1958–59 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1958–59 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	11–11 (7–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Branch McCracken (18th season)
Assistant coaches	Lou Watson Gene Ring
Captain	Gene Flowers
Home arena	The Fieldhouse

1958–59 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 7 Michigan State	12	–	2		.857			19	–	4		.826
Northwestern	8	–	6		.571			15	–	7		.682
Michigan	8	–	6		.571			15	–	7		.682
Purdue	8	–	6		.571			15	–	7		.682
Illinois	7	–	7		.500			12	–	10		.545
Indiana	7	–	7		.500			11	–	11		.500
Ohio State	7	–	7		.500			11	–	11		.500
Iowa	7	–	7		.500			10	–	12		.455
Minnesota	5	–	9		.357			8	–	14		.364
Wisconsin	1	–	13		.071			3	–	19		.136
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958–59 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 18th 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 11–11 and a conference record of 7–7, finishing 5th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.^[1]

Roster

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Year	Hometown
13	Bob Reinhart	G	5–10	Jr.	Dale, Indiana
15	Gary Long	G	6–1	So.	Shelbyville, Indiana
20	Al Schlegelmilch	G	6–1	Jr.	Monticello, Indiana
21	Leroy Johnson	F	6–4	So.	Mishawaka, Indiana
23	Stan Hill	G	5–10	Jr.	Seymour, Indiana
24	Herbie Lee	G	5–11	So.	South Bend, Indiana
25	Glen Butte	F	6–4	Jr.	Milan, Indiana
30	Lee Aldridge	C	6–6	Sr.	Switz City, Indiana
31	Norbert Witte	C	6–7	Jr.	Decatur, Indiana
32	Gene Flowers	F	6–2	Sr.	Muncie, Indiana
33	Frank Radovich	F	6–7	Jr.	Hammond, Indiana
35	Walt Bellamy	C	6–11	So.	New Bern, North Carolina
41	Leroy Gamble	G	5–10	So.	Gary, Indiana
42	Bill Balch	F	6–5	Sr.	Crawfordsville, Indiana
43	Randy Williams	F	6–3	So.	Gary, Indiana
44	Bob Wilkinson	G	6–1	Jr.	LaPorte, Indiana
45	Ron Horn	F	6–6	So.	Gas City, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
12/1/1958*		Drake	W 68–59	1–0	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, IN
12/6/1958*		at Kansas State	L 79–82	1–1	Ahearn Field House  Manhattan, KS
12/13/1958*	No. 19	Missouri	W 87–72	2–1	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, IN
12/19/1958*		at Oregon State	W 57–53	3–1	Oregon State Coliseum  Corvallis, OR
12/20/1958*		at Oregon State	L 69–73	3–2	Oregon State Coliseum  Corvallis, OR
12/26/1958*		vs. Notre Dame Hoosier Classic	L 67–73	3–3	Butler Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
12/27/1958*		at Butler Hoosier Classic	L 76–81	3–4	Butler Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
1/3/1959		at Michigan State	L 77–79	3–5 (0–1)	Jenison Fieldhouse  East Lansing, MI
1/5/1959		Purdue Rivalry	W 77–69	4–5 (1–1)	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, IN
1/10/1959		at Northwestern	W 76–69	5–5 (2–1)	Welsh-Ryan Arena  Evanston, IL
1/12/1959		Minnesota	W 63–59	6–5 (3–1)	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, IN
1/17/1959	No. 19	Iowa	L 78–88	6–6 (3–2)	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, IN
1/31/1959*		DePaul	W 75–69	7–6 (3–2)	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, IN
2/2/1959		at Ohio State	W 122–92	8–6 (4–2)	St. John Arena  Columbus, OH
2/7/1959		at Michigan	W 84–79	9–6 (5–2)	Yost Field House  Ann Arbor, MI
2/9/1959		Illinois Rivalry	L 83–89	9–7 (5–3)	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, IN
2/14/1959	No. 15	at Minnesota	W 62–57	10–7 (6–3)	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, MN
2/16/1959	No. 15	at Purdue Rivalry	L 89–94	10–8 (6–4)	Lambert Fieldhouse  West Lafayette, IN
2/21/1959	No. 19	at Illinois Rivalry	L 98–100	10–9 (6–5)	Huff Hall  Champaign, IL
2/23/1959	No. 19	Ohio State	L 83–92	10–10 (6–6)	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, IN
2/28/1959		Michigan State	L 82–86	10–11 (6–7)	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, IN
3/7/1959		Wisconsin	W 97–71	11–11 (7–7)	New Fieldhouse  Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

1. "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 20, 2015.