# 1943–44 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1943–44 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Because Branch McCracken left to serve in World War II, their head coach was Harry Good, who was in his 1st 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 7–15 and a conference record of 2–10, finishing 8th 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 | Fr. | Campbellsburg, Indiana |
| 5 | Ed Schienbein | G | 5–9 | Sr. | Southport, Indiana |
| 6 | Charles Traux | G | 5–11 | N/A | Spring Lake, New Jersey |
| 7 | George Tipton | C | 6–3 | Fr. | Terre Haute, Indiana |
| 8 | Don Earnhart | C | 6–2 | Fr. | Marion, Indiana |
| 9 | Jack Herron | G | 5–8 | So. | Logansport, Indiana |
| 11 | Jack Mercer | G | 6–1 | Fr. | Brazil, Indiana |
| 14 | Bob Rowland | G | 6–1 | Fr. | Martinsville, Indiana |
| 16 | John Crouch | C | 6–3 | So. | Evansville, Indiana |
| 19 | Sam Young | G | 6–2 | So. | Rushville, Indiana |
| 22 | Claude Retherford Jr. | F | 6–1 | Fr. | French Lick, Indiana |
| 24 | Herod Toon | G | 5–10 | Fr. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 25 | Richard Peed | C | 6–3 | N/A | Richmond, Indiana |
| 30 | Irvin Leary | F | 5–11 | Fr. | Greenfield, Indiana |
| 32 | Bob Ravensburg | F | 6–1 | So. | Bellevue, Kentucky |
| 33 | Paul Shields | F | 6–2 | Fr. | Monrovia, Indiana |
| 37 | Ray Brandenburg | G | 5–10 | Fr. | Corydon, Indiana |
| 38 | Les Ray | F | 6–1 | Fr. | Sullivan, Indiana |
| 42 | Ed Sidwell | G | 6–2 | Fr. | New Castle, Indiana |
| 43 | Art Lehman | F | 6–1 | Fr. | Cedar Lake, Indiana |
| N/A | Philip Bowser | F | 6–2 | Fr. | Goshen, Indiana |
| N/A | Pete Pithos | F | 6–1 | Jr. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/1/1943* | Camp Atterbury | W 40–28 | 1–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/4/1943* | at DePauw | L 36–47 | 1–1 | Bowman Gym Greencastle, Indiana |
| 12/7/1943* | at Wabash | W 38–35 | 2–1 | Crawfordsville, Indiana |
| 12/11/1943* | vs. Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry | L 41–66 | 2–2 | Jefferson County Armory Louisville, Kentucky |
| 12/14/1943* | Wabash | W 44–27 | 3–2 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/18/1943* | at DePaul | L 43–81 | 3–3 | University Auditorium Chicago, Illinois |
| 12/20/1943* | DePauw | W 38–34 | 4–3 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/4/1944* | at Camp Atterbury | W 42–32 | 5–3 | Camp Atterbury, Indiana |
| 1/8/1944 | at Purdue Rivalry | L 43–63 | 5–4 (0–1) | Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana |
| 1/14/1944 | at Ohio State | L 46–72 | 5–5 (0–2) | Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio |
| 1/15/1944 | at Ohio State | L 38–74 | 5–6 (0–3) | Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio |
| 1/22/1944* | Miami (OH) | L 50–52 | 5–7 (0–3) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/28/1944 | Iowa | L 42–43 | 5–8 (0–4) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/29/1944 | Iowa | L 40–52 | 5–9 (0–5) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/4/1944 | at Michigan | L 49–65 | 5–10 (0–6) | Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| 2/5/1944 | at Michigan | L 44–46 | 5–11 (0–7) | Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| 2/11/1944 | Wisconsin | L 43–62 | 5–12 (0–8) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/12/1944 | Wisconsin | L 31–52 | 5–13 (0–9) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/18/1944 | at Minnesota | L 47–48 | 5–14 (0–10) | Minnesota Field House Minneapolis |
| 2/19/1944 | at Minnesota | W 48–47 | 6–14 (1–10) | Minnesota Field House Minneapolis |
| 2/26/1944* | Bunker Hill | L 36–41 | 6–15 (1–10) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/4/1944 | at Purdue Rivalry | W 51–45 | 7–15 (2–10) | Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||