The 1915–16 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Allan Williford, who was in his 1st and only year. The team played its home games at the Old Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Western Conference.
1915–16 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 6–7 (3–5 Western) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Allen Maxwell |
Home arena | Old Assembly Hall |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | 20 | – | 1 | .952 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 11 | – | 6 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 3 | – | 5 | .375 | 6 | – | 7 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 15 | – | 11 | .577 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | 11 | – | 4 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 2 | – | 8 | .200 | 9 | – | 13 | .409 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 6–7 and a conference record of 3–5, finishing 5th in the Western Conference.[1]
Roster
editName | Position | Year | Hometown |
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Phillip Bowser | C | So. | Syracuse, Indiana |
Severin Buschmann | F | Jr. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
James Frenzel | F | Sr. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
Russell Kirkpatrick | G | Sr. | Rushville, Indiana |
Allen Maxwell | F | Sr. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
DeWitt Mullett | G | Jr. | Columbia City, Indiana |
Cleon Nafe | F | Jr. | Rochester, Indiana |
William Nash | C | Jr. | Brazil, Indiana |
John Porter | F | Sr. | Lebanon, Indiana |
Clinton Prather | F | Sr. | Wheatland, Indiana |
Frank Whitaker | G | Sr. | South Bend, Indiana |
Schedule/Results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
1/8/1916* |
Franklin College | W 33–17 | 1–0 |
Old Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN | |||||||
1/11/1916* |
Wabash | L 18–33 | 1–1 |
Old Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN | |||||||
1/15/1916 |
at Purdue Rivalry |
L 17–26 | 1–2 (0–1) |
Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, IN | |||||||
1/25/1916* |
at DePauw | W 37–5 | 2–2 (0–1) |
Greencastle, IN | |||||||
2/9/1916* |
at Earlham | W 30–18 | 3–2 (0–1) |
Richmond, IN | |||||||
2/12/1916 |
Ohio State | W 26–17 | 4–2 (1–1) |
Old Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN | |||||||
2/14/1916 |
Minnesota | L 20–29 | 4–3 (1–2) |
Old Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN | |||||||
2/19/1916 |
Northwestern | L 26–40 | 4–4 (1–3) |
Old Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN | |||||||
2/22/1916 |
at Ohio State | W 29–26 | 5–4 (2–3) |
Columbus, OH | |||||||
2/28/1916 |
at Northwestern | L 20–38 | 5–5 (2–4) |
Old Patten Gymnasium Evanston, IL | |||||||
2/29/1916 |
at Minnesota | L 20–27 | 5–6 (2–5) |
UM Armory Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
3/4/1916* |
vs. Wabash | L 25–30 | 5–7 (2–5) |
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3/11/1916 |
Purdue Rivalry |
W 39–29 | 6–7 (3–5) |
Men's Gymnasium Bloomington, IN | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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References
edit- ^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 29, 2015.