1965–66 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1965–66 Indiana Hoosiers Indiana Logo 1946-1979.png Big Ten Conference Big Ten 8–16 4–10 Lou Watson 1st Don Luft Tom Bolyard Gary Grieger New Fieldhouse The 1965–66 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Lou Watson, who was in his 1st year. The team played its home games in New Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 8–16 and a conference record of 4–10, finishing 9th in the Big Ten Conference. 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 19, 2015 Roster No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown22Bill RussellG6–1Jr.Columbus, Indiana23Vern PayneG5–10So.Michigan City, Indiana24Vern PfaffG5–10Jr.Ellettsville, Indiana25Ken NewsomeF6–5So.Ahoskie, North Carolina30Rich SchrumpfC6–9So.Galien, Michigan32Frank EverettC6–6So.Williamston, North Carolina33Jack JohnsonF6–6Jr.Greenfield, Indiana34Butch JoynerF6–4So.New Castle, Indiana35Ron McMainsF6–5Jr.Frankfort, Indiana40Larry TurpenG6–1Jr.Shawswick, Indiana41Max WalkerG6–1Sr.Milwaukee, Wisconsin42Erv InnigerG6–3Jr.Berne, Indiana43Gary GriegerF6–4Sr.Evansville, Indiana45Gary LeinbergerF6–7So.St. Louis, Missouri Schedule/results no yes no no |- !colspan=8| Regular season |- 12/1/1965 yes St. Joseph's (Ind.) New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 76–62 1–0 12/4/1965 yes yes Oklahoma McCasland Field House Norman, OK 82–83 1–1 12/6/1965 yes Detroit New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 75–78 1–2 12/13/1965 yes Kansas State New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 69–82 1–3 12/17/1965 yes yes California Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY Kentucky Invitational 71–64 2–3 12/18/1965 yes yes Kentucky Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY Kentucky Invitational/Indiana–Kentucky rivalry 56–91 2–4 12/21/1965 yes yes Notre Dame Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, IN 80–58 3–4 12/31/1965 yes yes Bradley 3 Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL 104–87 4–4 1/3/1966 yes Loyola (Chicago) New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 68–91 4–5 1/8/1966 Illinois New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN Rivalry 84–98 4–6 (0–1) 1/10/1966 yes Michigan Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI 68–88 4–7 (0–2) 1/15/1966 yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 82–91 4–8 (0–3) 1/17/1966 Iowa New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 73–61 5–8 (1–3) 2/1/1966 yes yes DePaul Alumni Hall Chicago, IL 79–100 5–9 (1–3) 2/5/1966 Michigan 9 New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 76–93 5–10 (1–4) 2/7/1966 yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 78–79 5–11 (1–5) 2/12/1966 yes Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Rivalry 81–77 6–11 (2–5) 2/14/1966 Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, OH 81–61 7–11 (3–5) 2/19/1966 Northwestern New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 82–83 7–12 (3–6) 2/21/1966 yes Purdue Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, IN Rivalry 68–77 7–13 (3–7) 2/26/1966 yes Michigan State Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 63–69 7–14 (3–8) 2/28/1966 Minnesota New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 90–96 7–15 (3–9) 3/5/1966 Michigan State New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 86–76 8–15 (4–9) 3/7/1966 yes Iowa Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA 77–82 8–16 (4–10) AP Poll References Indiana Hoosiers Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball seasons Indiana Hoosiers Indiana Hoosiers