1944–45 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1944–45 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Harry Good, who was in his 2nd year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1944–45 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1944–45 record10–11 (3–9 Big Ten)
Head coachHarry Good (2nd season)
Home arenaThe Fieldhouse
1944–45 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Iowa111 .917  171  .944
Ohio State102 .833  155  .750
Illinois75 .583  137  .650
Purdue66 .500  911  .450
Michigan57 .417  127  .632
Wisconsin48 .333  1011  .476
Minnesota48 .333  813  .381
Northwestern48 .333  712  .368
Indiana39 .250  1011  .476
Chicago00   78  .467
Rankings from AP Poll

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 10–11 and a conference record of 3–9, finishing 9th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.[1]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
4Gene FarrisF6–3So.Campbellsburg, Indiana
5Charles RadcliffeF5–10Jr.Paoli, Indiana
5Ed SchienbeinG5–9Sr.Southport, Indiana
6George CherryG5–11Fr.Greensburg, Indiana
7Gene JohnsonC6–3Fr.Hartford City, Indiana
8Dave EtchisonF6–1Fr.Alexandria, Indiana
9Jack HerronG5–8Jr.Logansport, Indiana
10Robert GoodmanF6–1Fr.Paterson, New Jersey
11Jack MercerG6–1So.Brazil, Indiana
12Norbert HermannG6–2Fr.Brownstown, Indiana
14Marion FineG5–6So.Indianapolis, Indiana
15Ray BrandenburgG5–10So.Corydon, Indiana
16Louis TeatsG5–6Fr.Aurora, Indiana
17George LaugheryF6–1Fr.Robinson, Illinois
18Charles LeedkeG5–10Fr.Connersville, Indiana
21Dean DanielsF5–11Fr.South Bend, Indiana
22James CopelandF6–2Fr.Elwood, Indiana
22Dick SchniederG5–11Fr.LaPorte, Indiana
23Freeland ArmstrongG5–11Fr.Paoli, Indiana
24Zygmund BelsowskiG5–11Fr.LaPorte, Indiana
25George MilanG5–11Fr.East Chicago, Indiana
27Gene TurnerG5–11Fr.Kokomo, Indiana
29Ed MurrayF5–10Fr.Cincinnati
35Al KravolanskyF/C6–3So.East Chicago, Indiana
39Del RussellF6–1So.Park Ridge, Illinois
40Milton MinkC6–5Fr.Rochester, Indiana
41Ted KluszewskiF6–2Fr.Argo, Illinois
45John RoperC6–5Fr.Campbell, Ohio

Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
11/30/1944*
at Wabash W 43–39  1–0
 
Crawfordsville, Indiana
12/2/1944*
Camp Atterbury W 44–22  2–0
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/5/1944*
DePauw L 50–51  2–1
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/9/1944*
at Camp Atterbury W 63–48  3–1
 
Camp Atterbury, Indiana
12/14/1944*
Wabash W 55–39  4–1
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/16/1944*
vs. Kentucky
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry
L 43–61  4–2
Jefferson County Armory 
Louisville, Kentucky
12/30/1944*
Nebraska W 65–42  5–2
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/2/1945*
Pentathlon of Mexico W 53–33  6–2
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/6/1945
at Michigan L 53–54  6–3 (0–1)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
1/9/1945*
at DePauw W 58–38  7–3 (0–1)
Bowman Gym 
Greencastle, Indiana
1/17/1945
Purdue
Rivalry
W 51–50  8–3 (1–1)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/20/1945
at Minnesota W 48–46  9–3 (2–1)
Minnesota Field House 
Minneapolis
1/22/1945
at Iowa L 51–56  9–4 (2–2)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
1/27/1945
Michigan L 43–47  9–5 (2–3)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/5/1945
Minnesota L 48–56  9–6 (2–4)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/7/1945
at Purdue
Rivalry
L 48–62  9–7 (2–5)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, Indiana
2/10/1945
Iowa L 40–45  9–8 (2–6)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/12/1945
at Illinois
Rivalry
L 48–71  9–9 (2–7)
Huff Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
2/17/1945
Ohio State L 45–63  9–10 (2–8)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/24/1945
at Ohio State L 52–85  9–11 (2–9)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum 
Columbus, Ohio
2/28/1945
Illinois
Rivalry
W 65–55  10–11 (3–9)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
*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 23, 2015.
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