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1936–37 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

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1936–37 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	13–7 (6–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Everett Dean (13th season)
Captain	Ken Gunning Vern Huffman
Home arena	The Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 1935–36 1937–38 →

1936–37 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Illinois	10	–	2	.833	14	–	4	.778
Minnesota	10	–	2	.833	14	–	6	.700
Michigan	9	–	3	.750	16	–	4	.800
Purdue	8	–	4	.667	15	–	5	.750
Ohio State	7	–	5	.583	13	–	7	.650
Indiana	6	–	6	.500	13	–	7	.650
Northwestern	4	–	8	.333	11	–	9	.550
Iowa	3	–	9	.250	11	–	9	.550
Wisconsin	3	–	9	.250	8	–	12	.400
Chicago	0	–	12	.000	4	–	16	.200

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936–37 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Everett Dean, who was in his 13th year. The team played its home games in The FieldhouseinBloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 13–7 and a conference record of 6–6, finishing 6th in the Big Ten Conference.^[1]

Roster[edit]

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Year	Hometown
3	Ken Gunning	F	5–11	Sr.	Shelbyville, Indiana
4	William Johnson	G	6–1	So.	Jeffersonville, Indiana
5	Vern Huffman	G	6–2	Sr.	New Castle, Indiana
6	Roger Ratliff	C/G	6–3	Jr.	Mooresville, Indiana
8	Joseph Platt	G	5–11	Jr.	Young America, Indiana
8	Raymond Guard	G	6–1	So.	Chalmers, Indiana
9	Bob Etnire	G/F	5–11	Sr.	Logansport, Indiana
10	Willis Hosler	C	6–3	Sr.	Huntington, Indiana
11	Ralph Dorsey	F	6–1	So.	Horse Cave, Kentucky
12	James Birr	C	6–3	Jr.	Indianapolis
13	William Squier	F	6–1	So.	Richmond, Indiana
14	Fred Fechtman	C	6–8	Sr.	Indianapolis, Indiana
15	Charles Mendel	G	6–3	Jr.	Bourbon, Indiana
16	Ernie Andres	G	6–1	So.	Jeffersonville, Indiana
17	Willie Silberstein	F	5–8	Jr.	Brooklyn, New York
20	Lyman Abbot	G	5–9	Jr.	Martinsville, Indiana
N/A	James Menefee	C	6–3	So.	Fort Wayne, Indiana
N/A	Richard White	F	6–1	So.	Lebanon, Indiana

Schedule/Results[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
12/4/1936*	Cincinnati	W 46–13	1–0	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
12/12/1936*	Miami (OH)	W 43–13	2–0	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
12/14/1936*	Kansas State	W 60–33	3–0	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
12/19/1936*	at Manhattan	W 42–34	4–0	New York City
12/21/1936*	at Villanova	W 43–28	5–0	Villanova Field House Villanova, Pennsylvania
1/1/1937*	at Butler	W 61–27	6–0	Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis
1/4/1937	Iowa	W 28–24	7–0 (1–0)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
1/9/1937	at Chicago	W 46–26	8–0 (2–0)	Henry Crown Field House Chicago
1/11/1937	at Illinois Rivalry	L 31–40	8–1 (2–1)	Huff Hall Champaign, Illinois
1/16/1937	Purdue Rivalry	L 30–41	8–2 (2–2)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
1/18/1937	Ohio State	W 43–36	9–2 (3–2)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
1/30/1937*	at Loyola (Chicago)	L 30–36	9–3 (3–2)	Alumni Gym Chicago
2/1/1937*	at Ball State	W 31–22	10–3 (3–2)	Ball Gymnasium Muncie, Indiana
2/6/1937	at Iowa	W 38–34	11–3 (4–2)	Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA
2/8/1937	Chicago	W 47–36	12–3 (5–2)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
2/13/1937	at Ohio State	L 44–48	12–4 (5–3)	Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio
2/15/1937	at Michigan	L 31–55	12–5 (5–4)	Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan
2/20/1937	Illinois Rivalry	L 25–42	12–6 (5–5)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
2/27/1937	at Purdue Rivalry	L 45–69	12–7 (5–6)	Lafayette Jefferson HS Gymnasium West Lafayette, Indiana
3/1/1937	Michigan	W 31–27	13–7 (6–6)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References[edit]

^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 24, 2015.

v t e Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Venues	Old Assembly Hall (1900–1917) Men's Gymnasium (1917–1928) The Fieldhouse (1928–1960) New Fieldhouse (1960–1971) Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (1971–present) Cook Hall (practice)
Rivalries	Illinois Kentucky Purdue
Culture & lore	2011 Kentucky upset A Season on the Brink (film) Blue blood status Crimson Guard Crossroads Classic "Indiana, Our Indiana"
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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