1960–61 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
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{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Basketball
|year=1960–61
|team=Indiana Hoosiers
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|conference=Big Ten Conference
|division=
|short_conf=Big Ten
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=15–9
|conf_record=8–6
|head_coach=Branch McCracken
|hc_year=20th
|asst_coach1=Lou Watson
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|asst_coach3=
|captain=Gary Long
|stadium=New Fieldhouse
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{{1960–61 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1960–61 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 20th year. For the first time, the team played its home games in the New Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 15–9 and a conference record of 8–6, finishing 4th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.{{cite web|url=http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2013/10/29/indiana-basketball-mens-database/3308409/|title=Indiana Basketball Men's Database|work=IndyStar|access-date=November 20, 2015}}
Roster
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!No.!!Name!!Position!!Ht.!!Year!!Hometown | |||||
| 13 | style="text-align:left"|Dan Prickett | G | 5–11 | So. | style="text-align:left"|Wolf Lake, Indiana |
| 15 | style="text-align:left"|Gary Long | G | 6–1 | Sr. | style="text-align:left"|Shelbyville, Indiana |
| 20 | style="text-align:left"|Dave Granger | F | 6–7 | So. | style="text-align:left"|Hillsdale, Michigan |
| 22 | style="text-align:left"|Jimmy Rayl | G | 6–2 | So. | style="text-align:left"|Kokomo, Indiana |
| 23 | style="text-align:left"|Jerry Bass | G | 5–9 | Jr. | style="text-align:left"|Morristown, Indiana |
| 24 | style="text-align:left"|Ray Pavy | G | 6–1 | So. | style="text-align:left"|New Castle, Indiana |
| 25 | style="text-align:left"|Charley Roush | F | 6–1 | So. | style="text-align:left"|Columbus, Indiana |
| 30 | style="text-align:left"|Gordon Mickey | F | 6–7 | Jr. | style="text-align:left"|Chillicothe, Ohio |
| 31 | style="text-align:left"|Dick Sparks | C | 6–5 | So. | style="text-align:left"|Bloomington, Indiana |
| 32 | style="text-align:left"|Ernie Wilhoit | G | 6–3 | Jr. | style="text-align:left"|Collinsville, Illinois |
| 33 | style="text-align:left"|Winston Fairfield | C | 6–9 | So. | style="text-align:left"|Wilmington, Massachusetts |
| 35 | style="text-align:left"|Walt Bellamy | C | 6–11 | Sr. | style="text-align:left"|New Bern, North Carolina |
| 41 | style="text-align: left"|Frank Daly | F | 6–2 | F | style="text-align: left"|Springfield, MA |
| 42 | style="text-align:left"|Charley Hall | F | 6–6 | Jr. | style="text-align:left"|Terre Haute, Indiana |
| 43 | style="text-align:left"|Dave Porter | F | 6–4 | So. | style="text-align:left"|Noblesville, Indiana |
| 45 | style="text-align:left"|Tom Bolyard | F | 6–4 | So. | style="text-align:left"|Fort Wayne, Indiana |
Schedule/Results
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!colspan=8| Regular Season
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/3/1960
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Indiana State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = New Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 80–53
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/5/1960
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Kansas State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ahearn Field House
| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 98–80
| overtime =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/10/1960
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Detroit
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Calihan Hall
| site_cityst = Detroit, MI
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 79–81
| overtime = OT
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/12/1960
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Missouri
| opprank =
| site_stadium = New Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 66–55
| overtime =
| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/17/1960
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 4
| opponent = Nevada
| opprank =
| site_stadium = New Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 80–52
| overtime =
| record = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/20/1960
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 4
| opponent = Notre Dame
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Fort Wayne, IN
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 74–69
| overtime =
| record = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/28/1960
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 4
| opponent = Stanford
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename = Los Angeles Basketball Classic
| tv =
| score = 58–50
| overtime =
| record = 6–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/29/1960
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 4
| opponent = UCLA
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename = Los Angeles Basketball Classic
| tv =
| score = 72–94
| overtime =
| record = 6–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/30/1960
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 4
| opponent = USC
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename = Los Angeles Basketball Classic
| tv =
| score = 71–90
| overtime =
| record = 6–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/7/1961
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Yost Field House
| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 81–70
| overtime =
| record = 7–3 (1–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/9/1961
| time =
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| rank =
| opponent = Michigan State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = New Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 79–55
| overtime =
| record = 8–3 (2–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/28/1961
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = DePaul
| opprank =
| site_stadium = New Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 81–78
| overtime =
| record = 9–3 (2–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/30/1961
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Minnesota
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Williams Arena
| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 58–66
| overtime =
| record = 9–4 (2–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/4/1961
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northwestern
| opprank =
| site_stadium = New Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 90–78
| overtime =
| record = 10–4 (3–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/6/1961
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Ohio State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = St. John Arena
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 65–100
| overtime =
| record = 10–5 (3–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/11/1961
| time =
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| rank =
| opponent = Iowa
| opprank =
| site_stadium = New Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 67–74
| overtime =
| record = 10–6 (3–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/13/1961
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Purdue
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lambert Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename = Rivalry
| tv =
| score = 55–64
| overtime =
| record = 10–7 (3–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/18/1961
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Wisconsin
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Wisconsin Field House
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 98–84
| overtime =
| record = 11–7 (4–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/20/1961
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Ohio State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = New Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 69–73
| overtime =
| record = 11–8 (4–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/25/1961
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = New Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename = Rivalry
| tv =
| score = 93–82
| overtime =
| record = 12–8 (5–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/27/1961
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northwestern
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Welsh-Ryan Arena
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 58–60
| overtime = OT
| record = 12–9 (5–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 3/4/1961
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Iowa
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Iowa Field House
| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 78–69
| overtime =
| record = 13–9 (6–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 3/6/1961
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Wisconsin
| opprank =
| site_stadium = New Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 80–69
| overtime =
| record = 14–9 (7–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 3/11/1961
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = New Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 82–67
| overtime =
| record = 15–9 (8–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule end| poll=AP Poll}}
References
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