# 1965–66 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1965–66 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Lou Watson, who was in his 1st year. The team played its home games in New Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 8–16 and a conference record of 4–10, finishing 9th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
| 22 | Bill Russell | G | 6–1 | Jr. | Columbus, Indiana |
| 23 | Vern Payne | G | 5–10 | So. | Michigan City, Indiana |
| 24 | Vern Pfaff | G | 5–10 | Jr. | Ellettsville, Indiana |
| 25 | Ken Newsome | F | 6–5 | So. | Ahoskie, North Carolina |
| 30 | Rich Schrumpf | C | 6–9 | So. | Galien, Michigan |
| 32 | Frank Everett | C | 6–6 | So. | Williamston, North Carolina |
| 33 | Jack Johnson | F | 6–6 | Jr. | Greenfield, Indiana |
| 34 | Butch Joyner | F | 6–4 | So. | New Castle, Indiana |
| 35 | Ron McMains | F | 6–5 | Jr. | Frankfort, Indiana |
| 40 | Larry Turpen | G | 6–1 | Jr. | Shawswick, Indiana |
| 41 | Max Walker | G | 6–1 | Sr. | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 42 | Erv Inniger | G | 6–3 | Jr. | Berne, Indiana |
| 43 | Gary Grieger | F | 6–4 | Sr. | Evansville, Indiana |
| 45 | Gary Leinberger | F | 6–7 | So. | St. Louis, Missouri |

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/1/1965* | St. Joseph's (Ind.) | W 76–62 | 1–0 | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 12/4/1965* | at Oklahoma | L 82–83 | 1–1 | McCasland Field House Norman, OK |
| 12/6/1965* | Detroit | L 75–78 | 1–2 | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 12/13/1965* | Kansas State | L 69–82 | 1–3 | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 12/17/1965* | vs. California Kentucky Invitational | W 71–64 | 2–3 | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY |
| 12/18/1965* | at Kentucky Kentucky Invitational/Indiana–Kentucky rivalry | L 56–91 | 2–4 | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY |
| 12/21/1965* | vs. Notre Dame | W 80–58 | 3–4 | Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, IN |
| 12/31/1965* | vs. No. 3 Bradley | W 104–87 | 4–4 | Chicago Stadium Chicago, IL |
| 1/3/1966* | Loyola (Chicago) | L 68–91 | 4–5 | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 1/8/1966 | Illinois Rivalry | L 84–98 | 4–6 (0–1) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 1/10/1966 | at Michigan | L 68–88 | 4–7 (0–2) | Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI |
| 1/15/1966 | at Minnesota | L 82–91 | 4–8 (0–3) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| 1/17/1966 | Iowa | W 73–61 | 5–8 (1–3) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/1/1966* | at DePaul | L 79–100 | 5–9 (1–3) | Alumni Hall Chicago, IL |
| 2/5/1966 | No. 9 Michigan | L 76–93 | 5–10 (1–4) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/7/1966 | at Wisconsin | L 78–79 | 5–11 (1–5) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI |
| 2/12/1966 | at Illinois Rivalry | W 81–77 | 6–11 (2–5) | Assembly Hall Champaign, IL |
| 2/14/1966 | Ohio State | W 81–61 | 7–11 (3–5) | St. John Arena Columbus, OH |
| 2/19/1966 | Northwestern | L 82–83 | 7–12 (3–6) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/21/1966 | at Purdue Rivalry | L 68–77 | 7–13 (3–7) | Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, IN |
| 2/26/1966 | at Michigan State | L 63–69 | 7–14 (3–8) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI |
| 2/28/1966 | Minnesota | L 90–96 | 7–15 (3–9) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 3/5/1966 | Michigan State | W 86–76 | 8–15 (4–9) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 3/7/1966 | at Iowa | L 77–82 | 8–16 (4–10) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||