1956–57 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1956–57 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 16th year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1956–57 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Big Ten Co-Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
Record14–8 (10–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainCharlie Hodson
Home arenaThe Fieldhouse
Seasons
1956–57 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Indiana 10 4   .714 14 8   .636
No. 11 Michigan State 10 4   .714 16 10   .615
Minnesota 9 5   .643 14 8   .636
Ohio State 9 5   .643 14 8   .636
Purdue 8 6   .571 15 7   .682
Michigan 8 6   .571 13 9   .591
Illinois 7 7   .500 14 8   .636
Iowa 4 10   .286 8 14   .364
Wisconsin 3 11   .214 5 17   .227
Northwestern 2 12   .143 6 16   .273
Rankings from AP Poll

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 14–8 and a conference record of 10–4, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference. Despite being Big Ten Conference Champions, Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.[1]

Roster

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No. Name Position Ht. Year Hometown
15 Sam Gee G 6–1 Jr. Washington, Indiana
20 Jerry Schofield G 6–1 So. Monticello, Indiana
21 Hallie Bryant G 6–3 Sr. Indianapolis, Indiana
22 Archie Dees C 6–8 Jr. Mount Carmel, Illinois
23 Charlie Hodson G 5–9 Sr. Muncie, Indiana
24 Ray Ball F 6–3 Jr. Elkhart, Indiana
25 Clarence Doninger F 6–3 Sr. Evansville, Indiana
30 Lee Aldridge C 6–6 So. Switz City, Indiana
31 Jim Hinds F 6–5 So. Muncie, Indiana
32 Gene Flowers F 6–2 So. Muncie, Indiana
35 Dick Neal F 6–5 Sr. Reelsville, Indiana
40 Thomas Hayes G 6–1 So. Chicago, Illinois
42 Bill Balch F 6–5 So. Crawfordsville, Indiana
43 Pete Obremskey F 6–3 Jr. Jeffersonville, Indiana
45 Jerry Thompson F 6–5 Jr. South Bend, Indiana

Schedule/Results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/4/1956*
Valparaiso W 64–57  1–0
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/8/1956*
Southern Illinois W 80–57  2–0
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/10/1956*
Butler W 73–68  3–0
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/15/1956*
at Kansas State L 77–84  3–1
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
12/18/1956*
at La Salle W 93–80  4–1
Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
12/20/1956*
at Villanova L 69–79  4–2
Villanova Field House 
Villanova, PA
12/29/1956*
UCLA L 48–52  4–3
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
1/5/1957
Michigan W 73–68  5–3 (1–0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
1/7/1957
Wisconsin W 79–68  6–3 (2–0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
1/12/1957
at Purdue
Rivalry
L 64–70  6–4 (2–1)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, IN
1/14/1957
at Illinois
Rivalry
L 91–112  6–5 (2–2)
Huff Hall 
Champaign, IL
1/29/1957*
at Notre Dame L 82–94  6–6 (2–2)
Notre Dame Fieldhouse 
Notre Dame, IN
2/2/1957
at Iowa W 82–66  7–6 (3–2)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/4/1957
Northwestern W 74–56  8–6 (4–2)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/9/1957
Ohio State W 69–59  9–6 (5–2)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/11/1957
Minnesota W 91–72  10–6 (6–2)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/16/1957
No. 18 at Northwestern W 87–74  11–6 (7–2)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
2/18/1957
No. 18 Iowa W 90–76  12–6 (8–2)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/23/1957
No. 11 at Wisconsin W 85–74  13–6 (9–2)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI
2/25/1957
No. 11 at Michigan L 86–87  13–7 (9–3)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, MI
3/2/1957
No. 10 at Michigan State L 61–76  13–8 (9–4)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
3/4/1957
No. 10 Illinois
Rivalry
W 84–76  14–8 (10–4)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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  1. ^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 21, 2015.