1916–17 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1916â17 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Guy Lowman, who was in his 1st and only year. The team played its home games at the Old Assembly Hall before moving to the newly constructed Men's Gymnasium in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Western Conference.
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record13â6 (3â5 Western)
Headcoach
- Guy Lowman (1st season)
CaptainSeverin Buschmann
| 1916â17 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 13â6 (3â5 Western) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Severin Buschmann |
| Home arena | Old Assembly Hall / Men's Gymnasium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 10 | â | 2 | .833 | 17 | â | 2 | .895 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 10 | â | 2 | .833 | 13 | â | 3 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 7 | â | 2 | .778 | 11 | â | 3 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 9 | â | 3 | .750 | 15 | â | 3 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 3 | â | 5 | .375 | 13 | â | 6 | .684 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 4 | â | 8 | .333 | 13 | â | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 3 | â | 9 | .250 | 15 | â | 11 | .577 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | â | 10 | .167 | 3 | â | 11 | .214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 1 | â | 8 | .111 | 7 | â | 9 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 13â6 and a conference record of 3â5, finishing 5th in the Western Conference.[1]
Roster
| Name | Position | Year | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip Bowser | C | Jr. | Syracuse, Indiana |
| Severin Buschmann | F | Sr. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Arlo Byrum | G | So. | Anderson, Indiana |
| Henry Miller | G | N/A | Bloomington, Indiana |
| DeWitt Mullett | G | Sr. | Columbia City, Indiana |
| Cleon Nafe | F | Sr. | Rochester, Indiana |
| W. Penn Nash | C | Sr. | Brazil, Indiana |
| George Reed | G | N/A | Bloomington, Indiana |
| Bob Rogers | F | N/A | Bloomington, Indiana |
| Herm Schuler | F | So. | Elkhart, Indiana |
| Heber Williams | F | So. | Kokomo, Indiana |
| William Zellar | F | Fr. | Brazil, Indiana |
Schedule/Results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| 12/8/1916* |
Indiana Dental College | W 40â10 | 1â0 |
Old Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN | |||||||
| 12/15/1916* |
Earlham | W 44â23 | 2â0 |
Old Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN | |||||||
| 12/18/1916* |
Vincennes YMCA | W 28â18 | 3â0 |
Old Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN | |||||||
| 1/3/1917* |
DePauw | W 24â14 | 4â0 |
Old Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN | |||||||
| 1/5/1917* |
Rose Poly | W 35â9 | 5â0 |
Old Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN | |||||||
| 1/12/1917 |
at Iowa | W 21â12 | 6â0 (1â0) |
Iowa Armory Iowa City, IA | |||||||
| 1/13/1917* |
at Iowa State Teachers College | W 29â13 | 7â0 (1â0) |
Cedar Falls, IA | |||||||
| 1/19/1917 |
Iowa | W 12â7 | 8â0 (2â0) |
Men's Gymnasium Bloomington, IN | |||||||
| 1/28/1917 |
Purdue Rivalry |
L 15â22 | 8â1 (2â1) |
Men's Gymnasium Bloomington, IN | |||||||
| 2/2/1917* |
Butler | W 18â9 | 9â1 (2â1) |
Men's Gymnasium Bloomington, IN | |||||||
| 2/6/1917 |
at Purdue Rivalry |
L 18â24 | 9â2 (2â2) |
Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, IN | |||||||
| 2/8/1917* |
at DePauw | W 14â13 | 10â2 (2â2) |
Greencastle, IN | |||||||
| 2/9/1917* |
Central Nation College | W 61â9 | 11â2 (2â2) |
Men's Gymnasium Bloomington, IN | |||||||
| 2/16/1917* |
Wabash | L 17â20 | 11â3 (2â2) |
Men's Gymnasium Bloomington, IN | |||||||
| 2/24/1917 |
at Ohio State | W 24â19 | 12â3 (3â2) |
Columbus, OH | |||||||
| 3/2/1917 |
Ohio State | L 14â30 | 12â4 (3â3) |
Men's Gymnasium Bloomington, IN | |||||||
| 3/6/1917 |
at Wisconsin | L 13â29 | 12â5 (3â4) |
Red Gym Madison, WI | |||||||
| 3/7/1917* |
at Milwaukee Normal College | W 39â12 | 13â5 (3â4) |
Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
| 3/15/1917 |
Wisconsin | L 16â18 | 13â6 (3â5) |
Men's Gymnasium Bloomington, IN | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||