1955–56 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
1955–56 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 13–9 (6–8 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches | |
Captain | The Fieldhouse |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Iowa | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 20 | – | 6 | .769 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Illinois | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 18 | – | 4 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 16 | – | 6 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 16 | – | 6 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 13 | – | 9 | .591 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 13 | – | 9 | .591 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 11 | – | 11 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 9 | – | 13 | .409 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 6 | – | 16 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 2 | – | 20 | .091 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll
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The 1955–56 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 13–9 and a conference record of 6–8, 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 | Charlie Brown | F | 6–2 | So. | Chicago |
14 | Paxton Lumpkin | G | 6–1 | So. | Chicago |
15 | Sam Gee | G | 6–1 | So. | Washington, Indiana |
20 | Jim Barley | G | 6–2 | Sr. | Marion, Indiana |
21 | Hallie Bryant | G | 6–3 | Jr. | Indianapolis |
22 | Warren Fisher | F | 6–3 | Sr. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
23 | Jim Phipps | G | 5–11 | Sr. | Kokomo, Indiana |
24 | Ray Ball | F | 6–3 | So. | Elkhart, Indiana |
30 | Charlie Hodson | G | 5–9 | Jr. | Muncie, Indiana |
31 | Pete Obremskey | F | 6–3 | Jr. | Jeffersonville, Indiana |
32 | Dick Custer | C | 6–6 | So. | Parkersburg, West Virginia |
33 | Archie Dees | C | 6–8 | So. | Mount Carmel, Illinois |
35 | Dick Neal | F | 6–5 | Jr. | Reelsville, Indiana |
43 | Cliff Williamson | F | 6–3 | Sr. | Kokomo, Indiana |
44 | Wally Choice | F | 6–4 | Sr. | Montclair, New Jersey |
45 | Jerry Thompson | F | 6–5 | So. | South Bend, Indiana |
Schedule/Results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
12/3/1955* |
Ohio | W 93–74 | 1–0 |
The Fieldhouse
Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
12/10/1955* |
Kansas State | W 96–72 | 2–0 |
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
12/12/1955* |
Saint Louis | L 75–86 | 2–1 |
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
12/17/1955* |
No. 19 | at Missouri | W 81–78 | 3–1 |
Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri | ||||||
12/19/1955* |
No. 19 | Cincinnati | W 80–61 | 4–1 |
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | ||||||
12/22/1955* |
No. 18 | at Drake | W 82–79 | 5–1 |
Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, Iowa | ||||||
12/27/1955* |
at Butler | W 94–70 | 6–1 |
Butler Fieldhouse
Indianapolis | |||||||
1/2/1956 |
Northwestern | W 94–81 | 7–1 (1–0) |
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
1/7/1956 |
No. 13 | at Wisconsin | W 75–71 | 8–1 (2–0) |
Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin | ||||||
1/9/1956 |
No. 13 | at Minnesota | L 71–77 | 8–2 (2–1) |
Williams Arena Minneapolis | ||||||
1/14/1956 |
No. 12 | Rivalry
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L 72–96 | 8–3 (2–2) |
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | ||||||
1/16/1956 |
No. 12 | Michigan State | W 79–70 | 9–3 (3–2) |
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | ||||||
1/30/1956* |
Notre Dame | W 81–76 | 10–3 (3–2) |
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
2/4/1956 |
at Ohio State | L 82–100 | 10–4 (3–3) |
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum
Columbus, Ohio | |||||||
2/6/1956 |
at Illinois Rivalry |
L 89–92 | 10–5 (3–4) |
Huff Hall Champaign, Illinois | |||||||
2/11/1956 |
Michigan | W 97–73 | 11–5 (4–4) |
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
2/13/1956 |
Wisconsin | L 67–69 | 11–6 (4–5) |
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
2/18/1956 |
at Michigan | W 80–75 | 12–6 (5–5) |
Yost Field House
Ann Arbor, Michigan | |||||||
2/20/1956 |
Iowa | L 83–87 | 12–7 (5–6) |
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
2/25/1956 |
at Northwestern | W 84–82 | 13–7 (6–6) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena
Evanston, Illinois | |||||||
3/3/1956 |
Purdue Rivalry |
L 71–73 | 13–8 (6–7) |
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
3/5/1956 |
at Iowa | L 73–84 | 13–9 (6–8) |
Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
References
- ^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 21, 2015.