1920–21 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1920–21 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was George Levis, who was in his 1st year. The team played its home games at the Men's Gymnasium in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1920–21 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record15–6 (6–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainEverett Dean
Home arenaMen's Gymnasium
1920–21 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Michigan84 .667184  .818
Wisconsin84 .667134  .765
Purdue84 .667137  .650
Minnesota75 .583105  .667
Illinois75 .583117  .611
Indiana65 .545156  .714
Iowa65 .54599  .500
Chicago66 .500146  .700
Ohio State210 .167413  .235
Northwestern111 .083212  .143
Rankings from AP Poll

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 15–6 and a conference record of 6–5, finishing 6th in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

Roster

NamePositionYearHometown
Relle AldridgeFSo.Lyons, Indiana
Lawrence BusbyCJr.Lapel, Indiana
Joy BucknerGJr.Bluffton, Indiana
Frank CoxFSo.Indianapolis, Indiana
Everett DeanCSr.Salem, Indiana
Ed DeHorityFN/AElwood, Indiana
William DobbinsGSr.Bloomington, Indiana
Harry DonovanCSr.South Bend, Indiana
Russell HaussGJr.Sellersburg, Indiana
Glen JohnsonFJr.Huntington, Indiana
Robert MarxsonFSo.Bloomington, Indiana
Kermit MaynardGJr.Columbus, Indiana
Herm SchulerFSr.Elkhart, Indiana
Eugene ThomasGSo.Fortville, Indiana
Edward Von TressGSr.Vincennes, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/4/1920*
Armour Institute W 46–16  1–0
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
12/10/1920*
Indiana Dental College W 37–13  2–0
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
12/15/1920*
Evansville YMCA W 44–15  3–0
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
12/18/1920*
Manchester W 44–12  4–0
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
12/22/1920*
Indiana State W 44–11  5–0
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
12/29/1920*
at Kokomo American Legion W 34–18  6–0
 
Kokomo, IN
1/3/1921*
Merchants Heat and Light L 21–34  6–1
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
1/8/1921
at Ohio State W 29–24  7–1 (1–0)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum 
Columbus, OH
1/10/1921
at Michigan W 30–21  8–1 (2–0)
Waterman Gymnasium 
Ann Arbor, MI
1/17/1921
Northwestern W 31–10  9–1 (3–0)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
1/21/1921
at Minnesota W 25–23  10–1 (4–0)
UM Armory 
Minneapolis, MN
1/23/1921*
at Carleton W 24–23  11–1 (4–0)
 
Northfield, MN
1/28/1921
at Purdue
Rivalry
L 18–27  11–2 (4–1)
Memorial Gymnasium 
West Lafayette, IN
2/4/1921*
Louisville W 34–17  12–2 (4–1)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
2/9/1921*
DePauw W 24–18  13–2 (4–1)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
2/14/1921
Ohio State W 33–11  14–2 (5–1)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
2/19/1921
at Northwestern W 23–21  15–2 (6–1)
Old Patten Gymnasium 
Evanston, IL
2/21/1921
at Iowa L 15–22  15–3 (6–2)
Iowa Armory 
Iowa City, IA
2/26/1921
Iowa L 17–26  15–4 (6–3)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
3/3/1921
Purdue
Rivalry
L 20–28  15–5 (6–4)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
3/7/1921
Minnesota L 25–29  15–6 (6–5)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
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