# 1973–74 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1973–74 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his third 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 23–5 and a conference record of 12–2, tying Michigan for first place in the Big Ten Conference. Due to the NCAA Tournament rules at the time which allowed only conference champions to participate, Indiana and Michigan faced off for a third game to determine which team would go to the NCAA Tournament. IU lost to Michigan, 75–67, and thus did not participate in the Tournament. Instead, the 1974 Collegiate Commissioners Association Tournament invited second-place teams from eight conferences to participate in their tournament. This was IU's only appearance in the CCAT; however, they did win the championship game.

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
| 20 | Bobby Wilkerson | G/F | 6–7 | So. | Anderson, Indiana |
| 21 | Quinn Buckner | G | 6–3 | So. | Phoenix, Illinois |
| 22 | Trent Smock | F | 6–5 | So. | Richmond, Indiana |
| 23 | Craig Morris | G | 6–4 | So. | DeGraff, Ohio |
| 24 | Steve Ahlfeld | G | 6–1 | Jr. | Wabash, Indiana |
| 25 | Doug Allen | F | 6–6 | Jr. | Champaign, Illinois |
| 30 | John Kamstra | G | 6–1 | Jr. | Frankfort, Indiana |
| 31 | John Laskowski | G/F | 6–5 | Jr. | South Bend, Indiana |
| 33 | Tom Abernethy | F | 6–7 | So. | South Bend, Indiana |
| 34 | Steve Green | F | 6–7 | Jr. | Sellersburg, Indiana |
| 42 | Scott May | F | 6–7 | So. | Sandusky, Ohio |
| 43 | Don Noort | C | 6–8 | So. | Worth, Illinois |
| 45 | Jim Crews | G | 6–5 | So. | Normal, Illinois |
| 54 | Kent Benson | C | 6–11 | Fr. | New Castle, Indiana |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 12/1/1973* | No. 3 | The Citadel | W 74–55 | 1–0 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/5/1973* | No. 3 | Kansas | W 72–59 | 2–0 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/8/1973* | No. 3 | vs. No. 10 Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry | W 77–68 | 3–0 | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| 12/11/1973* | No. 3 | No. 6 Notre Dame | L 67–73 | 3–1 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/15/1973* | No. 3 | at Ball State | W 87–62 | 4–1 | Irving Gymnasium Muncie, IN |
| 12/22/1973* | No. 7 | No. 15 South Carolina | W 84–71 | 5–1 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/26/1973* | No. 7 | vs. BYU Far West Classic Quarterfinals | W 96–52 | 6–1 | Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR |
| 12/28/1973* | No. 7 | vs. Oregon State Far West Classic Semifinals | L 48–61 | 6–2 | Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR |
| 12/29/1973* | No. 7 | vs. Oregon Far West Classic consolation round | W 56–47 | 7–2 | Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR |
| 1/5/1974 | No. 8 | at No. 18 Michigan | L 71–73 | 7–3 (0–1) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI |
| 1/8/1974* | No. 13 | at Miami | W 71–58 | 8–3 | Millett Hall Oxford, OH |
| 1/12/1974 | No. 13 | No. 13 Wisconsin | W 52–51 | 9–3 (1–1) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 1/14/1974 | No. 13 | Northwestern | W 72–67 | 10–3 (2–1) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 1/19/1974 | No. 12 | at Iowa | W 55–51 | 11–3 (3–1) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 1/26/1974 | No. 11 | at Northwestern | W 82–53 | 12–3 (4–1) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| 2/2/1974 | No. 12 | Iowa | W 85–50 | 13–3 (5–1) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 2/9/1974 | No. 12 | Illinois Rivalry | W 107–67 | 14–3 (6–1) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 2/11/1974 | No. 12 | at Wisconsin | W 81–63 | 15–3 (7–1) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI |
| 2/16/1974 | No. 12 | No. 15 Michigan | W 93–81 | 16–3 (8–1) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 2/18/1974 | No. 12 | at Illinois Rivalry | W 101–83 | 17–3 (9–1) | Assembly Hall Champaign, IL |
| 2/23/1974 | No. 10 | at Minnesota | W 73–55 | 18–3 (10–1) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| 2/25/1974 | No. 10 | Michigan State | W 91–85 | 19–3 (11–1) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 3/2/1974 | No. 9 | at Ohio State | L 79–85 | 19–4 (11–2) | St. John Arena Columbus, OH |
| 3/9/1974 | No. 13 | Purdue Rivalry | W 80–79 | 20–4 (12–2) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 3/11/1974* | No. 13 | vs. No. 12 Michigan Big Ten Conference Tie-Breaker | L 67–75 | 20–5 | Assembly Hall Champaign, IL |
| CCAT ||||||
| 3/15/1974* | No. 10 | vs. Tennessee First Round | W 73–71 | 21–5 | St. Louis Arena St. Louis, MO |
| 3/17/1974* | No. 10 | vs. Toledo Semifinals | W 73–72 $^{OT}$ | 22–5 | St. Louis Arena St. Louis, MO |
| 3/18/1974* | No. 10 | vs. No. 15 USC Championship | W 85–60 | 23–5 | St. Louis Arena St. Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||