1969–70 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1969–70 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Jerry Oliver, who was acting as head coach while the previous head coach, Lou Watson, was taking a year-long leave of absence to recover from surgery. The team played its home games in New Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1969–70 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	7–17 (3–11 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jerry Oliver (1st season)
Assistant coach	Tom Bolyard
Home arena	New Fieldhouse

1969–70 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 7 Iowa	14	–	0		1.000			20	–	5		.800
Purdue	11	–	3		.786			18	–	6		.750
Ohio State	8	–	6		.571			15	–	9		.625
Illinois	8	–	6		.571			15	–	9		.625
Minnesota	7	–	7		.500			13	–	11		.542
Michigan	5	–	9		.357			10	–	14		.417
Wisconsin	5	–	9		.357			10	–	14		.417
Michigan State	5	–	9		.357			9	–	15		.375
Northwestern	4	–	10		.286			9	–	15		.375
Indiana	3	–	11		.214			7	–	17		.292
Rankings from AP Poll

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 7–17 and a conference record of 3–11, finishing 10th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to play in any postseason tournament.

Roster

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Year	Hometown
20	Mike Niles	G	6–4	Sr.	Warsaw, Indiana
21	John Hickey	G	5–10	So.	Indianapolis, Indiana
22	Joe Cooke	G	6–3	Sr.	Toledo, Ohio
23	Larry Gipson	G	5–10	Jr.	Michigan City, Indiana
24	Ken Morgan	F	6–6	Jr.	Indianapolis, Indiana
25	Jeff Stocksdale	F	6–4	Jr.	Lima, Ohio
30	Jim Harris	G	6–1	Jr.	Lorain, Ohio
33	Ken Johnson	C	6–6	Sr.	Anderson, Indiana
34	Ben Niles	G	6–5	Jr.	Warsaw, Indiana
40	Tom Boone	G	5–10	So.	Louisville, Kentucky
42	Rick Atkinson	G	6–3	Sr.	Evansville, Indiana
43	Rick Ford	F	6–5	So.	Cloverdale, Indiana
44	Joby Wright	F	6–8	So.	Savannah, Georgia
45	Mike Branaugh	C	6–8	Sr.	Toledo, Ohio
54	Mike Szymanczyk	C	6–8	Jr.	Lansing, Illinois

Schedule/Results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
12/1/1969*		Northern Illinois	W 89–81	1–0	New Fieldhouse  Bloomington, IN
12/3/1969*		at Loyola (Chicago)	W 100–95	2–0	Alumni Gym  Chicago, IL
12/6/1969*		at Missouri	L 96–109	2–1	Brewer Fieldhouse  Columbia, MO
12/8/1969*		Kansas State	W 102–95	3–1	New Fieldhouse  Bloomington, IN
12/13/1969*		at No. 1 Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry	L 92–109	3–2	Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, KY
12/15/1969*		No. 19 Ohio	L 83–89	3–3	New Fieldhouse  Bloomington, IN
12/20/1969*		No. 6 Notre Dame	L 88–89	3–4	New Fieldhouse  Bloomington, IN
12/27/1969*		vs. Princeton Bruin Classic	L 76–82	3–5	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
12/29/1969*		vs. Georgia Tech Bruin Classic	W 87–65	4–5	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
1/3/1970		Michigan State	L 84–85	4–6 (0–1)	New Fieldhouse  Bloomington, IN
1/6/1970		at Illinois Rivalry	L 74–94	4–7 (0–2)	Assembly Hall  Champaign, IL
1/10/1970		at Minnesota	L 65–77	4–8 (0–3)	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, MN
1/27/1970*		at DePaul	L 70–75	4–9 (0–3)	Alumni Hall  Chicago, IL
1/31/1970		at No. 20 Iowa	L 93–100	4–10 (0–4)	Iowa Field House  Iowa City, IA
2/3/1970		Northwestern	W 80–78	5–10 (1–4)	New Fieldhouse  Bloomington, IN
2/7/1970		No. 20 Iowa	L 89–104	5–11 (1–5)	New Fieldhouse  Bloomington, IN
2/10/1970		at Purdue Rivalry	L 80–98	5–12 (1–6)	Purdue Arena  West Lafayette, IN
2/14/1970		Ohio State	L 83–100	5–13 (1–7)	New Fieldhouse  Bloomington, IN
2/17/1970		Wisconsin	W 89–77	6–13 (2–7)	New Fieldhouse  Bloomington, IN
2/21/1970		at Michigan State	L 66–78	6–14 (2–8)	Jenison Fieldhouse  East Lansing, MI
2/24/1970		Michigan	W 102–93	7–14 (3–8)	New Fieldhouse  Bloomington, IN
2/28/1970		at Northwestern	L 66–75	7–15 (3–9)	Welsh-Ryan Arena  Evanston, IL
3/3/1970		Illinois Rivalry	L 75–85	7–16 (3–10)	New Fieldhouse  Bloomington, IN
3/7/1970		at Michigan	L 99–108	7–17 (3–11)	Crisler Arena  Ann Arbor, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.