1948–49 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1948–49 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 8th year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Nine Conference.

1948–49 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	14–8 (6–6 Big Nine)
Head coach	Branch McCracken (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Jay McCreary Ernie Andres
Captain	Don Ritter
Home arena	The Fieldhouse

1948–49 Big Nine Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Illinois	10	–	2		.833			21	–	4		.840
No. 6 Minnesota	9	–	3		.750			18	–	3		.857
Michigan	7	–	5		.583			15	–	6		.714
No. 20 Ohio State	6	–	6		.500			14	–	7		.667
Indiana	6	–	6		.500			14	–	8		.636
Purdue	6	–	6		.500			13	–	9		.591
Wisconsin	5	–	7		.417			12	–	10		.545
Iowa	3	–	9		.250			10	–	10		.500
Northwestern	2	–	10		.167			5	–	16		.238
Rankings from AP Poll

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 14–8 and a conference record of 6–6, finishing 4th in the Big Nine Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.

Roster

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Year	Hometown
3	Jerry Stuteville	F	6–3	Jr.	Attica, Indiana
5	Bob Lukemeyer	F	5–10	So.	Jasper, Indiana
6	Lou Watson	G	6–5	Jr.	Jeffersonville, Indiana
7	Don Ritter	G	5–10	Sr.	Aurora, Indiana
8	Bill Garrett	C/F	6–3	So.	Shelbyville, Indiana
9	Bill Tosheff	F	6–1	So.	Gary, Indiana
11	Gene Ring	G	6–1	So.	South Bend, Indiana
12	Phil Buck	F	5–10	So.	Rossville, Indiana
14	Harlan Sturgeon	G	5–10	So.	Indianapolis, Indiana
15	Bob Armstrong	C	6–4	Sr.	Fort Wayne, Indiana
16	Stuart Chestnut	F	6–2	Jr.	Terre Haute, Indiana
18	Tom Schwartz	C	6–6	Jr.	Kokomo, Indiana
19	Charley Meyer	C	6–5	Jr.	Jeffersonville, Indiana
21	Tyrie Robbins	F	6–3	So.	Gary, Indiana
24	Byard Hey	G	6–1	Jr.	Fort Wayne, Indiana
24	Ted Kaufman	C	6–3	So.	Brownsville, Indiana
25	Gordon Neff	G	6–1	So.	Terre Haute, Indiana
34	Bob Lollar	F	6–2	Sr.	Indianapolis
N/A	Jack Brown	C	6–3	Jr.	Bloomington, Indiana

Schedule/results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
12/4/1948*		DePauw	W 61–48	1–0	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
12/6/1948*		Michigan State	W 48–36	2–0	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
12/11/1948*		Xavier	W 63–55	3–0	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
12/13/1948*		Drake	W 57–35	4–0	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
12/16/1948*		Kansas State	W 56–36	5–0	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
12/21/1948*		at Washington (Mo.)	W 51–44	6–0	Field House  St. Louis, Missouri
12/27/1948*		at Butler Hoosier Classic	L 55–64	6–1	Butler Fieldhouse  Indianapolis
12/28/1948*		vs. Notre Dame Hoosier Classic	W 50–47	7–1	Butler Fieldhouse  Indianapolis
1/3/1949*		Marquette	W 56–47	8–1	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
1/8/1949		Illinois Rivalry	L 42–44	8–2 (0–1)	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
1/10/1949		Iowa	W 50–39	9–2 (1–1)	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
1/15/1949		at Wisconsin	L 48–58	9–3 (1–2)	Wisconsin Field House  Madison, Wisconsin
1/17/1949		Purdue Rivalry	W 56–42	10–3 (2–2)	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
1/22/1949		at Minnesota	L 28–35	10–4 (2–3)	Minnesota Field House  Minneapolis
2/5/1949*		at DePaul	L 46–47	10–5 (2–3)	University Auditorium  Chicago
2/7/1949		at Ohio State	L 59–72	10–6 (2–4)	Ohio Expo Center Coliseum  Columbus, Ohio
2/12/1949		Michigan	L 47–54	10–7 (2–5)	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
2/14/1949		Northwestern	W 56–41	11–7 (3–5)	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
2/19/1949		at Purdue Rivalry	W 56–50	12–7 (4–5)	Lambert Fieldhouse  West Lafayette, Indiana
2/21/1949		Ohio State	W 65–45	13–7 (5–5)	The Fieldhouse  Bloomington, Indiana
2/26/1949		at Iowa	W 76–60	14–7 (6–5)	Iowa Field House  Iowa City, IA
2/28/1949		at Illinois Rivalry	W 76–60	14–8 (6–6)	Huff Hall  Champaign, Illinois
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.