1956–57 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1956–57 Indiana Hoosiers Indiana Logo 1946-1979.png Big Ten Conference Big Ten 15 14–8 10–4 Branch McCracken 16th Lou Watson Ernie Andres Charlie Hodson The Fieldhouse Big Ten Co-Champions The 1956–57 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 16th 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 14–8 and a conference record of 10–4, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference. Despite being Big Ten Conference Champions, 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 21, 2015 Roster No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown15Sam GeeG6–1Jr.Washington, Indiana20Jerry SchofieldG6–1So.Monticello, Indiana21Hallie BryantG6–3Sr.Indianapolis, Indiana22Archie DeesC6–8Jr.Mount Carmel, Illinois23Charlie HodsonG5–9Sr.Muncie, Indiana24Ray BallF6–3Jr.Elkhart, Indiana25Clarence DoningerF6–3Sr.Evansville, Indiana30Lee AldridgeC6–6So.Switz City, Indiana31Jim HindsF6–5So.Muncie, Indiana32Gene FlowersF6–2So.Muncie, Indiana35Dick NealF6–5Sr.Reelsville, Indiana40Thomas HayesG6–1So.Chicago, Illinois42Bill BalchF6–5So.Crawfordsville, Indiana43Pete ObremskeyF6–3Jr.Jeffersonville, Indiana45Jerry ThompsonF6–5Jr.South Bend, Indiana Schedule/results no yes no no |- !colspan=8| Regular season |- 12/4/1956 yes Valparaiso The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 64–57 1–0 12/8/1956 yes Southern Illinois The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 80–57 2–0 12/10/1956 yes Butler The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 73–68 3–0 12/15/1956 yes yes Kansas State Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS 77–84 3–1 12/18/1956 yes yes La Salle Palestra Philadelphia, PA 93–80 4–1 12/20/1956 yes yes Villanova Villanova Field House Villanova, PA 69–79 4–2 12/29/1956 yes UCLA The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 48–52 4–3 1/5/1957 Michigan The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 73–68 5–3 (1–0) 1/7/1957 Wisconsin The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 79–68 6–3 (2–0) 1/12/1957 yes Purdue Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, IN Rivalry 64–70 6–4 (2–1) 1/14/1957 yes Illinois Huff Hall Champaign, IL Rivalry 91–112 6–5 (2–2) 1/29/1957 yes yes Notre Dame Notre Dame Fieldhouse Notre Dame, IN 82–94 6–6 (2–2) 2/2/1957 yes Iowa Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA 82–66 7–6 (3–2) 2/4/1957 Northwestern The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 74–56 8–6 (4–2) 2/9/1957 Ohio State The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 69–59 9–6 (5–2) 2/11/1957 Minnesota The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 91–72 10–6 (6–2) 2/16/1957 yes 18 Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 87–74 11–6 (7–2) 2/18/1957 18 Iowa The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 90–76 12–6 (8–2) 2/23/1957 yes 11 Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 85–74 13–6 (9–2) 2/25/1957 yes 11 Michigan Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI 86–87 13–7 (9–3) 3/2/1957 yes 10 Michigan State Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 61–76 13–8 (9–4) 3/4/1957 10 Illinois The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN Rivalry 84–76 14–8 (10–4) AP Poll References Indiana Hoosiers Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball seasons Category:1956 in sports in Indiana Category:1957 in sports in Indiana