# 1953–54 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1953–54 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 13th year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.
As reigning national champions, the Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 20–4 and a conference record of 12–2, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference. As Big Ten Conference Champions, Indiana was invited to participate in the NCAA tournament, where they advanced to Regional Third Place.

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
| 13 | Charlie Kraak | F | 6–5 | Sr. | Collinsville, Illinois |
| 14 | Phil Byers | G | 5–11 | Jr. | Evansville, Indiana |
| 15 | Neal Skeeters | G | 5–11 | So. | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 20 | Jim Barley | G | 6–2 | So. | Marion, Indiana |
| 21 | Bobby Leonard | G | 6–3 | Sr. | Terre Haute, Indiana |
| 22 | Jim DeaKyne | G | 6–3 | Sr. | Fortville, Indiana |
| 23 | Jim Phipps | G | 5–11 | So. | Kokomo, Indiana |
| 24 | Sherrill Marginet | G | 6–1 | So. | Fort Branch, Indiana |
| 25 | Burke Scott | G | 6–1 | Jr. | Tell City, Indiana |
| 30 | Paul Poff | G | 6–1 | Jr. | New Albany, Indiana |
| 31 | Dick Farley | F | 6–3 | Sr. | Winslow, Indiana |
| 32 | Warren Fisher | F | 6–3 | So. | Terre Haute, Indiana |
| 33 | Bill Maetschke | F | 6–4 | So. | New Albany, Indiana |
| 34 | Don Schlundt | C | 6–10 | Jr. | South Bend, Indiana |
| 35 | Lou Scott | C | 6–10 | Sr. | Chicago |
| 41 | Dick White | F | 6–1 | Jr. | Terre Haute, Indiana |
| 42 | Charles Mead | G | 6–3 | So. | Oak Park, Illinois |
| 43 | Cliff Williamson | F | 6–3 | So. | Kokomo, Indiana |
| 44 | Wally Choice | F | 6–4 | So. | Montclair, New Jersey |
| 45 | Frank Stemle | F | 6–3 | So. | New Albany, Indiana |

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/5/1953* | | Cincinnati | W 78–65 | 1–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/7/1953* | | Kansas State | W 92–66 | 2–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/12/1953* | No. 1 | at Butler | W 76–57 | 3–0 | Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis |
| 12/14/1953* | No. 1 | Notre Dame | W 66–55 | 4–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/18/1953* | No. 1 | at Montana | W 74–54 | 5–0 | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana |
| 12/21/1953* | No. 1 | at Oregon State | W 76–72 | 6–0 | Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| 12/22/1953* | No. 1 | at Oregon State | L 51–67 | 6–1 | Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| 1/2/1954 | No. 3 | at Michigan | W 62–60 | 7–1 (1–0) | Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| 1/4/1954 | No. 3 | Wisconsin | W 70–67 | 8–1 (2–0) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/9/1954 | No. 3 | at Minnesota | W 71–63 | 9–1 (3–0) | Williams Arena Minneapolis |
| 1/11/1954 | No. 3 | Purdue Rivalry | W 73–67 | 10–1 (4–0) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/16/1954 | No. 3 | at Wisconsin | W 90–74 | 11–1 (5–0) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin |
| 1/18/1954 | No. 3 | Ohio State | W 94–72 | 12–1 (6–0) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/1/1954* | No. 3 | Louisville | W 80–71 | 13–1 (6–0) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/6/1954 | No. 3 | Michigan State | W 79–74 | 14–1 (7–0) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/8/1954 | No. 3 | Minnesota | W 90–77 | 15–1 (8–0) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/13/1954 | No. 3 | at Northwestern | L 90–100 | 15–2 (8–1) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois |
| 2/15/1954 | No. 3 | at Purdue Rivalry | W 86–50 | 16–2 (9–1) | Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana |
| 2/20/1954 | No. 3 | at Michigan State | W 63–61 | 17–2 (10–1) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan |
| 2/22/1954 | No. 3 | Iowa | L 64–82 | 17–3 (10–2) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/27/1954 | No. 3 | at Ohio State | W 84–68 | 18–3 (11–2) | Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio |
| 3/6/1954 | No. 2 | Illinois Rivalry | W 67–64 | 19–3 (12–2) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/12/1954* | No. 2 | vs. Notre Dame Regional semifinals | L 64–65 | 19–4 (12–2) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa |
| 3/13/1954* | No. 2 | vs. LSU Regional Third Place | W 73–62 | 20–4 (12–2) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||