# 1960–61 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1960–61 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 20th year. For the first time, the team played its home games in the 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 15–9 and a conference record of 8–6, finishing 4th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
| 13 | Dan Prickett | G | 5–11 | So. | Wolf Lake, Indiana |
| 15 | Gary Long | G | 6–1 | Sr. | Shelbyville, Indiana |
| 20 | Dave Granger | F | 6–7 | So. | Hillsdale, Michigan |
| 22 | Jimmy Rayl | G | 6–2 | So. | Kokomo, Indiana |
| 23 | Jerry Bass | G | 5–9 | Jr. | Morristown, Indiana |
| 24 | Ray Pavy | G | 6–1 | So. | New Castle, Indiana |
| 25 | Charley Roush | F | 6–1 | So. | Columbus, Indiana |
| 30 | Gordon Mickey | F | 6–7 | Jr. | Chillicothe, Ohio |
| 31 | Dick Sparks | C | 6–5 | So. | Bloomington, Indiana |
| 32 | Ernie Wilhoit | G | 6–3 | Jr. | Collinsville, Illinois |
| 33 | Winston Fairfield | C | 6–9 | So. | Wilmington, Massachusetts |
| 35 | Walt Bellamy | C | 6–11 | Sr. | New Bern, North Carolina |
| 41 | Frank Daly | F | 6–2 | F | Springfield, MA |
| 42 | Charley Hall | F | 6–6 | Jr. | Terre Haute, Indiana |
| 43 | Dave Porter | F | 6–4 | So. | Noblesville, Indiana |
| 45 | Tom Bolyard | F | 6–4 | So. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/3/1960* | | Indiana State | W 80–53 | 1–0 | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 12/5/1960* | | at Kansas State | W 98–80 | 2–0 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS |
| 12/10/1960* | | at Detroit | L 79–81 $^{OT}$ | 2–1 | Calihan Hall Detroit, MI |
| 12/12/1960* | | Missouri | W 66–55 | 3–1 | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 12/17/1960* | No. 4 | Nevada | W 80–52 | 4–1 | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 12/20/1960* | No. 4 | vs. Notre Dame | W 74–69 | 5–1 | Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, IN |
| 12/28/1960* | No. 4 | vs. Stanford Los Angeles Basketball Classic | W 58–50 | 6–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/29/1960* | No. 4 | at UCLA Los Angeles Basketball Classic | L 72–94 | 6–2 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/30/1960* | No. 4 | at USC Los Angeles Basketball Classic | L 71–90 | 6–3 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| 1/7/1961 | | at Michigan | W 81–70 | 7–3 (1–0) | Yost Field House Ann Arbor, MI |
| 1/9/1961 | | Michigan State | W 79–55 | 8–3 (2–0) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 1/28/1961* | | DePaul | W 81–78 | 9–3 (2–0) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 1/30/1961 | | at Minnesota | L 58–66 | 9–4 (2–1) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| 2/4/1961 | | Northwestern | W 90–78 | 10–4 (3–1) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/6/1961 | | at Ohio State | L 65–100 | 10–5 (3–2) | St. John Arena Columbus, OH |
| 2/11/1961 | | Iowa | L 67–74 | 10–6 (3–3) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/13/1961 | | at Purdue Rivalry | L 55–64 | 10–7 (3–4) | Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, IN |
| 2/18/1961 | | at Wisconsin | W 98–84 | 11–7 (4–4) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI |
| 2/20/1961 | | Ohio State | L 69–73 | 11–8 (4–5) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/25/1961 | | Illinois Rivalry | W 93–82 | 12–8 (5–5) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 2/27/1961 | | at Northwestern | L 58–60 $^{OT}$ | 12–9 (5–6) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| 3/4/1961 | | at Iowa | W 78–69 | 13–9 (6–6) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 3/6/1961 | | Wisconsin | W 80–69 | 14–9 (7–6) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| 3/11/1961 | | Michigan | W 82–67 | 15–9 (8–6) | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||