1955–56 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1955–56 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
1955–56 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	13–9 (6–8 Big Ten)
Head coach	Branch McCracken (15th season);
Assistant coaches	Lou Watson; Ernie Andres;
Captain	Wally Choice
Home arena	The Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1954–55 1956–57 →

1955–56 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Iowa	13	–	1	.929	20	–	6	.769
No. 10 Illinois	11	–	3	.786	18	–	4	.818
Ohio State	9	–	5	.643	16	–	6	.727
Purdue	9	–	5	.643	16	–	6	.727
Michigan State	7	–	7	.500	13	–	9	.591
Indiana	6	–	8	.429	13	–	9	.591
Minnesota	6	–	8	.429	11	–	11	.500
Michigan	4	–	10	.286	9	–	13	.409
Wisconsin	4	–	10	.286	6	–	16	.273
Northwestern	1	–	13	.071	2	–	20	.091

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955–56 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 15th 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 13–9 and a conference record of 6–8, finishing 6th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.^[1]

Roster

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Year	Hometown
13	Charlie Brown	F	6–2	So.	Chicago
14	Paxton Lumpkin	G	6–1	So.	Chicago
15	Sam Gee	G	6–1	So.	Washington, Indiana
20	Jim Barley	G	6–2	Sr.	Marion, Indiana
21	Hallie Bryant	G	6–3	Jr.	Indianapolis
22	Warren Fisher	F	6–3	Sr.	Fort Wayne, Indiana
23	Jim Phipps	G	5–11	Sr.	Kokomo, Indiana
24	Ray Ball	F	6–3	So.	Elkhart, Indiana
30	Charlie Hodson	G	5–9	Jr.	Muncie, Indiana
31	Pete Obremskey	F	6–3	Jr.	Jeffersonville, Indiana
32	Dick Custer	C	6–6	So.	Parkersburg, West Virginia
33	Archie Dees	C	6–8	So.	Mount Carmel, Illinois
35	Dick Neal	F	6–5	Jr.	Reelsville, Indiana
43	Cliff Williamson	F	6–3	Sr.	Kokomo, Indiana
44	Wally Choice	F	6–4	Sr.	Montclair, New Jersey
45	Jerry Thompson	F	6–5	So.	South Bend, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
12/3/1955*		Ohio	W 93–74	1–0	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
12/10/1955*		Kansas State	W 96–72	2–0	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
12/12/1955*		Saint Louis	L 75–86	2–1	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
12/17/1955*	No. 19	at Missouri	W 81–78	3–1	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri
12/19/1955*	No. 19	Cincinnati	W 80–61	4–1	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
12/22/1955*	No. 18	at Drake	W 82–79	5–1	Drake Fieldhouse Des Moines, Iowa
12/27/1955*		at Butler	W 94–70	6–1	Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis
1/2/1956		Northwestern	W 94–81	7–1 (1–0)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
1/7/1956	No. 13	at Wisconsin	W 75–71	8–1 (2–0)	Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
1/9/1956	No. 13	at Minnesota	L 71–77	8–2 (2–1)	Williams Arena Minneapolis
1/14/1956	No. 12	Illinois Rivalry	L 72–96	8–3 (2–2)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
1/16/1956	No. 12	Michigan State	W 79–70	9–3 (3–2)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
1/30/1956*		Notre Dame	W 81–76	10–3 (3–2)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
2/4/1956		at Ohio State	L 82–100	10–4 (3–3)	Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio
2/6/1956		at Illinois Rivalry	L 89–92	10–5 (3–4)	Huff Hall Champaign, Illinois
2/11/1956		Michigan	W 97–73	11–5 (4–4)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
2/13/1956		Wisconsin	L 67–69	11–6 (4–5)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
2/18/1956		at Michigan	W 80–75	12–6 (5–5)	Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan
2/20/1956		Iowa	L 83–87	12–7 (5–6)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
2/25/1956		at Northwestern	W 84–82	13–7 (6–6)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois
3/3/1956		Purdue Rivalry	L 71–73	13–8 (6–7)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
3/5/1956		at Iowa	L 73–84	13–9 (6–8)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 21, 2015.

[1] "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 21, 2015.

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Venues	Old Assembly Hall (1900–1917) Men's Gymnasium (1917–1928) The Fieldhouse (1928–1960) New Fieldhouse (1960–1971) Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (1971–present) Cook Hall (practice)
Rivalries	Illinois Kentucky Purdue
Culture & lore	2011 Kentucky upset A Season on the Brink (film) Blue blood status Crimson Guard Crossroads Classic "Indiana, Our Indiana"
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
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