1929–30 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1929–30 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Everett Dean, who was in his 6th year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1929–30 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record8–9 (7–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainBranch McCracken
Home arenaThe Fieldhouse
Seasons
1929–30 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Purdue 10 0   1.000 13 2   .867
Wisconsin 8 2   .800 15 2   .882
Illinois 7 5   .583 8 8   .500
Indiana 7 5   .583 8 9   .471
Michigan 6 4   .600 9 5   .643
Northwestern 6 6   .500 8 8   .500
Minnesota 3 9   .250 8 9   .471
Chicago 2 10   .167 5 12   .294
Ohio State 1 9   .100 4 11   .267
Iowa 0 0   4 13   .235

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 8–9 and a conference record of 7–5, finishing 4th in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

Roster

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No. Name Position Ht. Year Hometown
2 Lucian Ashby F 5–11 Jr. Evansville, Indiana
3 Paul Jasper C 6–2 Jr. Fort Wayne, Indiana
6 James Strickland F 6–2 Sr. Owensville, Indiana
7 Branch McCracken C 6–5 Sr. Monrovia, Indiana
8 Claron Veller G 5–9 Jr. Linton, Indiana
10 Donald Cooper F 6–1 Sr. North Vernon, Indiana
11 Bernard Miller F 6–1 Jr. Waldron, Indiana
12 Victor Dauer F 5–11 So. Gary, Indiana
13 James Gill G 6–2 Sr. Washington, Indiana
17 Leonard Miller F 6–1 Sr. Waldron, Indiana
18 Carl Eber G N/A N/A Plymouth, Indiana
19 Jacob Bretz F 6–1 Jr. Huntingburg, Indiana
21 Maurice Massy G 6–1 N/A Indianapolis, Indiana
22 Joseph Zeller G 6–1 So. East Chicago, Indiana
N/A Bill Blagrave G 6–2 So. Washington, Indiana

Schedule/Results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/7/1929*
DePauw L 24–26  0–1
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/13/1929*
Pittsburgh L 31–35  0–2
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/21/1929*
at Pennsylvania L 21–26  0–3
The Palestra 
Philadelphia
1/7/1930*
Notre Dame L 29–30  0–4
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/11/1930
at Chicago W 36–24  1–4 (1–0)
Bartlett Gymnasium 
Chicago
1/18/1930
Northwestern W 36–22  2–4 (2–0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/20/1930
at Michigan L 26–45  2–5 (2–1)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
1/23/1930
Wisconsin L 21–23  2–6 (2–2)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/3/1930*
at Washington (Mo.) W 33–21  3–6 (2–2)
Field House 
St. Louis, Missouri
2/8/1930
at Ohio State W 26–22  4–6 (3–2)
Ohio Expo Coliseum 
Columbus, Ohio
2/12/1930
at Northwestern W 39–31  5–6 (4–2)
Old Patten Gymnasium 
Evanston, Illinois
2/15/1930
Chicago W 28–16  6–6 (5–2)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/22/1930
Michigan L 18–21  6–7 (5–3)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
3/1/1930
Ohio State W 27–15  7–7 (6–3)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
3/3/1930
Minnesota W 31–25  8–7 (7–3)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
3/8/1930
at Wisconsin L 23–34  8–8 (7–4)
Red Gym 
Madison, Wisconsin
3/10/1930
at Minnesota L 29–34  8–9 (7–5)
Minnesota Field House 
Minneapolis
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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  1. ^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 28, 2015.