# 1946–47 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1946–47 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. After returning from serving as a lieutenant in the Navy during World War II, Branch McCracken resumed the head coaching position for a 6th year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Nine Conference.
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 12–8 and a conference record of 8–4, finishing 2nd in the Big Nine Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
| 3 | Jerry Stuteville | F | 6–3 | Fr. | Attica, Indiana |
| 4 | Bob Cowan | G | 5–10 | Sr. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| 4 | Bob Lollar | F | 6–2 | So. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 5 | Ralph Hamilton | F | 6–1 | Sr. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| 5 | Murray Mendenhall | G | 5–9 | Fr. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| 6 | Lou Watson | G/F | 6–5 | Fr. | Jeffersonville, Indiana |
| 7 | Dave Walker | F | 6–3 | So. | Loogootee, Indiana |
| 8 | Al Herman | F | 6–3 | Fr. | Bloomington, Indiana |
| 11 | Lou Jensen | G | 5–11 | Fr. | New Albany, Indiana |
| 12 | Norbert Hermann | G | 6–2 | Jr. | Brownstown, Indiana |
| 13 | Al Kravolansky | F | 6–3 | Sr. | East Chicago, Indiana |
| 14 | Ward Williams | C | 6–3 | Jr. | Colfax, Indiana |
| 15 | Bob Armstrong | C | 6–4 | Fr. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| 17 | John Wallace | F | 6–3 | Jr. | Richmond, Indiana |
| 19 | Charley Meyer | C | 6–5 | Fr. | Jeffersonville, Indiana |
| 22 | Jack Brown | F | 6–3 | Fr. | Bloomington, Indiana |
| 37 | Don Ritter | G | 5–10 | So. | Aurora, Indiana |
| 40 | Robert Mehl | F | 6–1 | So. | Indianapolis |
| N/A | Ray Krupa | F | 6–2 | So. | East Chicago, Indiana |

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 12/2/1946* | Wabash | W 69–46 | 1–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/7/1946* | Miami (OH) | W 69–36 | 2–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/9/1946* | Notre Dame | L 60–70 | 2–1 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/14/1946* | at Louisville | L 46–53 | 2–2 | Jefferson County Armory Louisville, Kentucky |
| 12/21/1946* | at Loyola (Chicago) | L 53–60 | 2–3 | Alumni Gym Chicago |
| 1/2/1947* | at Butler | L 41–52 | 2–4 | Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis |
| 1/6/1947 | at Ohio State | W 62–39 | 3–4 (1–0) | Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio |
| 1/11/1947 | at Wisconsin | L 49–70 | 3–5 (1–1) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin |
| 1/13/1947 | Purdue Rivalry | W 62–46 | 4–5 (2–1) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/18/1947 | Iowa | W 50–48 | 5–5 (3–1) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/20/1947 | at Minnesota | L 56–59 | 5–6 (3–2) | Minnesota Field House Minneapolis |
| 1/23/1947* | at Marquette | W 74–50 | 6–6 (3–2) | Marquette Gymnasium Milwaukee |
| 1/25/1947 | Michigan | W 55–42 | 7–6 (4–2) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/8/1947* | at Earlham | W 93–41 | 8–6 (4–2) | Richmond, Indiana |
| 2/15/1947 | at Illinois Rivalry | L 50–59 | 8–7 (4–3) | Huff Hall Champaign, Illinois |
| 2/17/1947 | at Northwestern | W 69–43 | 9–7 (5–3) | Patten Gymnasium Evanston, Illinois |
| 2/22/1947 | at Iowa | L 46–68 | 9–8 (5–4) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa |
| 2/24/1947 | Ohio State | W 46–43 | 10–8 (6–4) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 3/1/1947 | Illinois Rivalry | W 48–41 | 11–8 (7–4) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 3/3/1947 | at Purdue Rivalry | W 54–38 | 12–8 (8–4) | Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||