1944–45 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 1944–45 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University . Their head coach was Harry Good, 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 .
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 10–11 and a conference record of 3–9, finishing 9th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.[ 1]
Roster
No.
Name
Position Ht.
Year
Hometown
4
Gene Farris
F
6–3
So.
Campbellsburg, Indiana
5
Charles Radcliffe
F
5–10
Jr.
Paoli, Indiana
5
Ed Schienbein
G
5–9
Sr.
Southport, Indiana
6
George Cherry
G
5–11
Fr.
Greensburg, Indiana
7
Gene Johnson
C
6–3
Fr.
Hartford City, Indiana
8
Dave Etchison
F
6–1
Fr.
Alexandria, Indiana
9
Jack Herron
G
5–8
Jr.
Logansport, Indiana
10
Robert Goodman
F
6–1
Fr.
Paterson, New Jersey
11
Jack Mercer
G
6–1
So.
Brazil, Indiana
12
Norbert Hermann
G
6–2
Fr.
Brownstown, Indiana
14
Marion Fine
G
5–6
So.
Indianapolis, Indiana
15
Ray Brandenburg
G
5–10
So.
Corydon, Indiana
16
Louis Teats
G
5–6
Fr.
Aurora, Indiana
17
George Laughery
F
6–1
Fr.
Robinson, Illinois
18
Charles Leedke
G
5–10
Fr.
Connersville, Indiana
21
Dean Daniels
F
5–11
Fr.
South Bend, Indiana
22
James Copeland
F
6–2
Fr.
Elwood, Indiana
22
Dick Schnieder
G
5–11
Fr.
LaPorte, Indiana
23
Freeland Armstrong
G
5–11
Fr.
Paoli, Indiana
24
Zygmund Belsowski
G
5–11
Fr.
LaPorte, Indiana
25
George Milan
G
5–11
Fr.
East Chicago, Indiana
27
Gene Turner
G
5–11
Fr.
Kokomo, Indiana
29
Ed Murray
F
5–10
Fr.
Cincinnati
35
Al Kravolansky
F/C
6–3
So.
East Chicago, Indiana
39
Del Russell
F
6–1
So.
Park Ridge, Illinois
40
Milton Mink
C
6–5
Fr.
Rochester, Indiana
41
Ted Kluszewski F
6–2
Fr.
Argo, Illinois
45
John Roper
C
6–5
Fr.
Campbell, Ohio
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site
Regular Season
11/30/1944 *
at Wabash
W 43–39 1–0
Crawfordsville, Indiana
12/2/1944 *
Camp Atterbury W 44–22 2–0
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
12/5/1944 *
DePauw L 50–51 2–1
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
12/9/1944 *
at Camp Atterbury
W 63–48 3–1
Camp Atterbury, Indiana
12/14/1944 *
Wabash W 55–39 4–1
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
12/16/1944 *
vs. Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry L 43–61 4–2
Jefferson County Armory Louisville, Kentucky
12/30/1944 *
Nebraska W 65–42 5–2
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
1/2/1945 *
Pentathlon of Mexico W 53–33 6–2
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
1/6/1945
at Michigan
L 53–54 6–3 (0–1)
Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan
1/9/1945 *
at DePauw
W 58–38 7–3 (0–1)
Bowman Gym Greencastle, Indiana
1/17/1945
Purdue Rivalry W 51–50 8–3 (1–1)
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
1/20/1945
at Minnesota
W 48–46 9–3 (2–1)
Minnesota Field House Minneapolis
1/22/1945
at Iowa
L 51–56 9–4 (2–2)
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
1/27/1945
Michigan L 43–47 9–5 (2–3)
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
2/5/1945
Minnesota L 48–56 9–6 (2–4)
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
2/7/1945
at Purdue Rivalry L 48–62 9–7 (2–5)
Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana
2/10/1945
Iowa L 40–45 9–8 (2–6)
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
2/12/1945
at Illinois Rivalry L 48–71 9–9 (2–7)
Huff Hall Champaign, Illinois
2/17/1945
Ohio State L 45–63 9–10 (2–8)
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
2/24/1945
at Ohio State
L 52–85 9–11 (2–9)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio
2/28/1945
Illinois Rivalry W 65–55 10–11 (3–9)
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics
