1960–61 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1960–61 Indiana Hoosiers Indiana Logo 1946-1979.png Big Ten Conference Big Ten 15–9 8–6 Branch McCracken 20th Lou Watson Gary Long New Fieldhouse The 1960–61 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 20th year. For the first time, the team played its home games in the 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 15–9 and a conference record of 8–6, finishing 4th 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 20, 2015 Roster No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown13Dan PrickettG5–11So.Wolf Lake, Indiana15Gary LongG6–1Sr.Shelbyville, Indiana20Dave GrangerF6–7So.Hillsdale, Michigan22Jimmy RaylG6–2So.Kokomo, Indiana23Jerry BassG5–9Jr.Morristown, Indiana24Ray PavyG6–1So.New Castle, Indiana25Charley RoushF6–1So.Columbus, Indiana30Gordon MickeyF6–7Jr.Chillicothe, Ohio31Dick SparksC6–5So.Bloomington, Indiana32Ernie WilhoitG6–3Jr.Collinsville, Illinois33Winston FairfieldC6–9So.Wilmington, Massachusetts35Walt BellamyC6–11Sr.New Bern, North Carolina41Frank DalyF6–2FSpringfield, MA42Charley HallF6–6Jr.Terre Haute, Indiana43Dave PorterF6–4So.Noblesville, Indiana45Tom BolyardF6–4So.Fort Wayne, Indiana Schedule/results no yes no no |- !colspan=8| Regular season |- 12/3/1960 yes Indiana State New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 80–53 1–0 12/5/1960 yes yes Kansas State Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS 98–80 2–0 12/10/1960 yes yes Detroit Calihan Hall Detroit, MI 79–81 OT 2–1 12/12/1960 yes Missouri New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 66–55 3–1 12/17/1960 yes 4 Nevada New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 80–52 4–1 12/20/1960 yes yes 4 Notre Dame Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, IN 74–69 5–1 12/28/1960 yes yes 4 Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Basketball Classic 58–50 6–1 12/29/1960 yes yes 4 UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Basketball Classic 72–94 6–2 12/30/1960 yes yes 4 USC Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles Basketball Classic 71–90 6–3 1/7/1961 yes Michigan Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI 81–70 7–3 (1–0) 1/9/1961 Michigan State New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 79–55 8–3 (2–0) 1/28/1961 yes DePaul New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 81–78 9–3 (2–0) 1/30/1961 yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 58–66 9–4 (2–1) 2/4/1961 Northwestern New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 90–78 10–4 (3–1) 2/6/1961 yes Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, OH 65–100 10–5 (3–2) 2/11/1961 Iowa New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 67–74 10–6 (3–3) 2/13/1961 yes Purdue Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, IN Rivalry 55–64 10–7 (3–4) 2/18/1961 yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 98–84 11–7 (4–4) 2/20/1961 Ohio State New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 69–73 11–8 (4–5) 2/25/1961 Illinois New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN Rivalry 93–82 12–8 (5–5) 2/27/1961 yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 58–60 OT 12–9 (5–6) 3/4/1961 yes Iowa Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA 78–69 13–9 (6–6) 3/6/1961 Wisconsin New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 80–69 14–9 (7–6) 3/11/1961 Michigan New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN 82–67 15–9 (8–6) AP Poll References Indiana Hoosiers Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball seasons Indiana Hoosiers Indiana Hoosiers