1919–20 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1919–20 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Ewald O. Stiehm, who was in his 1st and only year. The team played its home games at the Men's Gymnasium in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1919–20 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	13–8 (6–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ewald O. Stiehm (1st season)
Captain	Arlo Byrum
Home arena	Men's Gymnasium

1919–20 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Chicago	10	–	2		.833			14	–	4		.778
Purdue	8	–	2		.800			16	–	4		.800
Illinois	8	–	4		.667			9	–	4		.692
Indiana	6	–	4		.600			13	–	8		.619
Wisconsin	7	–	5		.583			15	–	5		.750
Iowa	6	–	6		.500			9	–	10		.474
Ohio State	3	–	9		.250			17	–	10		.630
Minnesota	3	–	9		.250			7	–	9		.438
Michigan	3	–	9		.250			10	–	13		.435
Northwestern	2	–	6		.250			3	–	7		.300

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 13–8 and a conference record of 6–4, finishing 4th in the Big Ten Conference.

Roster

Name	Position	Year	Hometown
Arlo Byrum	G	Sr.	Anderson, Indiana
Everett Dean	C	Jr.	Salem, Indiana
William Dobbins	G	Jr.	Bloomington, Indiana
Harry Donovan	C	Jr.	South Bend, Indiana
Ralph Esarey	G	N/A	Bloomington, Indiana
Urban Jeffries	F	Sr.	Rockville, Indiana
John Kyle	F	Jr.	Gary, Indiana
Ardith Phillips	G	Sr.	Amo, Indiana
Gilbert Rhea	F	N/A	Clayton, Indiana
Russell Hauss	G	So.	Sellersburg, Indiana
Herm Schuler	F	Jr.	Elkhart, Indiana
Markham Wakefield	F	Sr.	Worthington, Indiana
Heber Williams	F	Sr.	Kokomo, Indiana
William Zellar	G	Sr.	Brazil, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
12/12/1919*		North American Gymnastic Union	W 32–10	1–0	Men's Gymnasium  Bloomington, IN
12/13/1919*		Hanover	W 46–5	2–0	Men's Gymnasium  Bloomington, IN
12/18/1919*		Valparaiso	W 24–15	3–0	Men's Gymnasium  Bloomington, IN
12/29/1919*		at Huntington Athletic Club	L 15–22	3–1	Huntington, IN
12/30/1919*		at Merchants Heat and Light	L 28–33	3–2	Indianapolis, IN
1/9/1920*		at Ohio Wesleyan	W 38–21	4–2	Delaware, OH
1/10/1920		at Ohio State	W 22–11	5–2 (1–0)	Columbus, OH
1/16/1920*		at Michigan State	W 20–19	6–2 (1–0)	IM Circle  East Lansing, MI
1/17/1920		at Michigan	W 22–9	7–2 (2–0)	Waterman Gymnasium  Ann Arbor, MI
1/23/1920		Purdue Rivalry	L 9–17	7–3 (2–1)	Men's Gymnasium  Bloomington, IN
1/31/1920		Northwestern	W 32–11	8–3 (3–1)	Men's Gymnasium  Bloomington, IN
2/4/1920*		at Creighton	L 20–29	8–4 (3–1)	University Gym  Omaha, NE
2/5/1920*		at Nebraska	W 24–20	9–4 (3–1)	Grant Memorial Hall  Lincoln, NE
2/6/1920*		at Nebraska	L 18–38	9–5 (3–1)	Grant Memorial Hall  Lincoln, NE
2/7/1920		at Iowa	L 20–28	9–6 (3–2)	Iowa Armory  Iowa City, IA
2/13/1920		Iowa	W 25–19	10–6 (4–2)	Men's Gymnasium  Bloomington, IN
2/19/1920*		Cincinnati	W 36–12	11–6 (4–2)	Men's Gymnasium  Bloomington, IN
2/25/1920		at Purdue Rivalry	L 20–31	11–7 (4–3)	Memorial Gymnasium  West Lafayette, IN
2/28/1920		Ohio State	W 17–16	12–7 (5–3)	Men's Gymnasium  Bloomington, IN
3/6/1920		at Northwestern	L 34–36	12–8 (5–4)	Old Patten Gymnasium  Evanston, IL
3/15/1920		Michigan	W 19–18	13–8 (6–4)	Men's Gymnasium  Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.