1957–58 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1957–58 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University . Their head coach was Branch McCracken , who was in his 17th 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 13–11 and a conference record of 10–4, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference. As Big Ten Conference Champions, Indiana was invited to participate in the NCAA tournament , where the Hoosiers advanced to Regional Third Place.[ 1]
Roster
No.
Name
Position Ht.
Year
Hometown
13
Bob Reinhart G
5–10
So.
Dale, Indiana
15
Sam Gee
G
6–1
Sr.
Washington, Indiana
20
Al Schlegelmilch
G
6–1
So.
Monticello, Indiana
22
Archie Dees C
6–8
Sr.
Mount Carmel, Illinois
23
Stan Hill
G
5–10
So.
Seymour, Indiana
24
Ray Ball
F
6–3
Sr.
Elkhart, Indiana
30
Lee Aldridge
C
6–6
Jr.
Switz City, Indiana
31
Norbert Witte
C
6–7
So.
Decatur, Indiana
31
Jim Hinds
F
6–5
Jr.
Muncie, Indiana
32
Gene Flowers
F
6–2
Jr.
Muncie, Indiana
33
Frank Radovich F
6–7
So.
Hammond, Indiana
42
Bill Balch
F
6–5
Jr.
Crawfordsville, Indiana
43
Pete Obremskey
F
6–3
Sr.
Jeffersonville, Indiana
44
Bob Wilkinson
G
6–1
So.
LaPorte, Indiana
45
Jerry Thompson
F
6–5
Sr.
South Bend, Indiana
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site
Regular Season
12/2/1957 *
Ohio L 68–76 0–1
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/7/1957 *
Kansas State L 61–66 0–2
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/14/1957 *
at Missouri
L 73–78 0–3
Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO
12/19/1957 *
Saint Mary's W 79–66 1–3
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/23/1957 *
Oregon State L 51–62 1–4
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/27/1957 *
at Butler Hoosier Classic L 78–84 1–5
Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
12/28/1957 *
vs. Notre Dame Hoosier Classic L 74–89 1–6
Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
1/4/1958
Northwestern W 68–65 2–6 (1–0)
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
1/6/1958
at Purdue Rivalry L 66–68 2–7 (1–1)
Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, IN
1/11/1958
Illinois Rivalry W 89–82 3–7 (2–1)
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
1/13/1958
Minnesota W 85–64 4–7 (3–1)
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
1/18/1958
at Iowa
L 75–79 4–8 (3–2)
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
2/1/1958 *
at DePaul
W 76–66 5–8 (3–2)
Alumni Hall Chicago, IL
2/3/1958
at Minnesota
L 66–69 5–9 (3–3)
Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
2/8/1958
Michigan State W 82–79 6–9 (4–3)
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/10/1958
at Wisconsin
W 93–87 7–9 (5–3)
Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI
2/17/1958
Ohio State L 83–93 7–10 (5–4)
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/22/1958
at Ohio State
W 88–83 8–10 (6–4)
St. John Arena Columbus, OH
2/24/1958
Michigan W 95–88 9–10 (7–4)
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
3/1/1958
Purdue Rivalry W 109–95 10–10 (8–4)
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
3/3/1958
at Illinois Rivalry W 96–86 11–10 (9–4)
Huff Hall Champaign, IL
3/8/1958
at Michigan State
W 75–72 12–10 (10–4)
Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
NCAA tournament
3/14/1958 * No. 12
vs. Notre Dame Regional semifinals L 87–94 12–11 (10–4)
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
3/15/1958 * No. 12
vs. Miami (OH) Regional Third Place W 98–91 13–11 (10–4)
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
*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
