1967–68 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 1967–68 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University . Their head coach was Lou Watson , who was in his 3rd year. The team played its home games in New Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana , and was a member of the Big Ten Conference .
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 10–14 and a conference record of 4–10, finishing 9th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to play in any postseason tournament.[ 1]
Roster
No.
Name
Position
Ht.
Year
Hometown
20
Mike Niles
G
6–4
So.
Warsaw, Indiana
22
Joe Cooke
G
6–3
So.
Toledo, Ohio
23
Vern Payne
G
5–10
Sr.
Michigan City, Indiana
24
Bobby Kent
G
5–8
So.
Unionville, Indiana
25
Ken Newsome
F
6–5
Sr.
Ahoskie, North Carolina
30
Rich Schrumpf
C
6–9
Sr.
Galien, Michigan
31
Bill DeHeer
C
6–9
Jr.
Maplewood, Missouri
32
Mike Noland
F
6–6
So.
Indianapolis, Indiana
33
Ken Johnson
C
6–6
So.
Anderson, Indiana
34
Butch Joyner
F
6–4
Sr.
New Castle, Indiana
35
Bill Stenberg
C
6–7
Jr.
Rockford, Illinois
40
John Isenbarger
G
6–3
So.
Muncie, Indiana
41
Gabe Oliverio
G
6–2
Jr.
Annandale, Virginia
42
Rick Atkinson
G
6–3
So.
Evansville, Indiana
43
John Muirhead
C
6–7
Jr.
Danville, Illinois
44
Earl Schneider
F
6–9
Jr.
Evansville, Indiana
45
Gary Leinberger
F
6–7
Sr.
St. Louis, Missouri
Schedule/Results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site city, state
Regular Season
12/2/1967 *
Northern Illinois
W 71–65
1–0
New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/4/1967 *
at Missouri
W 78–69
2–0
Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO
12/9/1967 *
Ohio
W 89–63
3–0
New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/11/1967 *
Kansas State
W 89–83
4–0
New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
12/16/1967 *
No. 9
at North Carolina State
W 101–97 OT
5–0
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
12/19/1967 *
No. 5
vs. Notre Dame
W 96–91
6–0
Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, IN
12/28/1967 *
No. 3
vs. Western Kentucky
L 91–110
6–1
Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
12/29/1967 *
No. 3
at SMU
L 84–91
6–2
Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
1/2/1968 *
at Detroit
L 93–99
6–3
Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
1/6/1968
Minnesota
W 74–59
7–3 (1–0)
New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
1/9/1968
at Illinois Rivalry
W 61–60 OT
8–3 (2–0)
Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
1/13/1968
Northwestern
L 81–86
8–4 (2–1)
Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
1/16/1968
at Purdue Rivalry
L 60–89
8–5 (2–2)
Purdue Arena West Lafayette, IN
1/29/1968 *
at DePaul
L 78–79
8–6 (2–2)
Alumni Hall Chicago, IL
2/3/1968
at Minnesota
L 75–82
8–7 (2–3)
Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
2/5/1968
Ohio State
L 77–78
8–8 (2–4)
New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/10/1968
at Wisconsin
L 83–95
8–9 (2–5)
Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI
2/17/1968
Michigan
W 98–92
9–9 (3–5)
New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
2/20/1968
at Michigan State
L 70–75
9–10 (3–6)
Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
2/24/1968
Iowa
L 70–78
9–11 (3–7)
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
2/27/1968
at Northwestern
L 66–73 OT
9–12 (3–8)
Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
3/2/1968
at Ohio State
L 93–107
9–13 (3–9)
St. John Arena Columbus, OH
3/5/1968
Wisconsin
W 93–85
10–13 (4–9)
New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
3/9/1968
Purdue Rivalry
L 64–68
10–14 (4–10)
New Fieldhouse Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics