# 1954–55 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1954–55 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 14th 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 8–14 and a conference record of 5–9, finishing 6th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
| 13 | Dick Baumgartner | G | 6–1 | Sr. | LaPorte, Indiana |
| 14 | Phil Byers | G | 5–11 | Sr. | Evansville, Indiana |
| 15 | Neal Skeeters | G | 5–11 | Jr. | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 20 | Jim Barley | G | 6–2 | Jr. | Marion, Indiana |
| 21 | Hallie Bryant | G | 6–3 | So. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 22 | Warren Fisher | F | 6–3 | Jr. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| 23 | Jim Phipps | G | 5–11 | Jr. | Kokomo, Indiana |
| 23 | Charlie Hodson | G | 5–9 | So. | Muncie, Indiana |
| 24 | John Wood | G | 5–7 | Sr. | Morristown, Indiana |
| 25 | Burke Scott | G | 6–1 | Sr. | Tell City, Indiana |
| 31 | Paul Poff | G | 6–1 | Sr. | New Albany, Indiana |
| 32 | Dick Kirkpatrick | F | 6–3 | So. | Terre Haute, Indiana |
| 33 | Bill Maetschke | F | 6–4 | Jr. | New Albany, Indiana |
| 34 | Don Schlundt | C | 6–10 | Sr. | South Bend, Indiana |
| 35 | Dick Neal | F | 6–5 | So. | Reelsville, Indiana |
| 41 | Dick White | F | 6–1 | Sr. | Terre Haute, Indiana |
| 42 | Charles Mead | G | 6–3 | Jr. | Oak Park, Illinois |
| 43 | Cliff Williamson | F | 6–3 | Sr. | Kokomo, Indiana |
| 44 | Wally Choice | F | 6–4 | Jr. | Montclair, New Jersey |
| 45 | Frank Stemle | F | 6–3 | Jr. | New Albany, Indiana |

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/4/1954* | | Valparaiso | W 77–66 | 1–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/6/1954* | | Missouri | L 61–64 | 1–1 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/11/1954* | No. 6 | at Notre Dame | W 73–70 | 2–1 | Notre Dame Fieldhouse Notre Dame, Indiana |
| 12/13/1954* | No. 6 | SMU | L 78–83 | 2–2 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/18/1954* | No. 7 | at Cincinnati | L 65–97 | 2–3 | Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati |
| 12/21/1954* | | at Kansas State | L 74–91 | 2–4 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| 12/27/1954* | | at Saint Louis | L 78–80 | 2–5 | Kiel Auditorium St. Louis |
| 1/3/1955 | | Michigan | W 95–77 | 3–5 (1–0) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/8/1955 | | at Illinois Rivalry | L 75–99 | 3–6 (1–1) | Huff Hall Champaign, Illinois |
| 1/10/1955 | | at Minnesota | L 74–88 | 3–7 (1–2) | Williams Arena Minneapolis |
| 1/15/1955 | | at Wisconsin | L 66–77 | 3–8 (1–3) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin |
| 1/17/1955 | | Michigan State | W 88–79 | 4–8 (2–3) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/31/1955* | | Butler | W 87–56 | 5–8 (2–3) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/5/1955 | | at Ohio State | L 87–90 | 5–9 (2–4) | Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio |
| 2/7/1955 | | Wisconsin | W 65–58 | 6–9 (3–4) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/12/1955 | | at Iowa | L 75–90 | 6–10 (3–5) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 2/14/1955 | | Minnesota | L 70–80 | 6–11 (3–6) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/19/1955 | | Northwestern | L 78–85 | 6–12 (3–7) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/21/1955 | | Purdue Rivalry | W 75–62 | 7–12 (4–7) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/26/1955 | | at Purdue Rivalry | L 67–92 | 7–13 (4–8) | Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana |
| 2/28/1955 | | at Michigan State | L 77–93 | 7–14 (4–9) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan |
| 3/5/1955 | | Ohio State | W 84–66 | 8–14 (5–9) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||