1947–48 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1947–48 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his seventh year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Nine Conference.

1947–48 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	8–12 (3–9 Big Nine)
Head coach	Branch McCracken (7th season)
Captain	Ward Williams
Home arena	The Fieldhouse

1947–48 Big Nine Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Michigan	10	–	2		.833			16	–	6		.727
Iowa	8	–	4		.667			15	–	4		.789
Illinois	7	–	5		.583			15	–	5		.750
Wisconsin	7	–	5		.583			12	–	8		.600
Purdue	6	–	6		.500			11	–	9		.550
Minnesota	5	–	7		.417			10	–	10		.500
Ohio State	5	–	7		.417			10	–	10		.500
Indiana	3	–	9		.250			8	–	12		.400
Northwestern	3	–	9		.250			6	–	14		.300
Rankings from AP Poll

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 8–12 and a conference record of 3–9, finishing eighth in the Big Nine Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.

Roster

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Year	Hometown
3	Jerry Stuteville	F	6–3	So.	Attica, Indiana
4	Gene Farris	F	6–1	So.	Campbellsburg, Indiana
5	Murray Mendenhall	G	5–9	So.	Fort Wayne, Indiana
6	Lou Watson	G	6–5	So.	Jeffersonville, Indiana
7	Don Ritter	G	5–10	Jr.	Aurora, Indiana
8	Stuart Chestnut	F	6–2	So.	Terre Haute, Indiana
10	John Wallace	F	6–3	Sr.	Richmond, Indiana
11	Lou Jensen	G	5–11	So.	New Albany, Indiana
12	Norbert Hermann	G	6–2	Sr.	Brownstown, Indiana
14	Ward Williams	C	6–3	Sr.	Colfax, Indiana
15	Bob Armstrong	C	6–4	So.	Fort Wayne, Indiana
18	Tom Schwartz	C	6–6	So.	Kokomo, Indiana
19	Charley Meyer	C	6–5	So.	Jeffersonville, Indiana
22	Jack Brown	F	6–3	So.	Bloomington, Indiana
34	Bob Lollar	F	6–2	Jr.	Indianapolis, Indiana
N/A	Joe Blumenthal	C	6–4	So.	Rochester, Indiana
N/A	Joe Gerich	F	6–1	So.	Francesville, Indiana
N/A	Byard Hey	G	6–1	So.	Fort Wayne, Indiana
N/A	Robert McKinnis	G	6–1	So.	Evansville, Indiana
N/A	Joe Piatek	C	6–3	So.	Hammond, Indiana
N/A	Robert Ritter	F	5–10	So.	Anderson, Indiana
N/A	Ed Stuteville	C	6–4	So.	Attica, Indiana
N/A	Lloyd Vogel	G	6–1	So.	Fort Wayne, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
12/6/1947*		DePauw	W 59–43	1–0	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
12/13/1947*		Carleton	W 76–42	2–0	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
12/15/1947*		at Kansas State	L 53–61	2–1	Nichols Hall  Manhattan, Kansas
12/18/1947*		Loyola (Chicago)	W 59–40	3–1	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
12/23/1947*		at Michigan State	L 60–64	3–2	Jenison Fieldhouse  East Lansing, Michigan
1/1/1948*		vs. Notre Dame Hoosier Classic	W 72–46	4–2	Butler Fieldhouse  Indianapolis
1/2/1948*		at Butler Hoosier Classic	L 51–64	4–3	Butler Fieldhouse  Indianapolis
1/5/1948		at Purdue Rivalry	L 49–58	4–4 (0–1)	Lambert Fieldhouse  West Lafayette, Indiana
1/10/1948		Wisconsin	L 54–58	4–5 (0–2)	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
1/12/1948		Ohio State	W 71–54	5–5 (1–2)	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
1/17/1948		at Iowa	L 52–61	5–6 (1–3)	Iowa Field House  Iowa City, IA
1/19/1948		at Illinois Rivalry	L 45–46	5–7 (1–4)	Huff Hall  Champaign, Illinois
1/24/1948		Minnesota	W 65–43	6–7 (2–4)	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
2/7/1948*		at Miami (OH)	W 57–48	7–7 (2–4)	Withrow Court  Oxford, Ohio
2/14/1948		Iowa	W 49–47	8–7 (3–4)	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
2/16/1948		at Michigan	L 54–66	8–8 (3–5)	Yost Field House  Ann Arbor, Michigan
2/21/1948		at Northwestern	L 42–47	8–9 (3–6)	Patten Gymnasium  Evanston, Illinois
2/23/1948		at Ohio State	L 45–60	8–10 (3–7)	Ohio Expo Center Coliseum  Columbus, Ohio
2/28/1948		Purdue Rivalry	L 49–51	8–11 (3–8)	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
3/1/1948		Illinois Rivalry	L 51–52	8–12 (3–9)	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.