# 1966–67 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1966–67 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University as members of the Big Ten Conference. Their head coach was Lou Watson, who was in his second year. The team played its home games in New Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana. The Hoosiers finished the season 18–8, 10–4 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for first. Indiana was invited to play in the NCAA Tournament. The Hoosiers lost to Virginia Tech in the Mideast Regional semifinals, but beat Tennessee 51–44 in the Regional third-place game.

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
| 20 | Mike Bedree | G | 6–3 | So. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| 21 | Harold Curdy | F | 6–4 | So. | Marion, Indiana |
| 22 | Bill Russell | G | 6–1 | Sr. | Columbus, Indiana |
| 23 | Vern Payne | G | 5–10 | Jr. | Michigan City, Indiana |
| 24 | Vern Pfaff | G | 5–10 | Sr. | Ellettsville, Indiana |
| 25 | Ken Newsome | F | 6–5 | Jr. | Ahoskie, North Carolina |
| 30 | Rich Schrumpf | C | 6–9 | Jr. | Galien, Michigan |
| 31 | Bill DeHeer | C | 6–9 | So. | Maplewood, Missouri |
| 32 | Jim Houlihan | G | 6–3 | Jr. | Bluffton, Indiana |
| 33 | Jack Johnson | F | 6–6 | Sr. | Greenfield, Indiana |
| 34 | Butch Joyner | F | 6–4 | Jr. | New Castle, Indiana |
| 35 | Bill Stenberg | C | 6–7 | So. | Rockford, Illinois |
| 40 | Larry Turpen | G | 6–1 | Sr. | Shawswick, Indiana |
| 41 | Gabe Oliverio | G | 6–2 | So. | Annandale, Virginia |
| 42 | Erv Inniger | G | 6–3 | Sr. | Berne, Indiana |
| 43 | John Muirhead | C | 6–7 | So. | Danville, Illinois |
| 44 | Earl Schneider | F | 6–9 | So. | Evansville, Indiana |
| 45 | Gary Leinberger | F | 6–7 | Jr. | St. Louis, Missouri |

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/3/1966* | DePauw | W 84–71 | 1–0 | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 12/5/1966* | Missouri | W 77–65 | 2–0 | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 12/7/1966* | Ohio | L 90–91 $^{OT}$ | 2–1 | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 12/12/1966* | at Kansas State | L 69–82 | 2–2 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS |
| 12/17/1966* | at Loyola (Chicago) | W 83–73 | 3–2 | Alumni Gym Chicago, IL |
| 12/20/1966* | vs. Notre Dame | W 94–91 | 4–2 | Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, IN |
| 12/27/1966* | vs. Oregon State Far West Classic | W 71–60 | 5–2 | Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR |
| 12/29/1966* | vs. Washington Far West Classic | L 79–81 | 5–3 | Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR |
| 12/30/1966* | vs. Oregon Far West Classic | W 102–64 | 6–3 | Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR |
| 1/7/1967 | at Iowa | L 73–84 | 6–4 (0–1) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 1/9/1967 | Minnesota | W 83–68 | 7–4 (1–1) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 1/14/1967 | at Ohio State | W 81–80 | 8–4 (2–1) | St. John Arena Columbus, OH |
| 1/30/1967* | DePaul | W 72–70 | 9–4 (2–1) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/4/1967 | at Minnesota | W 82–81 | 10–4 (3–1) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| 2/6/1967 | Michigan State | W 82–77 | 11–4 (4–1) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/11/1967 | Wisconsin | W 93–81 | 12–4 (5–1) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/13/1967 | at Michigan State | L 77–86 | 12–5 (5–2) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI |
| 2/18/1967 | at Northwestern | W 81–79 | 13–5 (6–2) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| 2/20/1967 | Illinois Rivalry | W 96–81 | 14–5 (7–2) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/25/1967 | Iowa | L 74–75 $^{OT}$ | 14–6 (7–3) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/27/1967 | at Michigan | W 98–96 | 15–6 (8–3) | Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI |
| 3/4/1967 | at Illinois Rivalry | L 70–80 | 15–7 (8–4) | Assembly Hall Champaign, IL |
| 3/6/1967 | Michigan | W 96–90 | 16–7 (9–4) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 3/11/1967 | Purdue Rivalry | W 95–82 | 17–7 (10–4) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| 3/17/1967* | vs. Virginia Tech Regional semifinals | L 70–79 | 17–8 (10–4) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| 3/18/1967* | vs. No. 8 Tennessee Regional Third Place | W 51–44 | 18–8 (10–4) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||