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1959–60 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1959–60 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 19th year. For the last time, the team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1959–60 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Big Ten Conference
No. 10
No. 7
20–4 (11–3 Big Ten)
Branch McCracken (19th season)
Lou Watson
Gene Ring
Frank Radovich
The Fieldhouse

The 1959–60 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 19th year. For the last time, 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 20–4 and a conference record of 11–3, finishing 2nd in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
13Bob ReinhartG5–10Sr.Dale, Indiana
15Gary LongG6–1Jr.Shelbyville, Indiana
20Al SchlegelmilchG6–1Sr.Monticello, Indiana
21Leroy JohnsonF6–4Jr.Mishawaka, Indiana
23Jerry BassG5–9So.Morristown, Indiana
24Herbie LeeG5–11Jr.South Bend, Indiana
25Glen ButteF6–4Sr.Milan, Indiana
30Gordon MickeyF6–7So.Chillicothe, Ohio
31Norbert WitteC6–7Sr.Decatur, Indiana
32Ernie WilhoitG6–3So.Collinsville, Illinois
33Frank RadovichF6–7Sr.Hammond, Indiana
35Walt BellamyC6–11Jr.New Bern, North Carolina
41Bill AltmanF6–2So.Mooresville, Indiana
42Charley HallF6–6So.Terre Haute, Indiana
44Bob WilkinsonG6–1Sr.LaPorte, Indiana
Datetime, TVRank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite city, state
12/5/1959*Ball StateW 103–631–0The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/7/1959*at MissouriL 76–791–1Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO
12/12/1959*OhioW 80–682–1The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/14/1959*Kansas StateW 67–583–1The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/19/1959*DetroitW 89–854–1The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/22/1959*No. 9at Butler Hoosier ClassicW 91–855–1Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
12/23/1959*No. 9vs. Notre Dame Hoosier ClassicW 71–606–1Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
12/28/1959*No. 9vs. Maryland Bluegrass Festival TournamentW 72–637–1Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
12/29/1959*No. 7at Louisville Bluegrass Festival TournamentW 90–718–1Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
1/2/1960No. 7Purdue RivalryL 76–798–2 (0–1)The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
1/4/1960No. 7at NorthwesternL 57–618–3 (0–2)Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
1/9/1960No. 11at Ohio StateL 95–968–4 (0–3)St. John Arena Columbus, OH
1/11/1960No. 11at MichiganW 77–729–4 (1–3)Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI
1/30/1960*at DePaulW 82–7810–4 (1–3)Alumni Hall Chicago, IL
2/1/1960NorthwesternW 76–5811–4 (2–3)The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/6/1960at WisconsinW 97–8512–4 (3–3)Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI
2/8/1960IowaW 87–7413–4 (4–3)The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/13/1960WisconsinW 91–7114–4 (5–3)The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/15/1960MichiganW 86–6915–4 (6–3)The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/20/1960at IowaW 79–6416–4 (7–3)Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
2/22/1960at Illinois RivalryW 92–7817–4 (8–3)Huff Hall Champaign, IL
2/27/1960No. 20MinnesotaW 78–7418–4 (9–3)New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/29/1960No. 20Ohio StateW 99–8319–4 (10–3)The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
3/5/1960No. 12at Michigan StateW 86–8020–4 (11–3)Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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