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1951–52 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1951–52 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 11th year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1951–52 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Big Ten Conference
No. 20
16–6 (9–5 Big Ten)
Branch McCracken (11th season)
Ernie Andres
Lou Watson
The Fieldhouse

The 1951–52 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 11th 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 16–6 and a conference record of 9–5, finishing 4th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
4Dale VieauG5–10Sr.Hammond, Indiana
5Sam MirandaG5–10Sr.Collinsville, Illinois
9Bob MastersG6–3Sr.Lafayette, Indiana
13Dick BaumgartnerG6–1Jr.LaPorte, Indiana
13Sam EspositoG5–9So.Chicago
17Bob DobsonG6–1Jr.Bloomington, Indiana
19Jim SchooleyC6–5Jr.Auburn, Indiana
21Bobby LeonardG6–3So.Terre Haute, Indiana
22Jim DeaKyneG6–3So.Fortville, Indiana
23Dick SwanF6–4So.Gary, Indiana
24John WoodG5–7So.Morristown, Indiana
25Tony HillF6–1Sr.Seymour, Indiana
30Charlie KraakF6–5So.Collinsville, Illinois
31Dick FarleyF6–3So.Winslow, Indiana
34Don SchlundtC6–10Fr.South Bend, Indiana
35Lou ScottC6–10So.Chicago
Datetime, TVRank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite city, state
12/6/1951*ValparaisoW 68–591–0The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
12/8/1951*XavierW 92–692–0The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
12/14/1951*No. 11at Colorado A&MW 80–483–0South College Gymnasium Fort Collins, Colorado
12/15/1951*No. 11at WyomingW 57–554–0War Memorial Fieldhouse Laramie, Wyoming
12/22/1951*No. 6Kansas StateW 80–755–0The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
12/28/1951*No. 5vs. Notre Dame Hoosier ClassicW 67–546–0Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis
12/29/1951*No. 5at Butler Hoosier ClassicW 87–717–0Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis
1/5/1952No. 5MichiganW 58–468–0 (1–0)The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
1/7/1952No. 5at Ohio StateL 72–738–1 (1–1)Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio
1/12/1952No. 4at IowaL 59–788–2 (1–2)Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
1/14/1952No. 4at Illinois RivalryL 66–788–3 (1–3)Huff Hall Champaign, Illinois
1/19/1952No. 14at Purdue RivalryW 82–779–3 (2–3)Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana
1/21/1952No. 14IowaW 82–6910–3 (3–3)The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
2/2/1952*No. 13St. John'sL 55–6510–4 (3–3)The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
2/9/1952No. 18Purdue RivlaryW 93–7011–4 (4–3)The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
2/11/1952No. 18at MinnesotaL 61–7411–5 (4–4)Williams Arena Minneapolis
2/16/1952No. 20at NorthwesternW 96–8512–5 (5–4)Patten Gymnasium Evanston, Illinois
2/18/1952No. 20Illinois RivalryL 70–7712–6 (5–5)The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
2/23/1952at WisconsinW 63–4813–6 (6–5)Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
2/25/1952Ohio StateW 95–8014–6 (7–5)The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
3/1/1952MinnesotaW 68–5215–6 (8–5)The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
3/3/1952Michigan StateW 70–6716–6 (9–5)The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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