# 1967–68 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1967–68 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Lou Watson, who was in his 3rd year. The team played its home games in New Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 10–14 and a conference record of 4–10, finishing 9th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to play in any postseason tournament.

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
| 20 | Mike Niles | G | 6–4 | So. | Warsaw, Indiana |
| 22 | Joe Cooke | G | 6–3 | So. | Toledo, Ohio |
| 23 | Vern Payne | G | 5–10 | Sr. | Michigan City, Indiana |
| 24 | Bobby Kent | G | 5–8 | So. | Unionville, Indiana |
| 25 | Ken Newsome | F | 6–5 | Sr. | Ahoskie, North Carolina |
| 30 | Rich Schrumpf | C | 6–9 | Sr. | Galien, Michigan |
| 31 | Bill DeHeer | C | 6–9 | Jr. | Maplewood, Missouri |
| 32 | Mike Noland | F | 6–6 | So. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 33 | Ken Johnson | C | 6–6 | So. | Anderson, Indiana |
| 34 | Butch Joyner | F | 6–4 | Sr. | New Castle, Indiana |
| 35 | Bill Stenberg | C | 6–7 | Jr. | Rockford, Illinois |
| 40 | John Isenbarger | G | 6–3 | So. | Muncie, Indiana |
| 41 | Gabe Oliverio | G | 6–2 | Jr. | Annandale, Virginia |
| 42 | Rick Atkinson | G | 6–3 | So. | Evansville, Indiana |
| 43 | John Muirhead | C | 6–7 | Jr. | Danville, Illinois |
| 44 | Earl Schneider | F | 6–9 | Jr. | Evansville, Indiana |
| 45 | Gary Leinberger | F | 6–7 | Sr. | St. Louis, Missouri |

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/2/1967* | | Northern Illinois | W 71–65 | 1–0 | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 12/4/1967* | | at Missouri | W 78–69 | 2–0 | Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO |
| 12/9/1967* | | Ohio | W 89–63 | 3–0 | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 12/11/1967* | | Kansas State | W 89–83 | 4–0 | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 12/16/1967* | No. 9 | at North Carolina State | W 101–97 $^{OT}$ | 5–0 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 12/19/1967* | No. 5 | vs. Notre Dame | W 96–91 | 6–0 | Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, IN |
| 12/28/1967* | No. 3 | vs. Western Kentucky | L 91–110 | 6–1 | Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX |
| 12/29/1967* | No. 3 | at SMU | L 84–91 | 6–2 | Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX |
| 1/2/1968* | | at Detroit | L 93–99 | 6–3 | Calihan Hall Detroit, MI |
| 1/6/1968 | | Minnesota | W 74–59 | 7–3 (1–0) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 1/9/1968 | | at Illinois Rivalry | W 61–60 $^{OT}$ | 8–3 (2–0) | Assembly Hall Champaign, IL |
| 1/13/1968 | | Northwestern | L 81–86 | 8–4 (2–1) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| 1/16/1968 | | at Purdue Rivalry | L 60–89 | 8–5 (2–2) | Purdue Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| 1/29/1968* | | at DePaul | L 78–79 | 8–6 (2–2) | Alumni Hall Chicago, IL |
| 2/3/1968 | | at Minnesota | L 75–82 | 8–7 (2–3) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| 2/5/1968 | | Ohio State | L 77–78 | 8–8 (2–4) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/10/1968 | | at Wisconsin | L 83–95 | 8–9 (2–5) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI |
| 2/17/1968 | | Michigan | W 98–92 | 9–9 (3–5) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/20/1968 | | at Michigan State | L 70–75 | 9–10 (3–6) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI |
| 2/24/1968 | | Iowa | L 70–78 | 9–11 (3–7) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 2/27/1968 | | at Northwestern | L 66–73 $^{OT}$ | 9–12 (3–8) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| 3/2/1968 | | at Ohio State | L 93–107 | 9–13 (3–9) | St. John Arena Columbus, OH |
| 3/5/1968 | | Wisconsin | W 93–85 | 10–13 (4–9) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 3/9/1968 | | Purdue Rivalry | L 64–68 | 10–14 (4–10) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||