# 1961–62 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1961–62 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 21st 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 13–11 and a conference record of 7–7, finishing 4th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
| 20 | Dave Granger | F | 6–7 | Jr. | Hillsdale, Michigan |
| 21 | Dave Holland | F | 6–5 | So. | Toledo, Indiana |
| 22 | Jimmy Rayl | G | 6–2 | Jr. | Kokomo, Indiana |
| 23 | Jerry Bass | G | 5–9 | Sr. | Morristown, Indiana |
| 25 | Charley Roush | F | 6–1 | Jr. | Columbus, Indiana |
| 30 | Gordon Mickey | F | 6–7 | Sr. | Chillicothe, Ohio |
| 31 | Dick Sparks | C | 6–5 | So. | Bloomington, Indiana |
| 31 | Jim Sutton | G | 5–11 | So. | Anderson, Indiana |
| 32 | Ernie Wilhoit | G | 6–3 | Sr. | Collinsville, Illinois |
| 33 | Winston Fairfield | C | 6–9 | Jr. | Wilmington, Massachusetts |
| 41 | Frank Daly | F | 6–2 | So. | Mooresville, Indiana |
| 42 | Charley Hall | F | 6–6 | Sr. | Terre Haute, Indiana |
| 43 | Dave Porter | F | 6–4 | Jr. | Noblesville, Indiana |
| 45 | Tom Bolyard | F | 6–4 | Jr. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/2/1961* | Drake | L 81–90 | 0–1 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, IA |
| 12/7/1961* | New Mexico State | W 74–68 | 1–1 | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 12/9/1961* | Kansas State | L 78–88 | 1–2 | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 12/11/1961* | vs. North Carolina | W 76–70 | 2–2 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| 12/16/1961* | Detroit | W 92–84 | 3–2 | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 12/18/1961* | Arizona State | W 94–88 | 4–2 | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 12/23/1961* | at Iowa State | L 70–83 | 4–3 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| 12/30/1961* | at Loyola (Chicago) | L 90–95 | 4–4 | Alumni Gym Chicago, IL |
| 1/2/1962* | vs. Notre Dame | W 122–95 | 5–4 | Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, IN |
| 1/6/1962 | Michigan State | W 76–71 | 6–4 (1–0) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 1/8/1962 | at Minnesota | L 100–104 | 6–5 (1–1) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| 1/13/1962* | at DePaul | W 98–89 | 7–5 (1–1) | Alumni Hall Chicago, IL |
| 1/27/1962 | Minnesota | W 105–104 | 8–5 (2–1) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 1/29/1962 | at Northwestern | W 72–71 | 9–5 (3–1) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| 2/3/1962 | at No. 4 Illinois Rivalry | L 85–96 | 9–6 (3–2) | Huff Hall Champaign, IL |
| 2/10/1962 | at Purdue Rivalry | L 93–105 | 9–7 (3–3) | Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, IN |
| 2/12/1962 | Wisconsin | L 94–105 | 9–8 (3–4) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/17/1962 | Iowa | W 72–69 | 10–8 (4–4) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/19/1962 | Michigan | W 86–77 | 11–8 (5–4) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/24/1962 | at Michigan State | L 85–97 | 11–9 (5–5) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI |
| 2/26/1962 | at Michigan | L 89–110 | 11–10 (5–6) | Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI |
| 3/3/1962 | Purdue Rivalry | W 88–71 | 12–10 (6–6) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 3/5/1962 | Illinois Rivalry | W 104–92 | 13–10 (7–6) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 3/10/1962 | at No. 1 Ohio State | L 65–90 | 13–11 (7–7) | St. John Arena Columbus, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||