1957–58 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 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.

1957–58 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Big Ten Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 12
Record13–11 (10–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainPete Obremskey
Home arenaThe Fieldhouse
1957–58 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 12 Indiana104 .7141311  .542
No. 17 Michigan State95 .643166  .727
Purdue95 .643148  .636
Northwestern86 .571139  .591
Ohio State86 .571913  .409
Iowa77 .500139  .591
Michigan68 .4291111  .500
Illinois59 .3571111  .500
Minnesota59 .357912  .429
Wisconsin311 .214814  .364
Rankings from AP Poll

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.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
13Bob ReinhartG5–10So.Dale, Indiana
15Sam GeeG6–1Sr.Washington, Indiana
20Al SchlegelmilchG6–1So.Monticello, Indiana
22Archie DeesC6–8Sr.Mount Carmel, Illinois
23Stan HillG5–10So.Seymour, Indiana
24Ray BallF6–3Sr.Elkhart, Indiana
30Lee AldridgeC6–6Jr.Switz City, Indiana
31Norbert WitteC6–7So.Decatur, Indiana
31Jim HindsF6–5Jr.Muncie, Indiana
32Gene FlowersF6–2Jr.Muncie, Indiana
33Frank RadovichF6–7So.Hammond, Indiana
42Bill BalchF6–5Jr.Crawfordsville, Indiana
43Pete ObremskeyF6–3Sr.Jeffersonville, Indiana
44Bob WilkinsonG6–1So.LaPorte, Indiana
45Jerry ThompsonF6–5Sr.South Bend, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
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

  1. "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
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