers 1953_Indiana_Hoosiers_basketball.jpg Indiana Logo 1946-1979.png Big Ten Conference Big Ten 1 1 23–3 17–1 Branch McCracken 12th Ernie Andres Bobby Leonard The Fieldhouse NCAA tournament National championsNCAA regular season championsBig Ten regular season champions National Championship Game W Won 69–68 vs. Kansas The 1952–53 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 12th year. A member of the Big Ten Conference, they played home games on campus in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana. The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 23–3 and a conference record of 17–1, first in the standings. As Big Ten champion, Indiana was invited the 22-team NCAA tournament, and advanced to the championship game in Kansas City. IU beat defending champion Kansas by a point for their second national title.http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2013/10/29/indiana-basketball-mens-database/3308409/ Indiana Basketball Men's Database IndyStar November 22, 2015 Roster No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown13Charlie KraakF6–5Jr.Collinsville, Illinois14Phil ByersG5–11So.Evansville, Indiana14James FieldsF6–1So.Andrews, Indiana15William DitiusF6–1So.Mount Pulaski, Illinois19Jim SchooleyC6–5Sr.Auburn, Indiana20Goethe ChambersF6–3So.Union City, Indiana21Bobby LeonardG6–3Jr.Terre Haute, Indiana22Jim DeaKyneG6–3Jr.Fortville, Indiana23Ron TaylorF6–3Jr.Chicago24Jack WrightF5–10Jr.New Castle, Indiana25Burke ScottG6–1So.Tell City, Indiana30Paul PoffG6–1So.New Albany, Indiana31Dick FarleyF6–3Jr.Winslow, Indiana33Dick HendricksC6–5Jr.Auburn, Indiana34Don SchlundtC6–10So.South Bend, Indiana35Lou ScottC6–10Jr.Chicago41Dick WhiteF6–1So.Terre Haute, Indiana42Don HenryF6–2So.Evansville, Indiana Schedule/results no yes no no |- !colspan=6 style=Indiana Hoosiers| Regular season |- 12/1/1952 yes Valparaiso The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 95–56 1–0 12/6/1952 yes yes Notre Dame Notre Dame Fieldhouse Notre Dame, Indiana 70–71 1–1 12/13/1952 yes yes Kansas State Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas 80–82 1–2 12/20/1952 19 Michigan The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 88–60 2–2 1–0 12/22/1952 19 Iowa The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 91–72 3–2 2–0 1/3/1953 yes 12 Michigan Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan 91–88 4–2 3–0 1/5/1953 yes 12 Michigan State Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan 69–62 5–2 4–0 1/10/1953 7 Minnesota 19 The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 66–63 6–2 5–0 1/12/1953 yes 7 Ohio State Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio 88–68 7–2 6–0 1/17/1953 6 Illinois 4 The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana Rivalry 74–70 2OT 8–2 7–0 1/19/1953 yes 6 Purdue Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana Rivalry 88–75 9–2 8–0 2/2/1953 yes 2 Butler The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 105–70 10–2 2/7/1953 yes 2 Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois 88–64 11–2 9–0 2/9/1953 2 Wisconsin The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 66–48 12–2 10–0 2/14/1953 2 Michigan State The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 65–50 13–2 11–0 2/16/1953 yes 2 Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin 72–70 14–2 12–0 2/21/1953 2 Ohio State The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 81–67 15–2 13–0 2/23/1953 2 Purdue The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana Rivalry 113–78 16–2 14–0 2/28/1953 yes 2 Illinois 10 Huff Hall Champaign, Illinois Rivalry 91–79 17–2 15–0 3/2/1953 2 Northwestern The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 90–88 OT 18–2 16–0 3/7/1953 yes 1 Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis 63–65 18–3 16–1 3/9/1953 1 Iowa The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 68–61 19–3 17–1 |- !colspan=6 style=Indiana Hoosiers| NCAA tournament 3/13/1953 yes yes 1 DePaul Chicago Stadium Chicago Regional semifinals 82–80 20–3 3/14/1953 yes yes 1 Notre Dame 17 Chicago Stadium Chicago Regional Finals 79–66 21–3 3/17/1953 yes yes 1 LSU 7 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Final Four - Semifinal 80–67 22–3 3/18/1953 yes yes 1 Kansas 5 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri National Championship 69–68 23–3 AP Poll Rankings 1952–53 NCAA men's basketball rankings NBA draft Year Round Pick Player NBA club 1954 2 10 Bobby Leonard Baltimore Bullets 1954 2 15 Dick Farley Syracuse Nationals 1954 5 37 Lou Scott Baltimore Bullets 1954 6 49 Charlie Kraak Fort Wayne Pistons 1955 2 14 Don Schlundt Syracuse Nationals References Indiana Hoosiers 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 Category:1952 in sports in Indiana Category:1953 in sports in Indiana