1952–53 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1952–53 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Rankings from AP Poll

Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
1952–53 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
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Big Ten Regular Season Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#1
AP	#1
1952–53 record	23–3 (17–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Branch McCracken (12th year)
Assistant coach	Ernie Andres
Captain	Bobby Leonard
Home arena	The Fieldhouse
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The 1952–53 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 12th 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 23-3 and a conference record of 17-1, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference. As Big Ten Conference Champions, Indiana was invited to participate in the NCAA Tournament, where they advanced to the championship game. IU beat the reigning champions, Kansas Jayhwaks, 69-68 to win their second national title.^[1]

Roster

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Year	Hometown
13	Charlie Kraak	F	6–5	Jr.	Collinsville, Illinois
14	Phil Byers	G	5–11	So.	Evansville, Indiana
14	James Fields	F	6–1	So.	Andrews, Indiana
15	William Ditius	F	6–1	So.	Mount Pulaski, Illinois
19	Jim Schooley	C	6–5	Sr.	Auburn, Indiana
20	Goethe Chambers	F	6–3	So.	Union City, Indiana
21	Bobby Leonard	G	6–3	Jr.	Terre Haute, Indiana
22	Jim DeaKyne	G	6–3	Jr.	Fortville, Indiana
23	Ron Taylor	F	6–3	Jr.	Chicago, Illinois
24	Jack Wright	F	5–10	Jr.	New Castle, Indiana
25	Burke Scott	G	6–1	So.	Tell City, Indiana
30	Paul Poff	G	6–1	So.	New Albany, Indiana
31	Dick Farley	F	6–3	Jr.	Winslow, Indiana
33	Dick Hendricks	C	6–5	Jr.	Auburn, Indiana
34	Don Schlundt	C	6–10	So.	South Bend, Indiana
35	Lou Scott	C	6–10	Jr.	Chicago, Illinois
41	Dick White	F	6–1	So.	Terre Haute, Indiana
42	Don Henry	F	6–2	So.	Evansville, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Regular Season
12/1/1952*		Valparaiso	W 95-56	1-0	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/6/1952*		at Notre Dame	L 70-71	1-1	Notre Dame Fieldhouse Notre Dame, IN
12/13/1952*		at Kansas State	L 80-82	1-2	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS
12/20/1952	#19	Michigan	W 88-60	2-2 (1-0)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/22/1952	#19	Iowa	W 91-72	3-2 (2-0)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
1/3/1953	#12	at Michigan	W 91-88	4-2 (3-0)	Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI
1/5/1953	#12	at Michigan State	W 69-62	5-2 (4-0)	Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
1/10/1953	#7	Minnesota	W 66-63	6-2 (5-0)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
1/12/1953	#7	at Ohio State	W 88-68	7-2 (6-0)	Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, OH
1/17/1953	#6	Illinois Rivalry	W 74-70 ^2OT	8-2 (7-0)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
1/19/1953	#6	at Purdue Rivalry	W 88-75	9-2 (8-0)	Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, IN
2/2/1953*	#2	Butler	W 105-70	10-2 (8-0)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/7/1953	#2	at Northwestern	W 88-64	11-2 (9-0)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
2/9/1953	#2	Wisconsin	W 66-48	12-2 (10-0)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/14/1953	#2	Michigan State	W 65-50	13-2 (11-0)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/16/1953	#2	at Wisconsin	W 72-70	14-2 (12-0)	Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI
2/21/1953	#2	Ohio State	W 81-67	15-2 (13-0)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/23/1953	#2	Purdue Rivalry	W 113-78	16-2 (14-0)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/28/1953	#2	at Illinois Rivalry	W 91-79	17-2 (15-0)	Huff Hall Champaign, IL
3/2/1953	#2	Northwestern	W 90-88 ^OT	18-2 (16-0)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
3/7/1953	#1	at Minnesota	L 63-65	18-3 (16-1)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
3/9/1953	#1	Iowa	W 68-61	19-3 (17-1)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
NCAA Tournament
3/13/1953*	#1	vs. DePaul Regional Semifinals	W 82-80	20-3 (17-1)	Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL
3/14/1953*	#1	vs. Notre Dame Regional Finals	W 79-66	21-3 (17-1)	Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL
3/17/1953*	#1	vs. LSU Final Four	W 80-67	22-3 (17-1)	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
3/18/1953*	#1	vs. Kansas Championship	W 69-68	23-3 (17-1)	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Team players drafted into the NBA

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1954	2	10	Bobby Leonard	Baltimore Bullets
1954	2	15	Dick Farley	Syracuse Nationals
1954	5	37	Lou Scott	Baltimore Bullets
1954	6	49	Charlie Kraak	Fort Wayne Pistons
1955	2	14	Don Schlundt	Syracuse Nationals

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1952–53 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#1 Indiana	17	–	1	.944	23	–	3	.885
#11 Illinois	14	–	4	.778	18	–	4	.818
Minnesota	11	–	7	.611	14	–	8	.636
Michigan State	11	–	7	.611	13	–	9	.591
Wisconsin	10	–	8	.556	13	–	9	.591
Iowa	9	–	9	.500	12	–	10	.545
Ohio State	7	–	11	.389	10	–	12	.455
Northwestern	5	–	13	.278	6	–	16	.273
Michigan	3	–	15	.167	6	–	16	.273
Purdue	3	–	15	.167	4	–	18	.182

Rankings from AP Poll