# 1968–69 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1968–69 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Lou Watson, who was in his 4th year. The team played its home games in 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 9–15 and a conference record of 4–10, 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 | Jr. | Warsaw, Indiana |
| 22 | Joe Cooke | G | 6–3 | Jr. | Toledo, Ohio |
| 23 | Larry Gipson | G | 5–10 | So. | Michigan City, Indiana |
| 24 | Ken Morgan | F | 6–6 | So. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 25 | Jeff Stocksdale | F | 6–4 | So. | Lima, Ohio |
| 31 | Bill DeHeer | C | 6–9 | Sr. | Maplewood, Missouri |
| 32 | Mike Noland | F | 6–6 | Jr. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 33 | Ken Johnson | C | 6–6 | Jr. | Anderson, Indiana |
| 34 | Ben Niles | G | 6–5 | So. | Warsaw, Indiana |
| 35 | Bill Stenberg | C | 6–7 | Sr. | Rockford, Illinois |
| 40 | Kevin Bass | G | 5–10 | So. | Morristown, Indiana |
| 41 | Gabe Oliverio | G | 6–2 | Sr. | Annandale, Virginia |
| 42 | Rick Atkinson | G | 6–3 | Jr. | Evansville, Indiana |
| 43 | John Muirhead | C | 6–7 | Sr. | Danville, Illinois |
| 44 | Earl Schneider | F | 6–9 | Sr. | Evansville, Indiana |
| 45 | Mike Branaugh | C | 6–8 | Jr. | Toledo, Ohio |
| 54 | Mike Szymanczyk | C | 6–8 | So. | Lansing, Illinois |

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/3/1968* | at Ohio | L 70–80 | 0–1 | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| 12/7/1968* | Missouri | W 58–51 | 1–1 | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 12/9/1968* | at Kansas State | L 83–87 | 1–2 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS |
| 12/14/1968* | North Carolina State | W 77–62 | 2–2 | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 12/16/1968* | Loyola (Chicago) | W 88–83 | 3–2 | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 12/21/1968* | at No. 7 Notre Dame | L 94–104 | 3–3 | Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN |
| 12/27/1968* | vs. Niagara ECAC Quaker City Tournament First Round | W 86–83 | 4–3 | The Spectrum Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/28/1968* | vs. No. 17 La Salle ECAC Quaker City Tournament Semifinals | L 88–108 | 4–4 | The Spectrum Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/30/1968* | vs. St. Joseph's (Pa.) ECAC Quaker City Tournament Third Place Game | L 72–80 | 4–5 | The Spectrum Philadelphia, PA |
| 1/4/1969 | No. 13 Ohio State | L 82–90 | 4–6 (0–1) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 1/7/1969 | at Michigan | L 87–89 | 4–7 (0–2) | University Events Building Ann Arbor, MI |
| 1/11/1969 | at Iowa | L 72–91 | 4–8 (0–3) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 1/14/1969 | No. 17 Northwestern | W 87–70 | 5–8 (1–3) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 1/27/1969* | DePaul | W 87–66 | 6–8 (1–3) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/1/1969 | Michigan State | W 79–76 | 7–8 (2–3) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/4/1969 | at Wisconsin | W 65–63 | 8–8 (3–3) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI |
| 2/8/1969 | Minnesota | L 83–89 | 8–9 (3–4) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/15/1969 | at Northwestern | L 88–91 | 8–10 (3–5) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| 2/18/1969 | No. 9 Purdue Rivalry | L 95–96 | 8–11 (3–6) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/22/1969 | at Minnesota | L 79–83 | 8–12 (3–7) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| 2/25/1969 | Wisconsin | W 101–84 | 9–12 (4–7) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 3/1/1969 | No. 15 Illinois Rivalry | L 64–77 | 9–13 (4–8) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 3/4/1969 | at Ohio State | L 86–108 | 9–14 (4–9) | St. John Arena Columbus, OH |
| 3/8/1969 | at Purdue Rivalry | L 76–120 | 9–15 (4–10) | Purdue Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||