# 1972–73 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1972–73 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 2nd year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 22–6 and a conference record of 11–3, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference. After a quick first-round exit during the 1972 NIT, Indiana was invited to participate in the 1973 NCAA Tournament, where Bobby Knight and the Hoosiers advanced to the Final Four. IU lost to the UCLA Bruins who went on to win their 7th straight national title; however, IU secured third place after beating Providence.

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
| 20 | Frank Wilson | G | 6–3 | Sr. | Bluffton, Indiana |
| 21 | Quinn Buckner | G | 6–3 | Fr. | Phoenix, Illinois |
| 22 | Trent Smock | F | 6–5 | Fr. | Richmond, Indiana |
| 22 | Bootsie White | G | 5–8 | Sr. | Hammond, Indiana |
| 23 | Steve Heiniger | G | 5–10 | Jr. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| 24 | Steve Ahlfeld | G | 6–1 | So. | Wabash, Indiana |
| 25 | Doug Allen | F | 6–6 | So. | Champaign, Illinois |
| 30 | John Kamstra | G | 6–1 | So. | Frankfort, Indiana |
| 31 | John Laskowski | G/F | 6–5 | So. | South Bend, Indiana |
| 32 | Steve Downing | C | 6–8 | Sr. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 33 | Jerry Memering | F/C | 6–7 | Sr. | Vincennes, Indiana |
| 34 | Steve Green | F | 6–7 | So. | Sellersburg, Indiana |
| 35 | Don Noort | C | 6–8 | Fr. | Worth, Illinois |
| 40 | Mike Miller | F | 6–8 | Fr. | Bloomington, Indiana |
| 41 | Craig Morris | G | 6–4 | Fr. | DeGraff, Ohio |
| 42 | John Ritter | F | 6–5 | Sr. | Goshen, Indiana |
| 43 | John Hunter | F | 6–6 | So. | Danville, Indiana |
| 45 | Jim Crews | G | 6–5 | Fr. | Normal, Illinois |
| 55 | Tom Abernethy | F | 6–7 | Fr. | South Bend, Indiana |

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/2/1972* | | Harvard | W 97–76 | 1–0 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/5/1972* | | at Kansas | W 72–55 | 2–0 | Allen Field House Lawrence, KS |
| 12/9/1972* | | No. 8 Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry | W 64–58 | 3–0 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/12/1972* | No. 15 | Notre Dame | W 69–67 | 4–0 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/16/1972* | No. 15 | Ohio | W 89–68 | 5–0 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/22/1972* | No. 9 | at South Carolina | L 85–88 | 5–1 | Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC |
| 12/28/1972* | No. 15 | vs. No. 13 Houston | W 75–72 | 6–1 | Memorial Gymnasium El Paso, TX |
| 12/29/1972* | No. 15 | at UTEP | L 65–74 | 6–2 | Memorial Gymnasium El Paso, Texas |
| 1/3/1973* | No. 20 | Ball State | W 94–71 | 7–2 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 1/6/1973 | No. 20 | at Wisconsin | W 78–64 | 8–2 (1–0) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI |
| 1/9/1973* | No. 16 | Miami | W 80–68 | 9–2 (1–0) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 1/13/1973 | No. 16 | Ohio State | W 81–67 | 10–2 (2–0) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 1/20/1973 | No. 16 | No. 6 Minnesota | W 83–71 | 11–2 (3–0) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 1/22/1973 | No. 16 | at Michigan State | W 97–89 | 12–2 (4–0) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI |
| 1/27/1973 | No. 6 | at Michigan | W 79–73 | 13–2 (5–0) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI |
| 2/3/1973 | No. 5 | Northwestern | W 83–65 | 14–2 (6–0) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 2/5/1973 | No. 5 | at Ohio State | L 69–70 | 14–3 (6–1) | St. John Arena Columbus, OH |
| 2/10/1973 | No. 4 | at Purdue Rivalry | L 69–72 | 14–4 (6–2) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| 2/12/1973 | No. 4 | Illinois Rivalry | W 87–66 | 15–4 (7–2) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 2/17/1973 | No. 11 | at No. 4 Minnesota | L 75–82 | 15–5 (7–3) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| 2/19/1973 | No. 11 | Michigan State | W 75–65 | 16–5 (8–3) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 2/24/1973 | No. 10 | Wisconsin | W 57–55 | 17–5 (9–3) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 3/3/1973 | No. 12 | at Iowa | W 80–64 | 18–5 (10–3) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 3/10/1973 | No. 9 | Purdue Rivalry | W 77–72 | 19–5 (11–3) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/15/1973* | No. 6 | vs. No. 5 Marquette Regional semifinals | W 75–69 | 20–5 (11–3) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN |
| 3/17/1973* | No. 6 | vs. No. 17 Kentucky Elite Eight | W 72–65 | 21–5 (11–3) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN |
| 3/24/1973* | No. 6 | vs. No. 1 UCLA Final Four | L 59–70 | 21–6 (11–3) | St. Louis Arena St. Louis, MO |
| 3/26/1973* | No. 6 | vs. No. 4 Providence National third-place game | W 97–79 | 22–6 (11–3) | St. Louis Arena St. Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 17 | Steve Downing | Boston Celtics |