# 1935–36 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1935–36 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Everett Dean, who was in his 12th 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 18–2 and a conference record of 11–1, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference.

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
| 3 | Ken Gunning | F | 5–11 | Jr. | Shelbyville, Indiana |
| 4 | Wendel Walker | G | 5–11 | Sr. | Vincennes, Indiana |
| 5 | Vern Huffman | G | 6–2 | Jr. | New Castle, Indiana |
| 7 | Lester Stout | F | 5–9 | Sr. | Winamac, Indiana |
| 8 | Joseph Platt | G | 5–11 | So. | Young America, Indiana |
| 9 | Bob Etnire | G/F | 5–11 | Jr. | Logansport, Indiana |
| 10 | Willis Hosler | C | 6–3 | Jr. | Huntington, Indiana |
| 11 | Charles Scott | G | 6–2 | Sr. | Jeffersonville, Indiana |
| 12 | Phil Liehr | C | 6–3 | So. | Indianapolis |
| 13 | Willie Silberstein | F | 5–8 | So. | Brooklyn, New York |
| 14 | Fred Fechtman | C | 6–8 | Jr. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 15 | Charles Mendel | G | 6–3 | So. | Bourbon, Indiana |
| 15 | John Hobson | F | 5–10 | So. | Indianapolis |
| 16 | Carlos Brooks | G | 6–1 | So. | Mays, Indiana |
| 17 | Roger Ratliff | G | 6–3 | So. | Mooresville, Indiana |
| N/A | William Anderson | G | 5–10 | So. | Marion, Indiana |
| N/A | James Birr | C/G | 6–3 | So. | Indianapolis |
| N/A | Charles Campbell | G | 5–3 | So. | Shelbyville, Indiana |
| N/A | George Ditrich | C | 6–2 | So. | Bloomington, Indiana |

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/6/1935* | Ball State | W 44–28 | 1–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/14/1935* | at Loyola (Chicago) | W 32–25 | 2–0 | Alumni Gym Chicago |
| 12/16/1935* | Miami (OH) | W 41–15 | 3–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/21/1935* | at Vanderbilt | W 56–18 | 4–0 | Old Gym Nashville, Tennessee |
| 12/23/1935* | at Evansville | W 39–32 | 5–0 | Evansville, Indiana |
| 1/3/1936* | at DePaul | L 31–35 | 5–1 | University Auditorium Chicago |
| 1/6/1936 | at Michigan | W 33–27 | 6–1 (1–0) | Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| 1/11/1936 | Northwestern | W 27–24 | 7–1 (2–0) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/13/1936 | Chicago | W 33–30 | 8–1 (3–0) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/18/1936 | at Minnesota | W 33–31 | 9–1 (4–0) | Minnesota Field House Minneapolis |
| 1/20/1936 | at Wisconsin | W 26–24 | 10–1 (5–0) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin |
| 1/30/1936* | at Louisville | W 48–26 | 11–1 (5–0) | Belknap Gymnasium Louisville, Kentucky |
| 2/1/1936 | Minnesota | W 26–23 | 12–1 (6–0) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/8/1936 | at Chicago | W 42–24 | 13–1 (7–0) | Henry Crown Field House Chicago |
| 2/10/1936* | Franklin College | W 39–29 | 14–1 (7–0) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/15/1936 | at Ohio State | L 34–43 | 14–2 (7–1) | Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio |
| 2/17/1936 | Michigan | W 37–23 | 15–2 (8–1) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/22/1936 | Wisconsin | W 54–21 | 16–2 (9–1) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/29/1936 | at Northwestern | W 41–34 | 17–2 (10–1) | Old Patten Gymnasium Evanston, Illinois |
| 3/2/1936 | Ohio State | W 40–34 | 18–2 (11–1) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||