# 1969–70 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1969–70 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Jerry Oliver, who was acting as head coach while the previous head coach, Lou Watson, was taking a year-long leave of absence to recover from surgery. 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 7–17 and a conference record of 3–11, finishing 10th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to play in any postseason tournament.

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
| 20 | Mike Niles | G | 6–4 | Sr. | Warsaw, Indiana |
| 21 | John Hickey | G | 5–10 | So. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 22 | Joe Cooke | G | 6–3 | Sr. | Toledo, Ohio |
| 23 | Larry Gipson | G | 5–10 | Jr. | Michigan City, Indiana |
| 24 | Ken Morgan | F | 6–6 | Jr. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 25 | Jeff Stocksdale | F | 6–4 | Jr. | Lima, Ohio |
| 30 | Jim Harris | G | 6–1 | Jr. | Lorain, Ohio |
| 33 | Ken Johnson | C | 6–6 | Sr. | Anderson, Indiana |
| 34 | Ben Niles | G | 6–5 | Jr. | Warsaw, Indiana |
| 40 | Tom Boone | G | 5–10 | So. | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 42 | Rick Atkinson | G | 6–3 | Sr. | Evansville, Indiana |
| 43 | Rick Ford | F | 6–5 | So. | Cloverdale, Indiana |
| 44 | Joby Wright | F | 6–8 | So. | Savannah, Georgia |
| 45 | Mike Branaugh | C | 6–8 | Sr. | Toledo, Ohio |
| 54 | Mike Szymanczyk | C | 6–8 | Jr. | Lansing, Illinois |

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/1/1969* | Northern Illinois | W 89–81 | 1–0 | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 12/3/1969* | at Loyola (Chicago) | W 100–95 | 2–0 | Alumni Gym Chicago, IL |
| 12/6/1969* | at Missouri | L 96–109 | 2–1 | Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO |
| 12/8/1969* | Kansas State | W 102–95 | 3–1 | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 12/13/1969* | at No. 1 Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry | L 92–109 | 3–2 | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY |
| 12/15/1969* | No. 19 Ohio | L 83–89 | 3–3 | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 12/20/1969* | No. 6 Notre Dame | L 88–89 | 3–4 | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 12/27/1969* | vs. Princeton Bruin Classic | L 76–82 | 3–5 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/29/1969* | vs. Georgia Tech Bruin Classic | W 87–65 | 4–5 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| 1/3/1970 | Michigan State | L 84–85 | 4–6 (0–1) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 1/6/1970 | at Illinois Rivalry | L 74–94 | 4–7 (0–2) | Assembly Hall Champaign, IL |
| 1/10/1970 | at Minnesota | L 65–77 | 4–8 (0–3) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| 1/27/1970* | at DePaul | L 70–75 | 4–9 (0–3) | Alumni Hall Chicago, IL |
| 1/31/1970 | at No. 20 Iowa | L 93–100 | 4–10 (0–4) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 2/3/1970 | Northwestern | W 80–78 | 5–10 (1–4) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/7/1970 | No. 20 Iowa | L 89–104 | 5–11 (1–5) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/10/1970 | at Purdue Rivalry | L 80–98 | 5–12 (1–6) | Purdue Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| 2/14/1970 | Ohio State | L 83–100 | 5–13 (1–7) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/17/1970 | Wisconsin | W 89–77 | 6–13 (2–7) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/21/1970 | at Michigan State | L 66–78 | 6–14 (2–8) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI |
| 2/24/1970 | Michigan | W 102–93 | 7–14 (3–8) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/28/1970 | at Northwestern | L 66–75 | 7–15 (3–9) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| 3/3/1970 | Illinois Rivalry | L 75–85 | 7–16 (3–10) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 3/7/1970 | at Michigan | L 99–108 | 7–17 (3–11) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||