1938–39 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1938–39 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 1st year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1938–39 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	17–3 (9–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Branch McCracken (1st season)
Captain	Ernie Andres
Home arena	The Fieldhouse

1938–39 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Ohio State	10	–	2		.833			16	–	7		.696
Indiana	9	–	3		.750			17	–	3		.850
Illinois	8	–	4		.667			14	–	5		.737
Minnesota	7	–	5		.583			14	–	6		.700
Purdue	6	–	6		.500			12	–	7		.632
Northwestern	5	–	7		.417			7	–	13		.350
Michigan	4	–	8		.333			11	–	9		.550
Wisconsin	4	–	8		.333			10	–	10		.500
Chicago	4	–	8		.333			9	–	11		.450
Iowa	3	–	9		.250			8	–	11		.421
Rankings from AP Poll

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 17–3 and a conference record of 9–3, finishing 2nd in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.

Roster

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Year	Hometown
4	Gordon McLaughlin	F	6–1	So.	Terre Haute, Indiana
7	Edgar Mansfield	G	5–11	So.	LaPorte, Indiana
8	Richard McGaughey	G	5–11	So.	Crawfordsville, Indiana
9	Chet Francis	G	6–1	So.	Avon, Indiana
10	Bill Tipmore	C	6–2	So.	Elkhart, Indiana
11	Robert Hansen	C	6–3	So.	Chicago
12	Jim Gridley	G	6–1	So.	Vevay, Indiana
13	Jim Ooley	G	6–2	Jr.	Spencer, Indiana
16	Russell Clifton	C	6–3	So.	Bentonville, Indiana
18	Jim Lettellier	F	5–10	So.	Bloomington, Indiana
19	Dale Gentil	F	6–2	Jr.	Mount Vernon, Indiana
20	Jack Stevenson	F	6–1	Jr.	Indianapolis, Indiana
21	Bob Dro	G	5–11	So.	Berne, Indiana
22	Curly Armstrong	F	5–11	So.	Fort Wayne, Indiana
23	William Menke	C	6–3	So.	Huntingburg, Indiana
24	William Johnson	F/G	6–1	Sr.	Jeffersonville, Indiana
24	Herm Schaefer	F	6–1	So.	Fort Wayne, Indiana
25	Ernie Andres	G	6–1	Sr.	Jeffersonville, Indiana
26	Tom Motter	F	6–1	So.	Fort Wayne, Indiana
28	Marv Huffman	G	6–2	Jr.	New Castle, Indiana
29	Robert Menke	F	6–3	So.	Huntingburg, Indiana
30	Ralph Dorsey	F	5–10	Jr.	Horse Cave, Kentucky

Schedule/Results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
12/5/1938*		Ball State	W 54–28	1–0	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
12/10/1938*		Miami (OH)	W 49–23	2–0	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
12/12/1938*		Wabash	W 47–23	3–0	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
12/17/1938*		Connecticut	W 71–38	4–0	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
12/23/1938*		at Butler	W 46–29	5–0	Butler Fieldhouse  Indianapolis
12/30/1938*		at Western Reserve	W 45–33	6–0	Cleveland, Ohio
12/31/1938*		at Michigan State	W 37–33	7–0	Demonstration Hall  East Lansing, Michigan
1/7/1939		at Ohio State	L 38–45	7–1 (0–1)	Ohio Expo Center Coliseum  Columbus, Ohio
1/9/1939		at Illinois Rivalry	W 29–28	8–1 (1–1)	Huff Hall  Champaign, Illinois
1/14/1939		Wisconsin	W 43–19	9–1 (2–1)	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
1/16/1939		Purdue Rivalry	W 39–36	10–1 (3–1)	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
2/3/1939*		at Xavier	W 48–39	11–1 (3–1)	Schmidt Field House  Cincinnati
2/6/1939		Ohio State	W 46–34	12–1 (4–1)	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
2/11/1939		at Iowa	W 50–39	13–1 (5–1)	Iowa Field House  Iowa City, IA
2/13/1939		at Chicago	W 46–33	14–1 (6–1)	Henry Crown Field House  Chicago
2/18/1939		Northwestern	W 44–37	15–1 (7–1)	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
2/20/1939		Iowa	W 45–40	16–1 (8–1)	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
2/25/1939		Minnesota	W 49–37	17–1 (9–1)	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
2/27/1939		at Purdue Rivalry	L 34–45	17–2 (9–2)	Lambert Fieldhouse  West Lafayette, Indiana
3/4/1939		at Michigan	L 45–53	17–3 (9–3)	Yost Field House  Ann Arbor, Michigan
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.