1956–57 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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 .
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
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
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
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics