1950–51 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1950–51 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Rankings from AP Poll

Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
1950–51 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
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Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#8
AP	#7
1950–51 record	19-3 (12-2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Branch McCracken (10th year)
Assistant coach	Ernie Andres
Assistant coach	Lou Watson
Captain	Bill Tosheff
Home arena	The Fieldhouse
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The 1950–51 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 10th 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 19-3 and a conference record of 12-2, finishing 2nd in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.^[1]

Roster

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Year	Hometown
4	Dale Vieau	G	5–10	Jr.	Hammond, Indiana
5	Sam Miranda	G	5–10	Jr.	Collinsville, Illinois
6	Tom Satter	F	5–10	So.	Franklin, Indiana
7	Gene Ring	G	6–1	Sr.	South Bend, Indiana
8	Bill Garrett	C	6–3	Sr.	Shelbyville, Indiana
9	Bob Masters	G	6–3	Jr.	Lafayette, Indiana
10	Dick Baumgartner	G	6–1	So.	LaPorte, Indiana
11	Bill Tosheff	F	6–1	Sr.	Gary, Indiana
12	Phil Buck	F	5–10	Sr.	Rossville, Indiana
14	Hal Summers	F	6–1	Jr.	Lawrenceville, Illinois
16	Don Luft	C	6–5	Jr.	Sheboygan, Wisconsin
16	Bob Dobson	G	6–1	So.	Bloomington, Indiana
18	Jack McDermond	F	6–2	So.	Attica, Indiana
19	Jim Schooley	C	6–5	So.	Auburn, Indiana
21	Tyrie Robbins	F	6–3	Sr.	Gary, Indiana
21	Otto Case	G	5–8	So.	Jeffersonville, Indiana
22	Jack Brown	F	6–3	Sr.	Bloomington, Indiana
25	Tony Hill	F	6–1	Jr.	Seymour, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Regular Season
12/2/1950*		DePauw	W 59-45	1-0	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/9/1950*		Oregon State	W 72-45	2-0	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/12/1950*		TCU	W 87-68	3-0	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/16/1950*		at Kansas State	W 58-52	4-0	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS
12/22/1950*	#4	at Butler Hoosier Classic	W 61-46	5-0	Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
12/23/1950*	#4	vs. Notre Dame Hoosier Classic	W 64-56	6-0	Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
12/27/1950*	#5	at Bradley	L 62-64	6-1	Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL
12/29/1950*	#5	at Drake	W 59-49	7-1	Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, IA
1/6/1951	#6	at Ohio State	W 77-62	8-1 (1-0)	Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, OH
1/13/1951	#6	at Michigan State	W 47-37	9-1 (2-0)	Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
1/15/1951	#6	Illinois Rivalry	W 64-53	10-1 (3-0)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
1/20/1951	#6	at Purdue Rivalry	W 77-56	11-1 (4-0)	Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, IN
1/22/1951	#6	Ohio State	W 69-59	12-1 (5-0)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
1/27/1951	#5	Minnesota	W 32-26	13-1 (6-0)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/10/1951	#3	at Minnesota	L 54-61	13-2 (6-1)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
2/12/1951	#3	at Iowa	W 63-54	14-2 (7-1)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
2/17/1951	#6	Northwestern	W 94-63	15-2 (8-1)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/19/1951	#6	at Illinois Rivalry	L 65-71	15-3 (8-2)	Huff Hall Champaign, IL
2/24/1951	#4	Purdue Rivalry	W 68-53	16-3 (9-2)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/26/1951	#4	Iowa	W 63-53	17-3 (10-2)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
3/3/1951	#7	at Michigan	W 57-42	18-3 (11-2)	Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI
3/5/1951	#7	Wisconsin	W 68-58	19-3 (12-2)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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1950–51 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#5 Illinois	13	–	1	.929	22	–	5	.815
#7 Indiana	12	–	2	.857	19	–	3	.864
Iowa	9	–	5	.643	15	–	7	.682
Minnesota	7	–	7	.500	13	–	9	.591
Northwestern	7	–	7	.500	12	–	10	.545
Wisconsin	7	–	7	.500	10	–	12	.455
Michigan State	5	–	9	.357	10	–	11	.476
Purdue	4	–	10	.286	8	–	14	.364
Michigan	3	–	11	.214	7	–	15	.318
Ohio State	3	–	11	.214	6	–	16	.273

Rankings from AP Poll