1955–56 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record13–9 (6–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainWally Choice
Home arenaThe Fieldhouse
1955–56 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Iowa131 .929206  .769
No. 10 Illinois113 .786184  .818
Ohio State95 .643166  .727
Purdue95 .643166  .727
Michigan State77 .500139  .591
Indiana68 .429139  .591
Minnesota68 .4291111  .500
Michigan410 .286913  .409
Wisconsin410 .286616  .273
Northwestern113 .071220  .091
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955–56 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 15th year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

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.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
13Charlie BrownF6–2So.Chicago
14Paxton LumpkinG6–1So.Chicago
15Sam GeeG6–1So.Washington, Indiana
20Jim BarleyG6–2Sr.Marion, Indiana
21Hallie BryantG6–3Jr.Indianapolis
22Warren FisherF6–3Sr.Fort Wayne, Indiana
23Jim PhippsG5–11Sr.Kokomo, Indiana
24Ray BallF6–3So.Elkhart, Indiana
30Charlie HodsonG5–9Jr.Muncie, Indiana
31Pete ObremskeyF6–3Jr.Jeffersonville, Indiana
32Dick CusterC6–6So.Parkersburg, West Virginia
33Archie DeesC6–8So.Mount Carmel, Illinois
35Dick NealF6–5Jr.Reelsville, Indiana
43Cliff WilliamsonF6–3Sr.Kokomo, Indiana
44Wally ChoiceF6–4Sr.Montclair, New Jersey
45Jerry ThompsonF6–5So.South Bend, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
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 Illinois
Rivalry
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

  1. "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
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