# 1956–57 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1956–57 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 16th 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 14–8 and a conference record of 10–4, finishing 1st in the Big Ten Conference. Despite being Big Ten Conference Champions, Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
| 15 | Sam Gee | G | 6–1 | Jr. | Washington, Indiana |
| 20 | Jerry Schofield | G | 6–1 | So. | Monticello, Indiana |
| 21 | Hallie Bryant | G | 6–3 | Sr. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 22 | Archie Dees | C | 6–8 | Jr. | Mount Carmel, Illinois |
| 23 | Charlie Hodson | G | 5–9 | Sr. | Muncie, Indiana |
| 24 | Ray Ball | F | 6–3 | Jr. | Elkhart, Indiana |
| 25 | Clarence Doninger | F | 6–3 | Sr. | Evansville, Indiana |
| 30 | Lee Aldridge | C | 6–6 | So. | Switz City, Indiana |
| 31 | Jim Hinds | F | 6–5 | So. | Muncie, Indiana |
| 32 | Gene Flowers | F | 6–2 | So. | Muncie, Indiana |
| 35 | Dick Neal | F | 6–5 | Sr. | Reelsville, Indiana |
| 40 | Thomas Hayes | G | 6–1 | So. | Chicago, Illinois |
| 42 | Bill Balch | F | 6–5 | So. | Crawfordsville, Indiana |
| 43 | Pete Obremskey | F | 6–3 | Jr. | Jeffersonville, Indiana |
| 45 | Jerry Thompson | F | 6–5 | Jr. | South Bend, Indiana |

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/4/1956* | | Valparaiso | W 64–57 | 1–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 12/8/1956* | | Southern Illinois | W 80–57 | 2–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 12/10/1956* | | Butler | W 73–68 | 3–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 12/15/1956* | | at Kansas State | L 77–84 | 3–1 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS |
| 12/18/1956* | | at La Salle | W 93–80 | 4–1 | Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/20/1956* | | at Villanova | L 69–79 | 4–2 | Villanova Field House Villanova, PA |
| 12/29/1956* | | UCLA | L 48–52 | 4–3 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 1/5/1957 | | Michigan | W 73–68 | 5–3 (1–0) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 1/7/1957 | | Wisconsin | W 79–68 | 6–3 (2–0) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 1/12/1957 | | at Purdue Rivalry | L 64–70 | 6–4 (2–1) | Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, IN |
| 1/14/1957 | | at Illinois Rivalry | L 91–112 | 6–5 (2–2) | Huff Hall Champaign, IL |
| 1/29/1957* | | at Notre Dame | L 82–94 | 6–6 (2–2) | Notre Dame Fieldhouse Notre Dame, IN |
| 2/2/1957 | | at Iowa | W 82–66 | 7–6 (3–2) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 2/4/1957 | | Northwestern | W 74–56 | 8–6 (4–2) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/9/1957 | | Ohio State | W 69–59 | 9–6 (5–2) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/11/1957 | | Minnesota | W 91–72 | 10–6 (6–2) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/16/1957 | No. 18 | at Northwestern | W 87–74 | 11–6 (7–2) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| 2/18/1957 | No. 18 | Iowa | W 90–76 | 12–6 (8–2) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/23/1957 | No. 11 | at Wisconsin | W 85–74 | 13–6 (9–2) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI |
| 2/25/1957 | No. 11 | at Michigan | L 86–87 | 13–7 (9–3) | Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI |
| 3/2/1957 | No. 10 | at Michigan State | L 61–76 | 13–8 (9–4) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI |
| 3/4/1957 | No. 10 | Illinois Rivalry | W 84–76 | 14–8 (10–4) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||