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1939–40 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

American college basketball season

FieldValue
modeBasketball
year1939–40
teamIndiana Hoosiers
conferenceBig Ten Conference
short_confBig Ten
record20–3
conf_record9–3
head_coachBranch McCracken
hc_year2nd
asst_coach1Ralph Graham
captainMarv Huffman
stadiumThe Fieldhouse
champion[NCAA tournament](1940-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament) National champions
bowl[National Championship Game](1940-ncaa-basketball-championship-game)
bowl_result
W 60–42 vs. [Kansas](1939-40-kansas-jayhawks-men-s-basketball-team)

W 60–42 vs. Kansas

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.

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.

Roster

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

Schedule/Results

|- !colspan=8| Regular Season |-

|- !colspan=8| NCAA tournament

Awards and honors

  • Marv Huffman, Consensus second team All-American
  • Marv Huffman, NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player
  • Bill Menke, Third team All-American (Converse)

References

References

  1. "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar.
  2. (2009). "ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game". ESPN Books.
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