1951–52 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1951–52 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Rankings from AP Poll

Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
1951–52 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
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Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#20
1951–52 record	16-6 (9-5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Branch McCracken (11th year)
Assistant coach	Ernie Andres
Assistant coach	Lou Watson
Home arena	The Fieldhouse
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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.^[1]

Roster

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Year	Hometown
4	Dale Vieau	G	5–10	Sr.	Hammond, Indiana
5	Sam Miranda	G	5–10	Sr.	Collinsville, Illinois
9	Bob Masters	G	6–3	Sr.	Lafayette, Indiana
13	Dick Baumgartner	G	6–1	Jr.	LaPorte, Indiana
13	Sam Esposito	G	5–9	So.	Chicago, Illinois
17	Bob Dobson	G	6–1	Jr.	Bloomington, Indiana
19	Jim Schooley	C	6–5	Jr.	Auburn, Indiana
21	Bobby Leonard	G	6–3	So.	Terre Haute, Indiana
22	Jim DeaKyne	G	6–3	So.	Fortville, Indiana
23	Dick Swan	F	6–4	So.	Gary, Indiana
24	John Wood	G	5–7	So.	Morristown, Indiana
25	Tony Hill	F	6–1	Sr.	Seymour, Indiana
30	Charlie Kraak	F	6–5	So.	Collinsville, Illinois
31	Dick Farley	F	6–3	So.	Winslow, Indiana
34	Don Schlundt	C	6–10	Fr.	South Bend, Indiana
35	Lou Scott	C	6–10	So.	Chicago, Illinois

Schedule/Results

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Regular Season
12/6/1951*		Valparaiso	W 68-59	1-0	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/8/1951*		Xavier	W 92-69	2-0	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/14/1951*	#11	at Colorado A&M	W 80-48	3-0	South College Gymnasium Fort Collins, CO
12/15/1951*	#11	at Wyoming	W 57-55	4-0	War Memorial Fieldhouse Laramie, WY
12/22/1951*	#6	Kansas State	W 80-75	5-0	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/28/1951*	#5	vs. Notre Dame Hoosier Classic	W 67-54	6-0	Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
12/29/1951*	#5	at Butler Hoosier Classic	W 87-71	7-0	Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
1/5/1952	#5	Michigan	W 58-46	8-0 (1-0)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
1/7/1952	#5	at Ohio State	L 72-73	8-1 (1-1)	Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, OH
1/12/1952	#4	at Iowa	L 59-78	8-2 (1-2)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
1/14/1952	#4	at Illinois Rivalry	L 66-78	8-3 (1-3)	Huff Hall Champaign, IL
1/19/1952	#14	at Purdue Rivalry	W 82-77	9-3 (2-3)	Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, IN
1/21/1952	#14	Iowa	W 82-69	10-3 (3-3)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/2/1952*	#13	St. John's	L 55-65	10-4 (3-3)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/9/1952	#18	Purdue Rivlary	W 93-70	11-4 (4-3)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/11/1952	#18	at Minnesota	L 61-74	11-5 (4-4)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
2/16/1952	#20	at Northwestern	W 96-85	12-5 (5-4)	Patten Gymnasium Evanston, IL
2/18/1952	#20	Illinois Rivalry	L 70-77	12-6 (5-5)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/23/1952		at Wisconsin	W 63-48	13-6 (6-5)	Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI
2/25/1952		Ohio State	W 95-80	14-6 (7-5)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
3/1/1952		Minnesota	W 68-52	15-6 (8-5)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
3/3/1952		Michigan State	W 70-67	16-6 (9-5)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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1951–52 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#2 Illinois	12	–	2	.857	22	–	4	.846
#7 Iowa	11	–	3	.786	19	–	3	.864
Minnesota	10	–	4	.714	15	–	7	.682
Indiana	9	–	5	.643	16	–	6	.727
Michigan State	6	–	8	.429	13	–	9	.591
Ohio State	6	–	8	.429	8	–	14	.364
Wisconsin	5	–	9	.357	10	–	12	.455
Michigan	4	–	10	.286	7	–	15	.318
Northwestern	4	–	10	.286	7	–	15	.318
Purdue	3	–	11	.214	8	–	14	.364

Rankings from AP Poll