1971–72 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
The 1971–72 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 1st year. The team played its home games in the newly constructed Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.
1971–72 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball | |
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Old Dominion Classic Champions | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 17 |
1971–72 record | 17–8 (9–5 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Captain | Joby Wright |
Home arena | Assembly Hall |
1971–72 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Minnesota | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 17 | – | 6 | .739 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Ohio State | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 18 | – | 6 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Indiana | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 17 | – | 8 | .680 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 12 | – | 12 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 11 | – | 13 | .458 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 5 | – | 18 | .217 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 17–8 and a conference record of 9–5, finishing 3rd in the Big Ten Conference. Missing out on the NCAA Tournament, Indiana was invited to play in the National Invitation Tournament; however, the Hoosiers lost in the first round, bringing Knight's first season to an end.[1]
Roster
No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
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20 | Frank Wilson | G | 6–3 | Jr. | Bluffton, Indiana |
22 | Bootsie White | G | 5–8 | Jr. | Hammond, Indiana |
23 | Steve Heiniger | G | 5–10 | So. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
24 | Dave Shepherd | G | 5–11 | So. | Carmel, Indiana |
32 | Steve Downing | C | 6–8 | Jr. | Indianapolis, Indiana |
33 | Jerry Memering | F/C | 6–7 | Jr. | Vincennes, Indiana |
42 | John Ritter | F | 6–5 | Jr. | Goshen, Indiana |
43 | Rick Ford | F | 6–5 | Sr. | Cloverdale, Indiana |
44 | Joby Wright | F | 6–8 | Sr. | Savannah, Georgia |
54 | Kim Pemberton | G | 6–3 | Jr. | Osgood, Indiana |
Schedule/Results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
12/1/1971* |
Ball State | W 84–77 | 1–0 |
Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
12/4/1971* |
Miami | W 65–50 | 2–0 |
Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
12/6/1971* |
No. 14 Kansas | W 59–56 | 3–0 |
Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
12/11/1971* |
vs. No. 7 Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry |
W 90–89 2OT | 4–0 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | |||||||
12/15/1971* |
No. 12 | at Ohio | L 70–79 | 4–1 |
Convocation Center Athens, Ohio | ||||||
12/18/1971* |
No. 12 | Notre Dame | W 94–29 | 5–1 |
Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana | ||||||
12/22/1971* |
No. 8 | at Butler | W 85–74 | 6–1 |
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||||
12/28/1971* |
No. 7 | vs. No. 8 BYU Old Dominion Classic |
W 61–50 | 7–1 |
Hampton Coliseum Norfolk, Virginia | ||||||
12/29/1971* |
No. 7 | at Old Dominion Old Dominion Classic |
W 88–86 | 8–1 |
Hampton Coliseum Norfolk, Virginia | ||||||
1/4/1972* |
No. 5 | at Northern Illinois | L 71–85 | 8–2 |
Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, Illinois | ||||||
1/8/1972 |
No. 5 | at Minnesota | L 51–52 | 8–3 (0–1) |
Williams Arena Minneapolis | ||||||
1/15/1972 |
No. 17 | Wisconsin | L 64–66 OT | 8–4 (0–2) |
Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana | ||||||
1/22/1972 |
at Ohio State | L 74–80 | 8–5 (0–3) |
St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio | |||||||
1/29/1972 |
at Michigan State | W 83–69 | 8–6 (0–4) |
Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan | |||||||
2/5/1972 |
Michigan State | W 83–69 | 9–6 (1–4) |
Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
2/8/1972 |
Minnesota | W 61–42 | 10–6 (2–4) |
Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
2/12/1972 |
at Wisconsin | W 84–76 OT | 11–6 (3–4) |
Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin | |||||||
2/19/1972 |
Iowa | W 86–79 | 12–6 (4–4) |
Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
2/22/1972 |
at Illinois Rivalry |
W 90–71 | 13–6 (5–4) |
Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois | |||||||
2/26/1972 |
at Purdue Rivalry |
L 69–70 | 13–7 (5–5) |
Purdue Arena West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
2/29/1972 |
No. 16 Michigan | W 79–75 | 14–7 (6–5) |
Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
3/4/1972 |
No. 14 Ohio State | W 65–57 | 15–7 (7–5) |
Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
3/7/1972 |
No. 20 | at Northwestern | W 72–67 | 16–7 (8–5) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois | ||||||
3/11/1972 |
No. 20 | Purdue Rivalry |
W 62–48 | 17–7 (9–5) |
Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana | ||||||
NIT | |||||||||||
3/18/1972* |
No. 17 | vs. Princeton First Round |
L 60–68 | 17–8 (9–5) |
Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||||
Rankings
References
- "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-21. Retrieved 2010-10-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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