# 1964–65 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1964–65 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University in the Big Ten Conference. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 24th and final year. The team played its home games on campus in New Fieldhouse in Bloomington.
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 19–5 (.792) (9–5 in Big Ten, fourth). Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament. (In 1965, the NCAA tournament had 23 teams and the NIT had fourteen.)

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
| 20 | Gary Tofil | G | 6–2 | So. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 22 | Bill Russell | G | 6–1 | So. | Columbus, Indiana |
| 23 | Al Harden | G | 5–10 | Sr. | Covington, Indiana |
| 24 | Vern Pfaff | G | 5–10 | Jr. | Ellettsville, Indiana |
| 25 | Tom Van Arsdale | F | 6–5 | Sr. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 30 | Dick Van Arsdale | F | 6–5 | Sr. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 32 | Ron Peyser | C | 6–8 | Sr. | Chicago, Illinois |
| 33 | Jack Johnson | F | 6–6 | So. | Greenfield, Indiana |
| 34 | Dave Dickerson | F | 6–4 | So. | Paris, Illinois |
| 35 | Ron McMains | F | 6–5 | So. | Frankfort, Indiana |
| 40 | Larry Turpen | G | 6–1 | Jr. | Shawswick, Indiana |
| 41 | Max Walker | G | 6–1 | Jr. | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 42 | Erv Inniger | G | 6–3 | So. | Berne, Indiana |
| 43 | Gary Grieger | F | 6–4 | Jr. | Evansville, Indiana |
| 44 | Steve Redenbaugh | G | 6–2 | Sr. | Paoli, Indiana |
| 45 | Larry Cooper | C | 6–7 | Sr. | Osborne, Kansas |
| 54 | Jon McGlocklin | F/C | 6–5 | Sr. | Franklin, Indiana |

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/1/1964* | | Ohio | W 81–70 | 1–0 | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 12/5/1964* | | at No. 8 Kansas State | W 74–70 | 2–0 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS |
| 12/7/1964* | | Oklahoma | W 87–69 | 3–0 | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 12/12/1964* | | North Carolina | W 107–81 | 4–0 | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 12/14/1964* | | DePaul | W 91–78 | 5–0 | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 12/19/1964* | | at Detroit | W 108–89 | 6–0 | Calihan Hall Detroit, MI |
| 12/21/1964* | | vs. Notre Dame | W 107–81 | 7–0 | Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, IN |
| 12/28/1964* | No. 8 | vs. Saint Louis Memphis State Invitational | W 98–68 | 8–0 | Memorial Fieldhouse Memphis, TN |
| 12/29/1964* | No. 7 | at Memphis State Memphis State Invitational | W 91–68 | 9–0 | Memorial Fieldhouse Memphis, TN |
| 1/4/1965 | No. 7 | at No. 6 Illinois Rivalry | L 81–86 | 9–1 (0–1) | Assembly Hall Champaign, IL |
| 1/9/1965 | No. 2 | Northwestern | W 86–73 | 10–1 (1–1) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 1/11/1965 | No. 2 | at Iowa | W 85–76 | 11–1 (2–1) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 1/16/1965 | No. 5 | at Ohio State | W 84–72 | 12–1 (3–1) | St. John Arena Columbus, OH |
| 1/18/1965 | No. 5 | Iowa | L 68–74 | 12–2 (3–2) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/4/1965* | No. 7 | Loyola (Chicago) | W 109–82 | 13–2 (3–2) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/8/1965 | No. 7 | Michigan State | W 112–94 | 14–2 (4–2) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/13/1965 | | at Northwestern | W 86–76 | 15–2 (5–2) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| 2/15/1965 | No. 8 | No. 1 Michigan | L 95–96 $^{OT}$ | 15–3 (5–3) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/20/1965 | No. 7 | Wisconsin | W 100–87 | 16–3 (6–3) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/22/1965 | No. 7 | at Purdue Rivalry | L 70–82 | 16–4 (6–4) | Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, IN |
| 2/27/1965 | No. 7 | at No. 8 Minnesota | L 88–100 | 16–5 (6–5) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| 3/1/1965 | No. 7 | Ohio State | W 110–90 | 17–5 (7–5) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 3/6/1965 | | Purdue Rivalry | W 90–79 | 18–5 (8–5) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 3/8/1965 | | at Wisconsin | W 92–73 | 19–5 (9–5) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||