1960–61 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

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.

1960–61 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1960–61 record15–9 (8–6 Big Ten)
Head coachBranch McCracken (20th season)
Assistant coachLou Watson
CaptainGary Long
Home arenaNew Fieldhouse
1960–61 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Ohio State140 1.000  271  .964
No. 8 Iowa104 .714  186  .750
Purdue104 .714  167  .696
Indiana86 .571  159  .625
Minnesota86 .571  1013  .435
Northwestern68 .429  1012  .455
Illinois59 .357  915  .375
Wisconsin410 .286  717  .292
Michigan State311 .214  717  .292
Michigan212 .143  618  .250
Rankings from https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-ten/1961.html

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.[1]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
13Dan PrickettG5–11So.Wolf Lake, Indiana
15Gary LongG6–1Sr.Shelbyville, Indiana
20Dave GrangerF6–7So.Hillsdale, Michigan
22Jimmy RaylG6–2So.Kokomo, Indiana
23Jerry BassG5–9Jr.Morristown, Indiana
24Ray PavyG6–1So.New Castle, Indiana
25Charley RoushF6–1So.Columbus, Indiana
30Gordon MickeyF6–7Jr.Chillicothe, Ohio
31Dick SparksC6–5So.Bloomington, Indiana
32Ernie WilhoitG6–3Jr.Collinsville, Illinois
33Winston FairfieldC6–9So.Wilmington, Massachusetts
35Walt BellamyC6–11Sr.New Bern, North Carolina
41Frank DalyF6–2FSpringfield, MA
42Charley HallF6–6Jr.Terre Haute, Indiana
43Dave PorterF6–4So.Noblesville, Indiana
45Tom BolyardF6–4So.Fort Wayne, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/3/1960*
Indiana State W 80–53  1–0
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/5/1960*
at Kansas State W 98–80  2–0
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
12/10/1960*
at Detroit L 79–81 OT 2–1
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
12/12/1960*
Missouri W 66–55  3–1
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/17/1960*
No. 4 Nevada W 80–52  4–1
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/20/1960*
No. 4 vs. Notre Dame W 74–69  5–1
Memorial Coliseum 
Fort Wayne, IN
12/28/1960*
No. 4 vs. Stanford
Los Angeles Basketball Classic
W 58–50  6–1
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
12/29/1960*
No. 4 at UCLA
Los Angeles Basketball Classic
L 72–94  6–2
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
12/30/1960*
No. 4 at USC
Los Angeles Basketball Classic
L 71–90  6–3
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, CA
1/7/1961
at Michigan W 81–70  7–3 (1–0)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, MI
1/9/1961
Michigan State W 79–55  8–3 (2–0)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
1/28/1961*
DePaul W 81–78  9–3 (2–0)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
1/30/1961
at Minnesota L 58–66  9–4 (2–1)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
2/4/1961
Northwestern W 90–78  10–4 (3–1)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/6/1961
at Ohio State L 65–100  10–5 (3–2)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
2/11/1961
Iowa L 67–74  10–6 (3–3)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/13/1961
at Purdue
Rivalry
L 55–64  10–7 (3–4)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, IN
2/18/1961
at Wisconsin W 98–84  11–7 (4–4)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
2/20/1961
Ohio State L 69–73  11–8 (4–5)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/25/1961
Illinois
Rivalry
W 93–82  12–8 (5–5)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/27/1961
at Northwestern L 58–60 OT 12–9 (5–6)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
3/4/1961
at Iowa W 78–69  13–9 (6–6)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
3/6/1961
Wisconsin W 80–69  14–9 (7–6)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
3/11/1961
Michigan W 82–67  15–9 (8–6)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
*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 20, 2015.
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