# 1958–59 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1958–59 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 18th 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 11–11 and a conference record of 7–7, finishing 5th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
| 13 | Bob Reinhart | G | 5–10 | Jr. | Dale, Indiana |
| 15 | Gary Long | G | 6–1 | So. | Shelbyville, Indiana |
| 20 | Al Schlegelmilch | G | 6–1 | Jr. | Monticello, Indiana |
| 21 | Leroy Johnson | F | 6–4 | So. | Mishawaka, Indiana |
| 23 | Stan Hill | G | 5–10 | Jr. | Seymour, Indiana |
| 24 | Herbie Lee | G | 5–11 | So. | South Bend, Indiana |
| 25 | Glen Butte | F | 6–4 | Jr. | Milan, Indiana |
| 30 | Lee Aldridge | C | 6–6 | Sr. | Switz City, Indiana |
| 31 | Norbert Witte | C | 6–7 | Jr. | Decatur, Indiana |
| 32 | Gene Flowers | F | 6–2 | Sr. | Muncie, Indiana |
| 33 | Frank Radovich | F | 6–7 | Jr. | Hammond, Indiana |
| 35 | Walt Bellamy | C | 6–11 | So. | New Bern, North Carolina |
| 41 | Leroy Gamble | G | 5–10 | So. | Gary, Indiana |
| 42 | Bill Balch | F | 6–5 | Sr. | Crawfordsville, Indiana |
| 43 | Randy Williams | F | 6–3 | So. | Gary, Indiana |
| 44 | Bob Wilkinson | G | 6–1 | Jr. | LaPorte, Indiana |
| 45 | Ron Horn | F | 6–6 | So. | Gas City, Indiana |

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/1/1958* | | Drake | W 68–59 | 1–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 12/6/1958* | | at Kansas State | L 79–82 | 1–1 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS |
| 12/13/1958* | No. 19 | Missouri | W 87–72 | 2–1 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 12/19/1958* | | at Oregon State | W 57–53 | 3–1 | Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| 12/20/1958* | | at Oregon State | L 69–73 | 3–2 | Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| 12/26/1958* | | vs. Notre Dame Hoosier Classic | L 67–73 | 3–3 | Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| 12/27/1958* | | at Butler Hoosier Classic | L 76–81 | 3–4 | Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| 1/3/1959 | | at Michigan State | L 77–79 | 3–5 (0–1) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI |
| 1/5/1959 | | Purdue Rivalry | W 77–69 | 4–5 (1–1) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 1/10/1959 | | at Northwestern | W 76–69 | 5–5 (2–1) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| 1/12/1959 | | Minnesota | W 63–59 | 6–5 (3–1) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 1/17/1959 | No. 19 | Iowa | L 78–88 | 6–6 (3–2) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 1/31/1959* | | DePaul | W 75–69 | 7–6 (3–2) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/2/1959 | | at Ohio State | W 122–92 | 8–6 (4–2) | St. John Arena Columbus, OH |
| 2/7/1959 | | at Michigan | W 84–79 | 9–6 (5–2) | Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI |
| 2/9/1959 | | Illinois Rivalry | L 83–89 | 9–7 (5–3) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/14/1959 | No. 15 | at Minnesota | W 62–57 | 10–7 (6–3) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| 2/16/1959 | No. 15 | at Purdue Rivalry | L 89–94 | 10–8 (6–4) | Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, IN |
| 2/21/1959 | No. 19 | at Illinois Rivalry | L 98–100 | 10–9 (6–5) | Huff Hall Champaign, IL |
| 2/23/1959 | No. 19 | Ohio State | L 83–92 | 10–10 (6–6) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/28/1959 | | Michigan State | L 82–86 | 10–11 (6–7) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 3/7/1959 | | Wisconsin | W 97–71 | 11–11 (7–7) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||