# 1951–52 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1951–52 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 11th 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 16–6 and a conference record of 9–5, finishing 4th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
| 4 | Dale Vieau | G | 5–10 | Sr. | Hammond, Indiana |
| 5 | Sam Miranda | G | 5–10 | Sr. | Collinsville, Illinois |
| 9 | Bob Masters | G | 6–3 | Sr. | Lafayette, Indiana |
| 13 | Dick Baumgartner | G | 6–1 | Jr. | LaPorte, Indiana |
| 13 | Sam Esposito | G | 5–9 | So. | Chicago |
| 17 | Bob Dobson | G | 6–1 | Jr. | Bloomington, Indiana |
| 19 | Jim Schooley | C | 6–5 | Jr. | Auburn, Indiana |
| 21 | Bobby Leonard | G | 6–3 | So. | Terre Haute, Indiana |
| 22 | Jim DeaKyne | G | 6–3 | So. | Fortville, Indiana |
| 23 | Dick Swan | F | 6–4 | So. | Gary, Indiana |
| 24 | John Wood | G | 5–7 | So. | Morristown, Indiana |
| 25 | Tony Hill | F | 6–1 | Sr. | Seymour, Indiana |
| 30 | Charlie Kraak | F | 6–5 | So. | Collinsville, Illinois |
| 31 | Dick Farley | F | 6–3 | So. | Winslow, Indiana |
| 34 | Don Schlundt | C | 6–10 | Fr. | South Bend, Indiana |
| 35 | Lou Scott | C | 6–10 | So. | Chicago |

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/6/1951* | | Valparaiso | W 68–59 | 1–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/8/1951* | | Xavier | W 92–69 | 2–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/14/1951* | No. 11 | at Colorado A&M | W 80–48 | 3–0 | South College Gymnasium Fort Collins, Colorado |
| 12/15/1951* | No. 11 | at Wyoming | W 57–55 | 4–0 | War Memorial Fieldhouse Laramie, Wyoming |
| 12/22/1951* | No. 6 | Kansas State | W 80–75 | 5–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/28/1951* | No. 5 | vs. Notre Dame Hoosier Classic | W 67–54 | 6–0 | Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis |
| 12/29/1951* | No. 5 | at Butler Hoosier Classic | W 87–71 | 7–0 | Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis |
| 1/5/1952 | No. 5 | Michigan | W 58–46 | 8–0 (1–0) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/7/1952 | No. 5 | at Ohio State | L 72–73 | 8–1 (1–1) | Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio |
| 1/12/1952 | No. 4 | at Iowa | L 59–78 | 8–2 (1–2) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 1/14/1952 | No. 4 | at Illinois Rivalry | L 66–78 | 8–3 (1–3) | Huff Hall Champaign, Illinois |
| 1/19/1952 | No. 14 | at Purdue Rivalry | W 82–77 | 9–3 (2–3) | Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana |
| 1/21/1952 | No. 14 | Iowa | W 82–69 | 10–3 (3–3) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/2/1952* | No. 13 | St. John's | L 55–65 | 10–4 (3–3) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/9/1952 | No. 18 | Purdue Rivlary | W 93–70 | 11–4 (4–3) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/11/1952 | No. 18 | at Minnesota | L 61–74 | 11–5 (4–4) | Williams Arena Minneapolis |
| 2/16/1952 | No. 20 | at Northwestern | W 96–85 | 12–5 (5–4) | Patten Gymnasium Evanston, Illinois |
| 2/18/1952 | No. 20 | Illinois Rivalry | L 70–77 | 12–6 (5–5) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/23/1952 | | at Wisconsin | W 63–48 | 13–6 (6–5) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin |
| 2/25/1952 | | Ohio State | W 95–80 | 14–6 (7–5) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 3/1/1952 | | Minnesota | W 68–52 | 15–6 (8–5) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 3/3/1952 | | Michigan State | W 70–67 | 16–6 (9–5) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||