1926–27 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1926–27 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Everett Dean, who was in his 3rd year. The team played its home games at the Men's Gymnasium in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1926–27 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record13–4 (9–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainJulius Krueger
Home arenaMen's Gymnasium
1926–27 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Michigan102 .833143  .824
Indiana93 .750134  .765
Purdue93 .750125  .706
Illinois75 .583107  .588
Wisconsin75 .583107  .588
Iowa75 .58398  .529
Ohio State66 .500116  .647
Chicago39 .250611  .353
Minnesota111 .083313  .188
Northwestern111 .083314  .176
Rankings from AP Poll

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 13–4 and a conference record of 9–3, finishing 2nd in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
3Art BecknerF6–1Sr.Muncie, Indiana
4Robert CorrellG6–1Jr.Bloomington, Indiana
5Dale WellsF6–1So.LaPorte, Indiana
8Maurice StarrF6–1Jr.Anderson, Indiana
9Carl ScheidG6–1So.Vincennes, Indiana
10Ed FarmerC6–4Jr.Bloomington, Indiana
13James GillG6–2So.Washington, Indiana
15Harold AndersonFN/ASo.Lapel, Indiana
15John LeonardC6–4So.Rochester, Indiana
18Charles BenzelG5–8Sr.Bedford, Indiana
N/AHarold DerrF5–8Jr.Huntington, Indiana
N/AJulius KruegerF6–1Sr.Bloomington, Indiana
N/AFrank SibleyC6–2Sr.Gary, Indiana
N/AJack WinstonG6–6Sr.Washington, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/10/1926*
DePauw W 44–30  1–0
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/16/1926*
Franklin College W 37–17  2–0
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/21/1926*
at Kentucky
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry
W 38–19  3–0
Alumni Gymnasium 
Lexington, Kentucky
1/4/1927*
Carleton W 31–29  4–0
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/8/1927
at Wisconsin W 28–23  5–0 (1–0)
Red Gym 
Madison, Wisconsin
1/10/1927
at Minnesota W 37–24  6–0 (2–0)
Kenwood Armory 
Minneapolis
1/17/1927
at Northwestern W 36–24  7–0 (3–0)
Old Patten Gymnasium 
Evanston, Illinois
1/22/1927
Michigan L 27–31  7–1 (3–1)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/29/1927
Chicago W 28–23  8–1 (4–1)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/5/1927
at Chicago L 21–25  8–2 (4–2)
Bartlett Gymnasium 
Chicago
2/7/1927
Minnesota W 42–16  9–2 (5–2)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/12/1927*
Wabash L 33–35  9–3 (5–2)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/19/1927
at Michigan W 37–34  10–3 (6–2)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
2/22/1927
Ohio State L 18–27  10–4 (6–3)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/26/1927
Wisconsin W 31–23  11–4 (7–3)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, Indiana
3/5/1927
Northwestern W 44–25  12–4 (8–3)
Men's Gymnasium 
Bloomington, Indiana
3/9/1927
at Ohio State W 36–31  13–4 (9–3)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum 
Columbus, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 28, 2015.


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