1969–70 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1969–70 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
1969–70 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	7–17 (3–11 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jerry Oliver (1st season);
Assistant coach	Tom Bolyard
Home arena	New Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1968–69 1970–71 →

1969–70 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 Iowa	14	–	0	1.000	20	–	5	.800
Purdue	11	–	3	.786	18	–	6	.750
Ohio State	8	–	6	.571	15	–	9	.625
Illinois	8	–	6	.571	15	–	9	.625
Minnesota	7	–	7	.500	13	–	11	.542
Michigan	5	–	9	.357	10	–	14	.417
Wisconsin	5	–	9	.357	10	–	14	.417
Michigan State	5	–	9	.357	9	–	15	.375
Northwestern	4	–	10	.286	9	–	15	.375
Indiana	3	–	11	.214	7	–	17	.292

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969–70 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Jerry Oliver, who was acting as head coach while the previous head coach, Lou Watson, was taking a year-long leave of absence to recover from surgery. The team played its home games in New Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 7–17 and a conference record of 3–11, finishing 10th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to play in any postseason tournament.^[1]

Roster

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Year	Hometown
20	Mike Niles	G	6–4	Sr.	Warsaw, Indiana
21	John Hickey	G	5–10	So.	Indianapolis, Indiana
22	Joe Cooke	G	6–3	Sr.	Toledo, Ohio
23	Larry Gipson	G	5–10	Jr.	Michigan City, Indiana
24	Ken Morgan	F	6–6	Jr.	Indianapolis, Indiana
25	Jeff Stocksdale	F	6–4	Jr.	Lima, Ohio
30	Jim Harris	G	6–1	Jr.	Lorain, Ohio
33	Ken Johnson	C	6–6	Sr.	Anderson, Indiana
34	Ben Niles	G	6–5	Jr.	Warsaw, Indiana
40	Tom Boone	G	5–10	So.	Louisville, Kentucky
42	Rick Atkinson	G	6–3	Sr.	Evansville, Indiana
43	Rick Ford	F	6–5	So.	Cloverdale, Indiana
44	Joby Wright	F	6–8	So.	Savannah, Georgia
45	Mike Branaugh	C	6–8	Sr.	Toledo, Ohio
54	Mike Szymanczyk	C	6–8	Jr.	Lansing, Illinois

Schedule/Results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
12/1/1969*	Northern Illinois	W 89–81	1–0	New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/3/1969*	at Loyola (Chicago)	W 100–95	2–0	Alumni Gym Chicago, IL
12/6/1969*	at Missouri	L 96–109	2–1	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO
12/8/1969*	Kansas State	W 102–95	3–1	New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/13/1969*	at No. 1 Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry	L 92–109	3–2	Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
12/15/1969*	No. 19 Ohio	L 83–89	3–3	New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/20/1969*	No. 6 Notre Dame	L 88–89	3–4	New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/27/1969*	vs. Princeton Bruin Classic	L 76–82	3–5	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
12/29/1969*	vs. Georgia Tech Bruin Classic	W 87–65	4–5	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
1/3/1970	Michigan State	L 84–85	4–6 (0–1)	New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
1/6/1970	at Illinois Rivalry	L 74–94	4–7 (0–2)	Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
1/10/1970	at Minnesota	L 65–77	4–8 (0–3)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
1/27/1970*	at DePaul	L 70–75	4–9 (0–3)	Alumni Hall Chicago, IL
1/31/1970	at No. 20 Iowa	L 93–100	4–10 (0–4)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
2/3/1970	Northwestern	W 80–78	5–10 (1–4)	New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/7/1970	No. 20 Iowa	L 89–104	5–11 (1–5)	New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/10/1970	at Purdue Rivalry	L 80–98	5–12 (1–6)	Purdue Arena West Lafayette, IN
2/14/1970	Ohio State	L 83–100	5–13 (1–7)	New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/17/1970	Wisconsin	W 89–77	6–13 (2–7)	New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/21/1970	at Michigan State	L 66–78	6–14 (2–8)	Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
2/24/1970	Michigan	W 102–93	7–14 (3–8)	New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/28/1970	at Northwestern	L 66–75	7–15 (3–9)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
3/3/1970	Illinois Rivalry	L 75–85	7–16 (3–10)	New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
3/7/1970	at Michigan	L 99–108	7–17 (3–11)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 18, 2015.

[1] "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 18, 2015.

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Venues	Old Assembly Hall (1900–1917) Men's Gymnasium (1917–1928) The Fieldhouse (1928–1960) New Fieldhouse (1960–1971) Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (1971–present) Cook Hall (practice)
Rivalries	Illinois Kentucky Purdue
Culture & lore	2011 Kentucky upset A Season on the Brink (film) Blue blood status Crimson Guard Crossroads Classic "Indiana, Our Indiana"
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