1939–40 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

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The 1939–40 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 2nd year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.[1]

ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record20–3 (9–3 Big Ten)
Headcoach
Assistant coachRalph Graham
Quick facts Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball, NCAA tournament National champions ...
1939–40 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions
National Championship Game,
W 60–42 vs. Kansas
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record20–3 (9–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachRalph Graham
CaptainMarv Huffman
Home arenaThe Fieldhouse
Seasons
← 1938–39
1940–41 â†’
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1939–40 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Purdue10–2 .83316–4  .800
Indiana9–3 .75020–3  .870
Ohio State8–4 .66713–7  .650
Illinois7–5 .58314–6  .700
Northwestern7–5 .58313–7  .650
Michigan6–6 .50013–7  .650
Minnesota5–7 .41712–8  .600
Iowa4–8 .3339–12  .429
Wisconsin3–9 .2505–15  .250
Chicago1–11 .0835–15  .250
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The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 17–3 and a conference record of 9–3, finishing 2nd in the Big Ten Conference to the Purdue Boilermakers. Purdue was invited to participate in the 8-team NCAA tournament, but declined their bid recommending IU play in the tournament in their place. In only the second national tournament, IU won their first NCAA Tournament Championship by defeating Kansas, 60–42, in the final. Indiana was also retroactively listed as the top team of the season by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[2]

Roster

More information No., Name ...
No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
7Andy ZimmerC6–4So.Goodland, Indiana
9Chet FrancisG6–1Jr.Avon, Indiana
10Harold ZimmerF5–8Jr.Springfield, Ohio
11Everett HoffmanC6–3So.Evansville, Indiana
12Jim GridleyG6–1Jr.Vevay, Indiana
13Jim OoleyG6–2Sr.Spencer, Indiana
16James CliftonC6–3Jr.Bentonville, Indiana
18Cliff WiethoffF6–1So.Seymour, Indiana
19Ed NewbyG5–11So.Indianapolis, Indiana
20Jack StevensonF6–1Sr.Indianapolis, Indiana
21Max HaslerG5–10So.Elnora, Indiana
22Jay McCrearyG5–10Jr.Frankfort, Indiana
23Don HuckleberryG5–9So.Salem, Indiana
24John TorphyF5–11So.Bedford, Indiana
25Bill FreyF6–1So.Kokomo, Indiana
26Tom MotterF6–1Jr.Fort Wayne, Indiana
28William TorphyG6–1So.Bedford, Indiana
29Robert MenkeF6–3Jr.Huntingburg, Indiana
30Ralph DorseyF5–10Sr.Horse Cave, Kentucky
32Herm SchaeferF6–1Jr.Fort Wayne, Indiana
33Curly ArmstrongF5–11Jr.Fort Wayne, Indiana
34Marv HuffmanG6–2Sr.New Castle, Indiana
35William MenkeC6–3Jr.Huntingburg, Indiana
38Bob DroG5–11Sr.Berne, Indiana
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Schedule/Results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/9/1939*
 Wabash W 37–24  1–0
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/11/1939*
 Xavier W 58–24  2–0
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/15/1939*
 at Nebraska W 49–39  3–0
 Nebraska Coliseum 
Lincoln, Nebraska
12/18/1939*
 Pittsburgh W 51–35  4–0
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/23/1939*
 at Butler W 40–33  5–0
 Butler Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis
12/27/1939*
 at Duquesne W 51–49  6–0
 Duquesne Garden 
Pittsburgh
12/28/1939*
 at Villanova W 45–33  7–0
 Villanova Field House 
Villanova, Pennsylvania
1/6/1940
 Illinois
Rivalry		 W 38–36  8–0 (1–0)
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/8/1940
 Iowa W 45–30  9–0 (2–0)
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/13/1940
 at Minnesota L 44–46  9–1 (2–1)
 Minnesota Field House 
Minneapolis
1/15/1940
 at Wisconsin W 40–34  10–1 (3–1)
 Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, Wisconsin
2/3/1940*
 at DePaul W 51–30  11–1 (3–1)
 University Auditorium 
Chicago
2/10/1940
 Purdue
Rivalry		 W 46–39  12–1 (4–1)
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/12/1940
 Michigan W 57–30  13–1 (5–1)
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/17/1940
 at Northwestern L 36–40  13–2 (5–2)
 Old Patten Gymnasium 
Evanston, Illinois
2/19/1940
 at Iowa W 46–42  14–2 (6–2)
 Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/24/1940
 Chicago W 38–34  15–2 (7–2)
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/26/1940
 at Ohio State L 26–44  15–3 (7–3)
 Ohio Expo Center Coliseum 
Columbus, Ohio
3/2/1940
 at Purdue
Rivalry		 W 51–45  16–3 (8–3)
 Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, Indiana
3/4/1940
 Ohio State W 52–31  17–3 (9–3)
 The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
NCAA tournament
3/22/1940*
 vs. Springfield
Quarterfinals		 W 48–24  18–3 (9–3)
 Butler Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
3/23/1940*
 vs. Duquesne
Final Four		 W 39–30  19–3 (9–3)
 Butler Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis
3/30/1940*
 vs. Kansas
Championship		 W 60–42  20–3 (9–3)
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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