Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball

 

Indiana Hoosiers
University	Indiana University
Conference	Big Ten
Location	Bloomington, IN
Head Coach	Kelvin Sampson (2nd year)
Arena	Assembly Hall (Capacity: 17,456)
Nickname	Hoosiers
Colors	Cream and Crimson
Uniforms
Home     　 Away
NCAA Tournament Champions
1940, 1953, 1976, 1981, 1987
NCAA Tournament Final Four
1940, 1953, 1973, 1976, 1981, 1987, 1992, 2002
Conference Regular Season Champions
1926, 1928, 1935, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1967, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 2002

The Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represents Indiana University (IU) and competes in the Big Ten Conference of NCAA Division I. The Hoosiers play on Branch McCracken Court at the Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana on the IU campus. The team is currently coached by Kelvin Sampson.^[1] Indiana has intense rivalries both in-state, against the Purdue Boilermakers, and out-of-state, against the Kentucky Wildcats.

History

As of 2007, the school has won five NCAA Championships in men's basketball (1940, 1953, 1976, 1981, 1987) — the first two under coach Branch McCracken and the later three under Bob Knight — and 20 Big Ten Conference championships. The Hoosiers' five NCAA Championships are the third-most in history, trailing only UCLA (11) and Kentucky (7). Their eight trips to the Final Four ranks seventh on the all-time list. The Hoosiers have made 32 appearances in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament (fifth-most in NCAA history). In those 32 appearances, Indiana has posted 52 victories, the sixth-most in NCAA history.

Men's basketball at IU grew phenomenally popular during Knight's tenure. Indiana has ranked in the top 15 nationally in men's basketball attendance every season since Assembly Hall opened in 1972, and often in the top five.^[2]

In the 1975-76 season, Knight led the Hoosiers to the NCAA Championship without a single defeat; Indiana remains the last school to accomplish this feat. Knight's 1981 and 1987 NCAA championship teams were led by Isiah Thomas and Steve Alford, respectively. The 1987 championship game against the Syracuse Orangemen was capped by Keith Smart's game-winning jumpshot with five seconds of play remaining. Knight's volatile temper, though, often brought as much controversy to the school as success, and eventually led to his dismissal in 2000 by then-University President Myles Brand.

Students and alumni protested the Knight firing, and several players threatened to transfer unless Knight assistant Mike Davis was chosen to replace Knight. Davis was ultimately named head coach. In his second year, Davis led his team to the 2002 NCAA championship game. After initial success, Davis struggled and was given an ultimatum to improve his team in the 2005-06 season.^[3] On February 16, 2006, Davis announced he would resign but remain with the team for the rest of the 2006 season.^[4]

On March 28, 2006, Kelvin Sampson, head men's basketball coach at the University of Oklahoma, was named the successor.^[5]

Coaches

National Coach of the Year

• 1940 - Branch McCracken
• 1953 - Branch McCracken
• 1975 - Bob Knight
• 1987 - Bob Knight
• 1989 - Bob Knight

Big Ten Coach of the Year

• 1973 - Bob Knight
• 1975 - Bob Knight
• 1976 - Bob Knight
• 1980 - Bob Knight
• 1981 - Bob Knight
• 1989 - Bob Knight

Coach	Years	Win-Loss	Win %	Conference Titles	NCAA Tourn. Appearances	NCAA Titles
J.H. Horne	1901	1-4	.200	0	-	-
Phelps Darby	1902	4-4	.500	0	-	-
Willis Coval	1903-1904	12-8	.619	0	-	-
Z.G. Clevenger	1905-1906	12-21	.364	0	-	-
James Sheldon	1907	9-5	.643	0	-	-
Ed Cook	1908	9-6	.600	0	-	-
Robert Harris	1909	5-9	.357	0	-	-
John Georgen	1910	5-8	.385	0	-	-
Oscar Rackle	1911	11-5	.688	0	-	-
James Kase	1912	6-11	.353	0	-	-
Arthur Powell	1913	5-11	.312	0	-	-
Arthur Berndt	1914-1915	6-21	.222	0	-	-
Allan Willisford	1916	6-7	.462	0	-	-
Guy Lowman	1917	13-6	.684	0	-	-
Dana M. Evans	1918-1919	20-11	.645	0	-	-
Ewald O. Stiehm	1920	13-8	.619	0	-	-
George W. Lewis	1921-1922	25-16	.610	0	-	-
Leslie Mann	1923-1924	19-13	.594	0	-	-
Everett Dean	1924-1938	162-93	.635	3	-	-
Branch McCracken	1938-1943, 1946-1965	364-174	.677	4	4	2
Harry C. Good	1943-1946	35-29	.547	0	0	0
Lou Watson	1966-1971	35-29	.547	1	1	0
Jerry Oliver	1970	7-17	.282	0	0	0
Bob Knight	1971-2000	661-240	.734	11	24	3
Mike Davis	2000-2006	115-79	.592	1	4	0
Kelvin Sampson	2006-	21-11	.656	0	1	0

Data from^[1]

Players

National Player of the Year

• 1976 - Scott May
• 1993 - Calbert Cheaney

Big Ten Player of the Year

• 1953 - Don Schlundt
• 1957 - Archie Dees
• 1958 - Archie Dees
• 1973 - Steve Downing
• 1975 - Scott May
• 1976 - Scott May
• 1977 - Kent Benson
• 1980 - Mike Woodson
• 1981 - Ray Tolbert
• 1983 - Randy Wittman
• 1986 - Steve Alford
• 1987 - Steve Alford
• 1993 - Calbert Cheaney
• 1996 - Brian Evans
• 2000 - A.J. Guyton
• 2001 - Kirk Haston
• 2002 - Jared Jeffries

Data from^[1]

Home courts

• Old Assembly Hall (1900-1917)
• Men's Gymnasium (1917-1928)
• Old Fieldhouse (1928-1960)
• New Fieldhouse (1960-1972)
• Assembly Hall (1972-Present)

Data from^[1]

Current Roster (2007-2008)

Number	Name	Height	Weight (lb)	Position	Year	Hometown
1	Armon Bassett	6-1	176	Guard	SO	Terre Haute, IN
2	DeAndre Thomas	6-8	295	Forward	JR	Chicago, IL
3	D.J. White	6-9	251	Forward	SR	Tuscaloosa, AL
5	Jordan Crawford	6-4	195	Guard	FR	Detroit, MI
10	Brett Finkelmeier	6-2	180	Guard	RS FR	Carmel, IN
13	Jamarcus Ellis	6-5	200	Guard/Forward	JR	Chicago, IL
20	A.J. Ratliff	6-3	188	Guard	SR	Indianapolis, IN
22	Lance Stemler	6-8	210	Forward	SR	Columbia, IL
23	Eric Gordon	6-4	215	Guard	FR	Indianapolis, IN
24	Brandon McGee	6-7	220	Forward	FR	Chicago, IL
30	Mike White	6-6	232	Forward	SR	Springhill, LA
32	Eli Holman	6-9	210	Center	FR	Richmond, CA
34	Adam Ahlfeld	6-0	193	Guard	SR	Indianapolis, IN
44	Kyle Taber	6-7	226	Forward	RS JR	Evansville, IN

Roster from^[6]

Notes

External links

• Official Site - Official Site

Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball

Team • Assembly Hall Head Coaches J.H. Horne • Phelps Darby • Willis Coval • Zora G. Clevenger • James Sheldon •Ed Cook • Robert Harris • John Georgen • Oscar Rackle • James Kase • Arthur Powell • Arthur Berndt • Allan Willisford • G.S. Lowman • Dana M. Evans • Ewald O. Stiehm • George W. Lewis • Leslie Mann • Everett Dean • Branch McCracken • Harry C. Good • Lou Watson • Jerry Oliver • Bob Knight • Mike Davis • Kelvin Sampson NCAA Tournament Championships (5) 1940, 1953, 1976, 1981, 1987

Indiana Hoosiers Basketball 1939-1940 NCAA Champions
7 Andy Zimmer | 10 Jay McCreary | 32 Herm Schaefer | 33 Curly Armstrong | 34 Marvin Huffman | 35 Bill Menke | 36 Bob Dro Coach Branch McCracken

Indiana Hoosiers Basketball 1952-1953 NCAA Champions
Phil Byers | Dick Farley | Charley Kraak | Bob Leonard | Don Schludt | Burke Scott | Lou Scott | Dick White Coach Branch McCracken

Indiana Hoosiers Basketball 1975-1976 NCAA Champions
Tom Abernethy | Kent Benson | Quinn Buckner | Jim Crews | Scott May | Wayne Radford | Rich Valavicius | Bob Wilkerson | Jim Wisman Coach Bob Knight

Indiana Hoosiers Basketball 1980-1981 NCAA Champions
Tony Brown | Ted Kitchel | Steve Risley | Isiah Thomas | Jim Thomas | Ray Tolbert | Landon Turner | Randy Wittman Coach Bob Knight

Indiana Hoosiers Basketball 1986-1987 NCAA Champions
Steve Alford | Ricky Calloway | Steve Eyl | Dean Garrett | Joe Hillman | Magnus Pelkowski | Keith Smart | Daryl Thomas Coach Bob Knight

Big Ten Conference
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