1927–28 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1927–28 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Everett Dean, who was in his 4th year. For the last time, the team played its home games at the Men's Gymnasium in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1927–28 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Big Ten Regular Season Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1927–28 record15–2 (10–2 Big Ten)
Head coachEverett Dean (4th season)
CaptainRobert Correll
Home arenaMen's Gymnasium
1927–28 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Indiana102 .833  152  .882
Purdue102 .833  152  .882
Wisconsin93 .750  134  .765
Northwestern93 .750  125  .706
Michigan75 .583  107  .588
Chicago57 .417  89  .471
Iowa39 .250  611  .353
Ohio State39 .250  512  .294
Illinois210 .167  512  .294
Minnesota210 .167  412  .250
Rankings from AP Poll

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 15–2 and a conference record of 10–2, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
3Art BecknerF6–1Sr.Muncie, Indiana
4Robert CorrellG6–1Sr.Bloomington, Indiana
5Dale WellsF6–1Jr.LaPorte, Indiana
6James StricklandF6–2So.Owensville, Indiana
7Branch McCrackenC6–5So.Monrovia, Indiana
8Maurice StarrF6–1Sr.Anderson, Indiana
9Carl ScheidG6–1Jr.Vincennes, Indiana
10Donald CooperF6–1So.North Vernon, Indiana
13James GillG6–2Jr.Washington, Indiana
15John LeonardC6–4So.Rochester, Indiana
18Charles BenzelG5–8Sr.Bedford, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/13/1927*
Franklin College W 34–25  1–0
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/18/1927*
Wabash W 39–26  2–0
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/31/1927*
Cincinnati W 29–17  3–0
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/7/1928
Chicago W 32–13  4–0 (1–0)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/14/1928
at Michigan L 41–42  4–1 (1–1)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
1/16/1928
at Chicago W 35–12  5–1 (2–1)
Bartlett Gymnasium 
Chicago
1/21/1928
Illinois
Rivalry
W 44–29  6–1 (3–1)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/25/1928
at Purdue
Rivalry
L 25–28  6–2 (3–2)
Memorial Gymnasium 
West Lafayette, Indiana
2/4/1928*
Kentucky
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry
W 48–29  7–2 (3–2)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/11/1928
Iowa W 50–33  8–2 (4–2)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/13/1928
Ohio State W 43–26  9–2 (5–2)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/18/1928
Purdue
Rivalry
W 40–37  10–2 (6–2)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/20/1928*
Coe College W 35–14  11–2 (6–2)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/22/1928
at Ohio State W 52–17  12–2 (7–2)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum 
Columbus, Ohio
2/27/1928
at Iowa W 49–39  13–2 (8–2)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
3/3/1928
Michigan W 36–34  14–2 (9–2)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, Indiana
3/6/1928
at Illinois
Rivalry
W 27–23  15–2 (10–2)
Huff Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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References

  1. "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 28, 2015.


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