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
Record10–11 (3–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Harry Good (2nd season)
Home arenaThe Fieldhouse
Seasons
1944–45 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Iowa 11 1   .917 17 1   .944
Ohio State 10 2   .833 15 5   .750
Illinois 7 5   .583 13 7   .650
Purdue 6 6   .500 9 11   .450
Michigan 5 7   .417 12 7   .632
Wisconsin 4 8   .333 10 11   .476
Minnesota 4 8   .333 8 13   .381
Northwestern 4 8   .333 7 12   .368
Indiana 3 9   .250 10 11   .476
Chicago 0 0   7 8   .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 edit

No. Name Position Ht. Year Hometown
4 Gene Farris F 6–3 So. Campbellsburg, Indiana
5 Charles Radcliffe F 5–10 Jr. Paoli, Indiana
5 Ed Schienbein G 5–9 Sr. Southport, Indiana
6 George Cherry G 5–11 Fr. Greensburg, Indiana
7 Gene Johnson C 6–3 Fr. Hartford City, Indiana
8 Dave Etchison F 6–1 Fr. Alexandria, Indiana
9 Jack Herron G 5–8 Jr. Logansport, Indiana
10 Robert Goodman F 6–1 Fr. Paterson, New Jersey
11 Jack Mercer G 6–1 So. Brazil, Indiana
12 Norbert Hermann G 6–2 Fr. Brownstown, Indiana
14 Marion Fine G 5–6 So. Indianapolis, Indiana
15 Ray Brandenburg G 5–10 So. Corydon, Indiana
16 Louis Teats G 5–6 Fr. Aurora, Indiana
17 George Laughery F 6–1 Fr. Robinson, Illinois
18 Charles Leedke G 5–10 Fr. Connersville, Indiana
21 Dean Daniels F 5–11 Fr. South Bend, Indiana
22 James Copeland F 6–2 Fr. Elwood, Indiana
22 Dick Schnieder G 5–11 Fr. LaPorte, Indiana
23 Freeland Armstrong G 5–11 Fr. Paoli, Indiana
24 Zygmund Belsowski G 5–11 Fr. LaPorte, Indiana
25 George Milan G 5–11 Fr. East Chicago, Indiana
27 Gene Turner G 5–11 Fr. Kokomo, Indiana
29 Ed Murray F 5–10 Fr. Cincinnati
35 Al Kravolansky F/C 6–3 So. East Chicago, Indiana
39 Del Russell F 6–1 So. Park Ridge, Illinois
40 Milton Mink C 6–5 Fr. Rochester, Indiana
41 Ted Kluszewski F 6–2 Fr. Argo, Illinois
45 John Roper C 6–5 Fr. Campbell, Ohio

Schedule/Results edit

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.

References edit

  1. ^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 23, 2015.