1954–55 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
1954–55 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 8–14 (5–9 Big Ten) |
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Assistant coaches |
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Captain | The Fieldhouse |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Iowa | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 19 | – | 7 | .731 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Illinois | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 17 | – | 5 | .773 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Minnesota | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 15 | – | 7 | .682 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 13 | – | 9 | .591 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 12 | – | 10 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 12 | – | 10 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 11 | – | 11 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 10 | – | 12 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 8 | – | 14 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 10 | – | 12 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll
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The 1954–55 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented
The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference
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The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 8–14 and a conference record of 5–9, finishing 6th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.[1]
Roster
No. | Name | Position |
Ht. | Year | Hometown |
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13 | Dick Baumgartner | G | 6–1 | Sr. | LaPorte, Indiana
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14 | Phil Byers | G | 5–11 | Sr. | Evansville, Indiana |
15 | Neal Skeeters | G | 5–11 | Jr. | Louisville, Kentucky |
20 | Jim Barley | G | 6–2 | Jr. | Marion, Indiana |
21 | Hallie Bryant | G | 6–3 | So. | Indianapolis, Indiana
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22 | Warren Fisher | F | 6–3 | Jr. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
23 | Jim Phipps | G | 5–11 | Jr. | Kokomo, Indiana |
23 | Charlie Hodson | G | 5–9 | So. | Muncie, Indiana |
24 | John Wood | G | 5–7 | Sr. | Morristown, Indiana |
25 | Burke Scott | G | 6–1 | Sr. | Tell City, Indiana |
31 | Paul Poff | G | 6–1 | Sr. | New Albany, Indiana |
32 | Dick Kirkpatrick | F | 6–3 | So. | Terre Haute, Indiana |
33 | Bill Maetschke | F | 6–4 | Jr. | New Albany, Indiana |
34 | Don Schlundt | C | 6–10 | Sr. | South Bend, Indiana |
35 | Dick Neal | F | 6–5 | So. | Reelsville, Indiana |
41 | Dick White | F | 6–1 | Sr. | Terre Haute, Indiana |
42 | Charles Mead | G | 6–3 | Jr. | Oak Park, Illinois |
43 | Cliff Williamson | F | 6–3 | Sr. | Kokomo, Indiana |
44 | Wally Choice | F | 6–4 | Jr. | Montclair, New Jersey |
45 | Frank Stemle | F | 6–3 | Jr. | New Albany, Indiana |
Schedule/Results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
12/4/1954* |
Valparaiso
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W 77–66 | 1–0 |
The Fieldhouse
Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
12/6/1954* |
Missouri | L 61–64 | 1–1 |
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
12/11/1954* |
No. 6 | at Notre Dame | W 73–70 | 2–1 |
Notre Dame Fieldhouse Notre Dame, Indiana | ||||||
12/13/1954* |
No. 6 | SMU | L 78–83 | 2–2 |
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | ||||||
12/18/1954* |
No. 7 | at Cincinnati | L 65–97 | 2–3 |
Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati | ||||||
12/21/1954* |
at Kansas State | L 74–91 | 2–4 |
Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas | |||||||
12/27/1954* |
at Saint Louis | L 78–80 | 2–5 |
Kiel Auditorium St. Louis | |||||||
1/3/1955 |
Michigan | W 95–77 | 3–5 (1–0) |
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
1/8/1955 |
at Rivalry
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L 75–99 | 3–6 (1–1) |
Huff Hall Champaign, Illinois | |||||||
1/10/1955 |
at Minnesota | L 74–88 | 3–7 (1–2) |
Williams Arena Minneapolis | |||||||
1/15/1955 |
at Wisconsin | L 66–77 | 3–8 (1–3) |
Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin | |||||||
1/17/1955 |
Michigan State | W 88–79 | 4–8 (2–3) |
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
1/31/1955* |
Butler | W 87–56 | 5–8 (2–3) |
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
2/5/1955 |
at Ohio State | L 87–90 | 5–9 (2–4) |
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum
Columbus, Ohio | |||||||
2/7/1955 |
Wisconsin | W 65–58 | 6–9 (3–4) |
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
2/12/1955 |
at Iowa | L 75–90 | 6–10 (3–5) |
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA | |||||||
2/14/1955 |
Minnesota | L 70–80 | 6–11 (3–6) |
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
2/19/1955 |
Northwestern | L 78–85 | 6–12 (3–7) |
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
2/21/1955 |
Purdue Rivalry |
W 75–62 | 7–12 (4–7) |
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
2/26/1955 |
at Purdue Rivalry |
L 67–92 | 7–13 (4–8) |
Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
2/28/1955 |
at Michigan State | L 77–93 | 7–14 (4–9) |
Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan | |||||||
3/5/1955 |
Ohio State | W 84–66 | 8–14 (5–9) |
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
References
- ^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 21, 2015.