# 1944–45 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1944–45 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Harry Good, 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 10–11 and a conference record of 3–9, finishing 9th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
| 4 | Gene Farris | F | 6–3 | So. | Campbellsburg, Indiana |
| 5 | Charles Radcliffe | F | 5–10 | Jr. | Paoli, Indiana |
| 5 | Ed Schienbein | G | 5–9 | Sr. | Southport, Indiana |
| 6 | George Cherry | G | 5–11 | Fr. | Greensburg, Indiana |
| 7 | Gene Johnson | C | 6–3 | Fr. | Hartford City, Indiana |
| 8 | Dave Etchison | F | 6–1 | Fr. | Alexandria, Indiana |
| 9 | Jack Herron | G | 5–8 | Jr. | Logansport, Indiana |
| 10 | Robert Goodman | F | 6–1 | Fr. | Paterson, New Jersey |
| 11 | Jack Mercer | G | 6–1 | So. | Brazil, Indiana |
| 12 | Norbert Hermann | G | 6–2 | Fr. | Brownstown, Indiana |
| 14 | Marion Fine | G | 5–6 | So. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 15 | Ray Brandenburg | G | 5–10 | So. | Corydon, Indiana |
| 16 | Louis Teats | G | 5–6 | Fr. | Aurora, Indiana |
| 17 | George Laughery | F | 6–1 | Fr. | Robinson, Illinois |
| 18 | Charles Leedke | G | 5–10 | Fr. | Connersville, Indiana |
| 21 | Dean Daniels | F | 5–11 | Fr. | South Bend, Indiana |
| 22 | James Copeland | F | 6–2 | Fr. | Elwood, Indiana |
| 22 | Dick Schnieder | G | 5–11 | Fr. | LaPorte, Indiana |
| 23 | Freeland Armstrong | G | 5–11 | Fr. | Paoli, Indiana |
| 24 | Zygmund Belsowski | G | 5–11 | Fr. | LaPorte, Indiana |
| 25 | George Milan | G | 5–11 | Fr. | East Chicago, Indiana |
| 27 | Gene Turner | G | 5–11 | Fr. | Kokomo, Indiana |
| 29 | Ed Murray | F | 5–10 | Fr. | Cincinnati |
| 35 | Al Kravolansky | F/C | 6–3 | So. | East Chicago, Indiana |
| 39 | Del Russell | F | 6–1 | So. | Park Ridge, Illinois |
| 40 | Milton Mink | C | 6–5 | Fr. | Rochester, Indiana |
| 41 | Ted Kluszewski | F | 6–2 | Fr. | Argo, Illinois |
| 45 | John Roper | C | 6–5 | Fr. | Campbell, Ohio |

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/30/1944* | at Wabash | W 43–39 | 1–0 | Crawfordsville, Indiana |
| 12/2/1944* | Camp Atterbury | W 44–22 | 2–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/5/1944* | DePauw | L 50–51 | 2–1 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/9/1944* | at Camp Atterbury | W 63–48 | 3–1 | Camp Atterbury, Indiana |
| 12/14/1944* | Wabash | W 55–39 | 4–1 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/16/1944* | vs. Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry | L 43–61 | 4–2 | Jefferson County Armory Louisville, Kentucky |
| 12/30/1944* | Nebraska | W 65–42 | 5–2 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/2/1945* | Pentathlon of Mexico | W 53–33 | 6–2 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/6/1945 | at Michigan | L 53–54 | 6–3 (0–1) | Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| 1/9/1945* | at DePauw | W 58–38 | 7–3 (0–1) | Bowman Gym Greencastle, Indiana |
| 1/17/1945 | Purdue Rivalry | W 51–50 | 8–3 (1–1) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/20/1945 | at Minnesota | W 48–46 | 9–3 (2–1) | Minnesota Field House Minneapolis |
| 1/22/1945 | at Iowa | L 51–56 | 9–4 (2–2) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 1/27/1945 | Michigan | L 43–47 | 9–5 (2–3) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/5/1945 | Minnesota | L 48–56 | 9–6 (2–4) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/7/1945 | at Purdue Rivalry | L 48–62 | 9–7 (2–5) | Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana |
| 2/10/1945 | Iowa | L 40–45 | 9–8 (2–6) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/12/1945 | at Illinois Rivalry | L 48–71 | 9–9 (2–7) | Huff Hall Champaign, Illinois |
| 2/17/1945 | Ohio State | L 45–63 | 9–10 (2–8) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/24/1945 | at Ohio State | L 52–85 | 9–11 (2–9) | Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio |
| 2/28/1945 | Illinois Rivalry | W 65–55 | 10–11 (3–9) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||