# 1942–43 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1942–43 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 5th and final year before taking a 3-year leave of absence to serve in the Navy during World War II. 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 11–2, finishing 2nd in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
| 4 | Billy McGinnis | G | 5–9 | So. | Eminence, Indiana |
| 5 | Leroy Mangin | F | 5–10 | So. | Washington, Indiana |
| 7 | John Logan | F | 6–1 | Sr. | Richmond, Indiana |
| 9 | Bob Cowan | G | 5–10 | Fr. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| 11 | James Smith | F | 6–2 | Jr. | Shelbyville, Indiana |
| 14 | Irv Swanson | G | 5–10 | Sr. | LaPorte, Indiana |
| 15 | Roy Kilby | G | 5–10 | Jr. | Muncie, Indiana |
| 16 | Warren Lewis | F | 6–1 | Jr. | New Castle, Indiana |
| 17 | Ralph Hamilton | F | 6–1 | Jr. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| 18 | Ed Denton | C | 6–2 | Sr. | Jeffersonville, Indiana |
| 19 | Sam Young | G | 6–2 | Fr. | Rushville, Indiana |
| 20 | Ward Williams | C | 6–3 | So. | Colfax, Indiana |
| 21 | Dick Wittenbraker | G | 6–2 | Jr. | New Castle, Indiana |
| 32 | Maurice Stohler | F | 6–1 | So. | Anderson, Indiana |
| 35 | Bob Hines | C | 6–2 | Jr. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| 39 | Neil Funk | F | 6–3 | Jr. | LaPorte, Indiana |
| N/A | Maurice Hooper | G | 5–10 | So. | Anderson, Indiana |
| N/A | George Poolitson | F | 6–1 | So. | Bloomington, Indiana |
| N/A | Ed Schienbein | G | 5–9 | Jr. | Southport, Indiana |
| N/A | Sterling Scott | F | 6–6 | So. | Hammond, Indiana |

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/5/1942* | DePauw | W 57–40 | 1–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 12/7/1942* | Wabash | W 58–40 | 2–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 12/14/1942* | Fort Knox | W 64–19 | 3–0 | The Field House Bloomington, IN |
| 12/23/1942* | vs. Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry | W 58–52 | 4–0 | Jefferson County Armory Louisville, KY |
| 12/28/1942* | at Loyola (Chicago) | W 51–43 | 5–0 | Alumni Gym Chicago, IL |
| 12/30/1942* | at Nebraska | W 40–39 | 6–0 | Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE |
| 1/4/1943* | at Butler | W 42–27 | 7–0 | Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| 1/9/1943 | Ohio State | W 45–37 | 8–0 (1–0) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 1/11/1943 | Ohio State | W 61–31 | 9–0 (2–0) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 1/16/1943 | at Chicago | W 55–27 | 10–0 (3–0) | Henry Crown Field House Chicago, IL |
| 1/23/1943 | at Iowa | W 71–55 | 11–0 (4–0) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 1/25/1943 | at Iowa | W 64–43 | 12–0 (5–0) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 1/30/1943 | Purdue Rivalry | W 53–35 | 13–0 (6–0) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/6/1943 | Michigan | W 32–24 | 14–0 (7–0) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/8/1943 | Michigan | W 48–33 | 15–0 (8–0) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/13/1943 | at Wisconsin | W 51–44 | 16–0 (9–0) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI |
| 2/15/1943 | at Wisconsin | L 53–57 | 16–1 (9–1) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI |
| 2/20/1943 | Minnesota | W 51–39 | 17–1 (10–1) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/22/1943 | Minnesota | W 40–28 | 18–1 (11–1) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 3/1/1943 | at Purdue Rivalry | L 38–41 | 18–2 (11–2) | Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||