# 1950–51 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1950–51 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 10th 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 19–3 and a conference record of 12–2, finishing 2nd in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
| 4 | Dale Vieau | G | 5–10 | Jr. | Hammond, Indiana |
| 5 | Sam Miranda | G | 5–10 | Jr. | Collinsville, Illinois |
| 6 | Tom Satter | F | 5–10 | So. | Franklin, Indiana |
| 7 | Gene Ring | G | 6–1 | Sr. | South Bend, Indiana |
| 8 | Bill Garrett | C | 6–3 | Sr. | Shelbyville, Indiana |
| 9 | Bob Masters | G | 6–3 | Jr. | Lafayette, Indiana |
| 10 | Dick Baumgartner | G | 6–1 | So. | LaPorte, Indiana |
| 11 | Bill Tosheff | F | 6–1 | Sr. | Gary, Indiana |
| 12 | Phil Buck | F | 5–10 | Sr. | Rossville, Indiana |
| 14 | Hal Summers | F | 6–1 | Jr. | Lawrenceville, Illinois |
| 16 | Don Luft | C | 6–5 | Jr. | Sheboygan, Wisconsin |
| 16 | Bob Dobson | G | 6–1 | So. | Bloomington, Indiana |
| 18 | Jack McDermond | F | 6–2 | So. | Attica, Indiana |
| 19 | Jim Schooley | C | 6–5 | So. | Auburn, Indiana |
| 21 | Tyrie Robbins | F | 6–3 | Sr. | Gary, Indiana |
| 21 | Otto Case | G | 5–8 | So. | Jeffersonville, Indiana |
| 22 | Jack Brown | F | 6–3 | Sr. | Bloomington, Indiana |
| 25 | Tony Hill | F | 6–1 | Jr. | Seymour, Indiana |

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/2/1950* | | DePauw | W 59–45 | 1–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/9/1950* | | Oregon State | W 72–45 | 2–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/12/1950* | | TCU | W 87–68 | 3–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/16/1950* | | at Kansas State | W 58–52 | 4–0 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| 12/22/1950* | No. 4 | at Butler Hoosier Classic | W 61–46 | 5–0 | Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis |
| 12/23/1950* | No. 4 | vs. Notre Dame Hoosier Classic | W 64–56 | 6–0 | Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis |
| 12/27/1950* | No. 5 | at Bradley | L 62–64 | 6–1 | Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, Illinois |
| 12/29/1950* | No. 5 | at Drake | W 59–49 | 7–1 | Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, IA |
| 1/6/1951 | No. 6 | at Ohio State | W 77–62 | 8–1 (1–0) | Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio |
| 1/13/1951 | No. 6 | at Michigan State | W 47–37 | 9–1 (2–0) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan |
| 1/15/1951 | No. 6 | Illinois Rivalry | W 64–53 | 10–1 (3–0) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/20/1951 | No. 6 | at Purdue Rivalry | W 77–56 | 11–1 (4–0) | Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana |
| 1/22/1951 | No. 6 | Ohio State | W 69–59 | 12–1 (5–0) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/27/1951 | No. 5 | Minnesota | W 32–26 | 13–1 (6–0) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/10/1951 | No. 3 | at Minnesota | L 54–61 | 13–2 (6–1) | Williams Arena Minneapolis |
| 2/12/1951 | No. 3 | at Iowa | W 63–54 | 14–2 (7–1) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 2/17/1951 | No. 6 | Northwestern | W 94–63 | 15–2 (8–1) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/19/1951 | No. 6 | at Illinois Rivalry | L 65–71 | 15–3 (8–2) | Huff Hall Champaign, Illinois |
| 2/24/1951 | No. 4 | Purdue Rivalry | W 68–53 | 16–3 (9–2) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/26/1951 | No. 4 | Iowa | W 63–53 | 17–3 (10–2) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 3/3/1951 | No. 7 | at Michigan | W 57–42 | 18–3 (11–2) | Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| 3/5/1951 | No. 7 | Wisconsin | W 68–58 | 19–3 (12–2) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||