1975–76 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1975–76 Indiana Hoosiers Basketball Indiana Logo 1946-1979.png Big Ten Conference Big Ten 1 1 32–0 18–0 Bob Knight 5th Harold Andreas Bob Donewald Bob Weltlich Quinn Buckner Scott May Assembly Hall NCAA tournament National championsNCAA Division I regular season championsBig Ten championsECAC Holiday Festival champions National Championship Game W Won 86–68 vs. Michigan The 1975–76 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University Bloomington and were the winners of the NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, the school's third national championship. The Hoosiers included three All-Americans and were led by head coach Bob Knight, in his fifth year, to an undefeated 32–0 record. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2013/10/29/indiana-basketball-mens-database/3308409/ Indiana Basketball Men's Database IndyStar November 16, 2015 They remain, as of the 2025–26 season, the last team to be undefeated National Champions. Roster No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown20Bob WilkersonG/F6–6Sr.Anderson, Indiana21Quinn BucknerG6–3Sr.Phoenix, Illinois.22Wayne RadfordG/F6–3So.Indianapolis, Indiana23Jim WismanG6–2So.Quincy, Illinois25Bob BenderG6–3Fr.Bloomington, Illinois31Scott EellsF6–9Fr.Hoopeston, Illinois32Mark HaymoreF/C6–8So.Shaker Heights, Ohio33Tom AbernethyF6–7Sr.South Bend, Indiana34Rich ValaviciusF6–5Fr.Hammond, Indiana42Scott MayF6–7Sr.Sandusky, Ohio43Jim RobersonC6–9Fr.Rochester, New York45Jim CrewsG6–5Sr.Normal, Illinois54Kent BensonC6–11Jr.New Castle, Indiana The team manager was Chuck Swenson. Regular season The team entered the season ranked No. 1.Osterman, Zach 1976 Indiana Hoosiers' undefeated season: An oral history Indiana Star. January 4, 2016Hammel Bob Klingelhoffer Kit The Glory of Old IU: 100 Years of Indiana Athletics yes 8uobLCQZlhAC 2012-04-24 1999 Sports Publishing LLC 978-1-58261-068-9 164 The Hoosiers ended the regular season unbeaten, a feat that has been accomplished only seven times since, by the Larry Bird-led 1979 Indiana State Sycamores, the 1979 Alcorn State Braves, the 1991 UNLV Runnin' Rebels, the 2004 Saint Joseph's Hawks, the 2014 Wichita State Shockers, the 2015 Kentucky Wildcats, the 2021 Gonzaga Bulldogs, and the 2026 Miami (OH) RedHawks. All but Alcorn State and Saint Joseph's, and Miami (OH) would enter the NCAA Tournament unbeaten. NCAA tournament http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/sports2000/trends/150673.html A perfect season sportingnews.com 28 March 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000229072546/http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/sports2000/trends/150673.html 29 February 2000 Hoosier Historia http://www.heraldtimesonline.com/sports/hh/1976/ 28 March 2008 heraldtimesonline.com February 2026 Schedule no yes no no |- !colspan=8 style=Indiana Hoosiers| Regular season |- 11/29/1975 yes 1 y UCLA 2 St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri NBC 84–64 1–0 12/8/1975 yes yes 1 Florida State Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana 83–59 2–0 12/11/1975 yes 1 Notre Dame 8 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 63–60 3–0 12/15/1975 yes yes 1 Kentucky 14 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry 77–68 OT 4–0 12/19/1975 yes 1 Georgia Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Indiana Classic 93–56 5–0 12/20/1975 yes 1 Virginia Tech Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Indiana Classic 101–74 6–0 12/26/1975 yes yes 1 Columbia Madison Square Garden New York City, New York Holiday Festival 106–63 7–0 12/27/1975 yes yes 1 Manhattan Madison Square Garden New York City, New York Holiday Festival 97–61 8–0 12/28/1975 yes yes 1 St. John's 17 Madison Square Garden New York City, New York Holiday Festival 76–69 9–0 1/3/1976 yes 1 Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio 66–64 10–0 (1–0) 1/5/1976 1 Northwestern Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 78–61 11–0 (2–0) 1/10/1976 yes 1 Michigan 19 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 80–74 12–0 (3–0) 1/12/1976 yes 1 Michigan State Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan 69–57 13–0 (4–0) 1/17/1976 yes 1 Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois Rivalry 83–55 14–0 (5–0) 1/19/1976 1 Purdue Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Rivalry 71–67 15–0 (6–0) 1/24/1976 yes 1 Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis 85–76 16–0 (7–0) 1/26/1976 yes 1 Iowa Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa 88–73 17–0 (8–0) 1/31/1976 1 Wisconsin Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 114–61 18–0 (9–0) 2/7/1976 1 Michigan Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 72–67 OT 19–0 (10–0) 2/9/1976 1 Michigan State Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 85–70 20–0 (11–0) 2/14/1976 1 Illinois Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Rivalry 58–48 21–0 (12–0) 2/16/1976 yes 1 Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana Rivalry 74–71 22–0 (13–0) 2/21/1976 1 Minnesota Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 76–64 23–0 (14–0) 2/23/1976 1 Iowa Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 101–81 24–0 (15–0) 2/26/1976 yes 1 Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin 96–67 25–0 (16–0) 3/1/1976 yes 1 Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois 76–63 26–0 (17–0) 3/6/1976 1 Ohio State Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 96–67 27–0 (18–0) |- !colspan=8 style=Indiana Hoosiers| NCAA Tournament 3/13/1976 yes yes 1 St. John's 17 Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana Quarterfinals 90–70 28–0 (18–0) 3/18/1976 yes yes 1 Alabama 6 LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana Sweet Sixteen 74–69 29–0 (18–0) 3/20/1976 yes yes 1 Marquette 2 LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana Elite Eight 65–56 30–0 (18–0) 3/27/1976 yes yes 1 UCLA 5 The Spectrum Philadelphia Final Four 65–51 31–0 (18–0) 3/29/1976 yes yes 1 Michigan 9 The Spectrum Philadelphia Championship 86–68 32–0 (18–0) AP Poll Awards and honors Kent Benson, NCAA Men's MOP Awardhttp://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/outstandingplayer Final Four Most Outstanding Players cbs.sportsline.com 31 March 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080907123518/http://sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/outstandingplayer 7 September 2008 Bob Knight, Big Ten Coach of the Year Scott May, National Player of the Yearhttp://www.naismithawards.com/History/NaismithTrophy/tabid/58/Default.aspx The Naismith Trophy History 2009-03-13 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090302160347/http://www.naismithawards.com/History/NaismithTrophy/tabid/58/Default.aspx 2009-03-02 Scott May, Big Ten Player of the Year Team players drafted into the NBA Year Round Pick Player NBA club 1976 1 2 Scott May Chicago Bulls 1976 1 7 Quinn Buckner Milwaukee Bucks 1976 1 11 Bob Wilkerson Seattle SuperSonics 1976 3 43 Tom Abernethy Los Angeles Lakers 1977 1 1 Kent Benson Milwaukee Bucks 1978 2 27 Wayne Radford Indiana Pacers 1979 6 119 Bob Bender San Diego Clippershttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1976 RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More 2010-03-28 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20100317223051/http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1976&lg=N 2010-03-17 References External links 1975-1976 Indiana University Basketball Team photo (Indiana University Archives) Indiana 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 Indiana Hoosiers Indiana Hoosiers