1952–53 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1952–53 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
1952–53 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions ; Big Ten regular season champions
National Championship Game, ; W 69-68 vs. Kansas
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
Record	23–3 (17–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Branch McCracken (12th season);
Assistant coach	Ernie Andres
Captain	Bobby Leonard
Home arena	The Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1951–52 1953–54 →

1952–53 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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

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

NBA draft

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

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

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

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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1952–53 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball

NCAA tournament National champions Big Ten regular season champions
National Championship Game, W 69-68 vs. Kansas
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
Record	23–3 (17–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Branch McCracken (12th season)
Assistant coach	Ernie Andres
Captain	Bobby Leonard
Home arena	The Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 1951–52 1953–54 →