# 1938–39 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1938–39 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, 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 17–3 and a conference record of 9–3, 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 | Gordon McLaughlin | F | 6–1 | So. | Terre Haute, Indiana |
| 7 | Edgar Mansfield | G | 5–11 | So. | LaPorte, Indiana |
| 8 | Richard McGaughey | G | 5–11 | So. | Crawfordsville, Indiana |
| 9 | Chet Francis | G | 6–1 | So. | Avon, Indiana |
| 10 | Bill Tipmore | C | 6–2 | So. | Elkhart, Indiana |
| 11 | Robert Hansen | C | 6–3 | So. | Chicago |
| 12 | Jim Gridley | G | 6–1 | So. | Vevay, Indiana |
| 13 | Jim Ooley | G | 6–2 | Jr. | Spencer, Indiana |
| 16 | Russell Clifton | C | 6–3 | So. | Bentonville, Indiana |
| 18 | Jim Lettellier | F | 5–10 | So. | Bloomington, Indiana |
| 19 | Dale Gentil | F | 6–2 | Jr. | Mount Vernon, Indiana |
| 20 | Jack Stevenson | F | 6–1 | Jr. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 21 | Bob Dro | G | 5–11 | So. | Berne, Indiana |
| 22 | Curly Armstrong | F | 5–11 | So. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| 23 | William Menke | C | 6–3 | So. | Huntingburg, Indiana |
| 24 | William Johnson | F/G | 6–1 | Sr. | Jeffersonville, Indiana |
| 24 | Herm Schaefer | F | 6–1 | So. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| 25 | Ernie Andres | G | 6–1 | Sr. | Jeffersonville, Indiana |
| 26 | Tom Motter | F | 6–1 | So. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| 28 | Marv Huffman | G | 6–2 | Jr. | New Castle, Indiana |
| 29 | Robert Menke | F | 6–3 | So. | Huntingburg, Indiana |
| 30 | Ralph Dorsey | F | 5–10 | Jr. | Horse Cave, Kentucky |

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/5/1938* | Ball State | W 54–28 | 1–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/10/1938* | Miami (OH) | W 49–23 | 2–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/12/1938* | Wabash | W 47–23 | 3–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/17/1938* | Connecticut | W 71–38 | 4–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/23/1938* | at Butler | W 46–29 | 5–0 | Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis |
| 12/30/1938* | at Western Reserve | W 45–33 | 6–0 | Cleveland, Ohio |
| 12/31/1938* | at Michigan State | W 37–33 | 7–0 | Demonstration Hall East Lansing, Michigan |
| 1/7/1939 | at Ohio State | L 38–45 | 7–1 (0–1) | Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio |
| 1/9/1939 | at Illinois Rivalry | W 29–28 | 8–1 (1–1) | Huff Hall Champaign, Illinois |
| 1/14/1939 | Wisconsin | W 43–19 | 9–1 (2–1) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/16/1939 | Purdue Rivalry | W 39–36 | 10–1 (3–1) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/3/1939* | at Xavier | W 48–39 | 11–1 (3–1) | Schmidt Field House Cincinnati |
| 2/6/1939 | Ohio State | W 46–34 | 12–1 (4–1) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/11/1939 | at Iowa | W 50–39 | 13–1 (5–1) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 2/13/1939 | at Chicago | W 46–33 | 14–1 (6–1) | Henry Crown Field House Chicago |
| 2/18/1939 | Northwestern | W 44–37 | 15–1 (7–1) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/20/1939 | Iowa | W 45–40 | 16–1 (8–1) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/25/1939 | Minnesota | W 49–37 | 17–1 (9–1) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/27/1939 | at Purdue Rivalry | L 34–45 | 17–2 (9–2) | Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana |
| 3/4/1939 | at Michigan | L 45–53 | 17–3 (9–3) | Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||