# 1959–60 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1959–60 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 19th year. For the last time, 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 20–4 and a conference record of 11–3, finishing 2nd in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
| 13 | Bob Reinhart | G | 5–10 | Sr. | Dale, Indiana |
| 15 | Gary Long | G | 6–1 | Jr. | Shelbyville, Indiana |
| 20 | Al Schlegelmilch | G | 6–1 | Sr. | Monticello, Indiana |
| 21 | Leroy Johnson | F | 6–4 | Jr. | Mishawaka, Indiana |
| 23 | Jerry Bass | G | 5–9 | So. | Morristown, Indiana |
| 24 | Herbie Lee | G | 5–11 | Jr. | South Bend, Indiana |
| 25 | Glen Butte | F | 6–4 | Sr. | Milan, Indiana |
| 30 | Gordon Mickey | F | 6–7 | So. | Chillicothe, Ohio |
| 31 | Norbert Witte | C | 6–7 | Sr. | Decatur, Indiana |
| 32 | Ernie Wilhoit | G | 6–3 | So. | Collinsville, Illinois |
| 33 | Frank Radovich | F | 6–7 | Sr. | Hammond, Indiana |
| 35 | Walt Bellamy | C | 6–11 | Jr. | New Bern, North Carolina |
| 41 | Bill Altman | F | 6–2 | So. | Mooresville, Indiana |
| 42 | Charley Hall | F | 6–6 | So. | Terre Haute, Indiana |
| 44 | Bob Wilkinson | G | 6–1 | Sr. | LaPorte, Indiana |

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/5/1959* | | Ball State | W 103–63 | 1–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 12/7/1959* | | at Missouri | L 76–79 | 1–1 | Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO |
| 12/12/1959* | | Ohio | W 80–68 | 2–1 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 12/14/1959* | | Kansas State | W 67–58 | 3–1 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 12/19/1959* | | Detroit | W 89–85 | 4–1 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 12/22/1959* | No. 9 | at Butler Hoosier Classic | W 91–85 | 5–1 | Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| 12/23/1959* | No. 9 | vs. Notre Dame Hoosier Classic | W 71–60 | 6–1 | Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| 12/28/1959* | No. 9 | vs. Maryland Bluegrass Festival Tournament | W 72–63 | 7–1 | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| 12/29/1959* | No. 7 | at Louisville Bluegrass Festival Tournament | W 90–71 | 8–1 | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| 1/2/1960 | No. 7 | Purdue Rivalry | L 76–79 | 8–2 (0–1) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 1/4/1960 | No. 7 | at Northwestern | L 57–61 | 8–3 (0–2) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| 1/9/1960 | No. 11 | at Ohio State | L 95–96 | 8–4 (0–3) | St. John Arena Columbus, OH |
| 1/11/1960 | No. 11 | at Michigan | W 77–72 | 9–4 (1–3) | Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI |
| 1/30/1960* | | at DePaul | W 82–78 | 10–4 (1–3) | Alumni Hall Chicago, IL |
| 2/1/1960 | | Northwestern | W 76–58 | 11–4 (2–3) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/6/1960 | | at Wisconsin | W 97–85 | 12–4 (3–3) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI |
| 2/8/1960 | | Iowa | W 87–74 | 13–4 (4–3) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/13/1960 | | Wisconsin | W 91–71 | 14–4 (5–3) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/15/1960 | | Michigan | W 86–69 | 15–4 (6–3) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/20/1960 | | at Iowa | W 79–64 | 16–4 (7–3) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 2/22/1960 | | at Illinois Rivalry | W 92–78 | 17–4 (8–3) | Huff Hall Champaign, IL |
| 2/27/1960 | No. 20 | Minnesota | W 78–74 | 18–4 (9–3) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/29/1960 | No. 20 | Ohio State | W 99–83 | 19–4 (10–3) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 3/5/1960 | No. 12 | at Michigan State | W 86–80 | 20–4 (11–3) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||