# 1949–50 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1949–50 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 9th 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 17–5 and a conference record of 7–5, finishing 3rd in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
| 3 | Jerry Stuteville | F | 6–3 | Sr. | Attica, Indiana |
| 4 | Dale Vieau | G | 5–10 | So. | Hammond, Indiana |
| 5 | Sam Miranda | G | 5–10 | So. | Collinsville, Illinois |
| 6 | Lou Watson | G | 6–5 | Sr. | Jeffersonville, Indiana |
| 7 | Gene Ring | G | 6–1 | Jr. | South Bend, Indiana |
| 8 | Bill Garrett | C | 6–3 | Jr. | Shelbyville, Indiana |
| 9 | Bob Masters | G | 6–3 | So. | Lafayette, Indiana |
| 10 | Charles Vaughn | F | 5–11 | So. | Lafayette, Indiana |
| 11 | Bill Tosheff | F | 6–1 | Jr. | Gary, Indiana |
| 12 | Phil Buck | F | 5–10 | Jr. | Rossville, Indiana |
| 14 | Hal Summers | F | 6–1 | So. | Lawrenceville, Illinois |
| 15 | Frank O'Bannon | G | 5–10 | So. | Corydon, Indiana |
| 16 | Don Luft | C | 6–5 | So. | Sheboygan, Wisconsin |
| 17 | Marvin Christie | F | 6–1 | So. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 18 | Tom Schwartz | C | 6–6 | Sr. | Kokomo, Indiana |
| 19 | Charley Meyer | C | 6–5 | Sr. | Jeffersonville, Indiana |
| 21 | Sheldon Turner | F | 6–1 | So. | Albany, Indiana |
| 22 | John Scott | F | 6–1 | So. | Madison, Indiana |
| 24 | Tyrie Robbins | F | 6–3 | Jr. | Gary, Indiana |
| 25 | Tony Hill | F | 6–1 | So. | Seymour, Indiana |

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/5/1949* | | Wabash | W 64–33 | 1–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/10/1949* | | at Michigan State | W 73–58 | 2–0 | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan |
| 12/13/1949* | | DePaul | W 61–55 | 3–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/15/1949* | | Arkansas | W 75–50 | 4–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/19/1949* | | at Oregon State | W 65–60 | 5–0 | Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| 12/20/1949* | | at Oregon State | W 58–53 | 6–0 | Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| 12/29/1949* | | vs. Notre Dame Hoosier Classic | W 79–69 | 7–0 | Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis |
| 12/30/1949* | | at Butler Hoosier Classic | W 68–57 | 8–0 | Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis |
| 1/2/1950* | | Michigan State | W 60–50 | 9–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/7/1950 | No. 5 | Wisconsin | W 61–59 | 10–0 (1–0) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/9/1950 | No. 5 | at Michigan | L 67–69 | 10–1 (1–1) | Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| 1/14/1950 | No. 4 | at Iowa | L 64–65 | 10–2 (1–2) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 1/16/1950* | No. 4 | Butler | W 57–49 | 11–2 (1–2) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/21/1950 | No. 8 | at Purdue Rivalry | W 49–39 | 12–2 (2–2) | Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana |
| 2/4/1950 | No. 12 | at Northwestern | W 64–59 | 13–2 (3–2) | Patten Gymnasium Evanston, Illinois |
| 2/6/1950 | No. 12 | Ohio State | L 55–56 | 13–3 (3–3) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/11/1950 | No. 16 | Minnesota | W 59–39 | 14–3 (4–3) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/13/1950 | No. 16 | at Illinois Rivalry | W 83–72 | 15–3 (5–3) | Huff Hall Champaign, Illinois |
| 2/18/1950 | | Purdue Rivalry | W 60–50 | 16–3 (6–3) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/20/1950 | | at Ohio State | L 65–75 | 16–4 (6–4) | Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio |
| 2/25/1950 | No. 17 | Iowa | L 53–59 | 16–5 (6–5) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/27/1950 | No. 17 | Illinois Rivalry | W 80–66 | 17–5 (7–5) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||