1952–53 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1952–53 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions
Big Ten regular season champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record23–3 (17–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachErnie Andres
CaptainBobby Leonard
Home arenaThe Fieldhouse
Seasons
1952–53 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Indiana 17 1   .944 23 3   .885
No. 11 Illinois 14 4   .778 18 4   .818
Minnesota 11 7   .611 14 8   .636
Michigan State 11 7   .611 13 9   .591
Wisconsin 10 8   .556 13 9   .591
Iowa 9 9   .500 12 10   .545
Ohio State 7 11   .389 10 12   .455
Northwestern 5 13   .278 6 16   .273
Michigan 3 15   .167 6 16   .273
Purdue 3 15   .167 4 18   .182
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1952–53 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 12th year. A member of the Big Ten Conference, they played home games on campus in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 23–3 and a conference record of 17–1, first in the standings. As Big Ten champion, Indiana was invited the 22-team NCAA tournament, and advanced to the championship game in Kansas City. IU beat defending champion Kansas by a point for their second national title.[1]

Roster

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No. Name Position Ht. Year Hometown
13 Charlie Kraak F 6–5 Jr. Collinsville, Illinois
14 Phil Byers G 5–11 So. Evansville, Indiana
14 James Fields F 6–1 So. Andrews, Indiana
15 William Ditius F 6–1 So. Mount Pulaski, Illinois
19 Jim Schooley C 6–5 Sr. Auburn, Indiana
20 Goethe Chambers F 6–3 So. Union City, Indiana
21 Bobby Leonard G 6–3 Jr. Terre Haute, Indiana
22 Jim DeaKyne G 6–3 Jr. Fortville, Indiana
23 Ron Taylor F 6–3 Jr. Chicago
24 Jack Wright F 5–10 Jr. New Castle, Indiana
25 Burke Scott G 6–1 So. Tell City, Indiana
30 Paul Poff G 6–1 So. New Albany, Indiana
31 Dick Farley F 6–3 Jr. Winslow, Indiana
33 Dick Hendricks C 6–5 Jr. Auburn, Indiana
34 Don Schlundt C 6–10 So. South Bend, Indiana
35 Lou Scott C 6–10 Jr. Chicago
41 Dick White F 6–1 So. Terre Haute, Indiana
42 Don Henry F 6–2 So. Evansville, Indiana

Schedule/Results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/1/1952*
Valparaiso W 95–56  1–0
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/6/1952*
at Notre Dame L 70–71  1–1
Notre Dame Fieldhouse 
Notre Dame, Indiana
12/13/1952*
at Kansas State L 80–82  1–2
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
12/20/1952
No. 19 Michigan W 88–60  2–2
(1–0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/22/1952
No. 19 Iowa W 91–72  3–2
(2–0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/3/1953
No. 12 at Michigan W 91–88  4–2
(3–0)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
1/5/1953
No. 12 at Michigan State W 69–62  5–2
(4–0)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, Michigan
1/10/1953
No. 7 No. 19 Minnesota W 66–63  6–2
(5–0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/12/1953
No. 7 at Ohio State W 88–68  7–2
(6–0)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum 
Columbus, Ohio
1/17/1953
No. 6 No. 4 Illinois
Rivalry
W 74–70 2OT 8–2
(7–0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/19/1953
No. 6 at Purdue
Rivalry
W 88–75  9–2
(8–0)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, Indiana
2/2/1953*
No. 2 Butler W 105–70  10–2
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/7/1953
No. 2 at Northwestern W 88–64  11–2
(9–0)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
2/9/1953
No. 2 Wisconsin W 66–48  12–2
(10–0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/14/1953
No. 2 Michigan State W 65–50  13–2
(11–0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/16/1953
No. 2 at Wisconsin W 72–70  14–2
(12–0)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, Wisconsin
2/21/1953
No. 2 Ohio State W 81–67  15–2
(13–0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/23/1953
No. 2 Purdue
Rivalry
W 113–78  16–2
(14–0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/28/1953
No. 2 at No. 10 Illinois
Rivalry
W 91–79  17–2
(15–0)
Huff Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
3/2/1953
No. 2 Northwestern W 90–88 OT 18–2
(16–0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
3/7/1953
No. 1 at Minnesota L 63–65  18–3
(16–1)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis
3/9/1953
No. 1 Iowa W 68–61  19–3
(17–1)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
NCAA tournament
3/13/1953*
No. 1 vs. DePaul
Regional semifinals
W 82–80  20–3
Chicago Stadium 
Chicago
3/14/1953*
No. 1 vs. No. 17 Notre Dame
Regional Finals
W 79–66  21–3
Chicago Stadium 
Chicago
3/17/1953*
No. 1 vs. No. 7 LSU
Final Four - Semifinal
W 80–67  22–3
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
3/18/1953*
No. 1 vs. No. 5 Kansas
National Championship
W 69–68  23–3
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

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NBA draft

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Year Round Pick Player NBA Club
1954 2 10 Bobby Leonard Baltimore Bullets
1954 2 15 Dick Farley Syracuse Nationals
1954 5 37 Lou Scott Baltimore Bullets
1954 6 49 Charlie Kraak Fort Wayne Pistons
1955 2 14 Don Schlundt Syracuse Nationals

References

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  1. ^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 22, 2015.