1923–24 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1923–24 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
1923–24 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	11–6 (7–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Leslie Mann (2nd season);
Captain	Ken Alward
Home arena	Men's Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1922–23 1924–25 →

1923–24 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Wisconsin	8	–	4	.667	11	–	5	.688
Chicago	8	–	4	.667	11	–	6	.647
Illinois	8	–	4	.667	11	–	6	.647
Ohio State	7	–	5	.583	12	–	5	.706
Purdue	7	–	5	.583	12	–	5	.706
Indiana	7	–	5	.583	11	–	6	.647
Michigan	6	–	6	.500	10	–	7	.588
Minnesota	5	–	7	.417	9	–	8	.529
Iowa	4	–	8	.333	7	–	10	.412
Northwestern	0	–	12	.000	0	–	16	.000

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1923–24 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Leslie Mann, who was in his 2nd and final year. The team played its home games at the Men's Gymnasium in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 11–6 and a conference record of 7–5, finishing 6th in the Big Ten Conference.^[1]

Roster[edit]

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Year	Hometown
1	Ken Alward	G	5–8	Jr.	South Bend, Indiana
2	Harlan Logan	F	6–2	Jr.	Bloomington, Indiana
3	Paul Parker	C	6–7	Jr.	Kokomo, Indiana
5	Michael Nyikos	F	6–1	Jr.	South Bend, Indiana
6	Karl Bordner	C	6–1	So.	Brookston, Indiana
7	Max Lorber	G	5–3	Jr.	Columbia City, Indiana
8	Elton Harrison	F	5–11	So.	Lebanon, Indiana
9	Robert Sinks	C	6–1	N/A	Lafayette, Indiana
10	Earl Knoy	G	5–10	Jr.	Martinsville, Indiana
11	Harold Sanford	F	6–1	Sr.	Lebanon, Indiana
12	George Coffey	F	6–1	Sr.	Bloomington, Indiana
N/A	Harry Champ	F	5–10	Sr.	Rochester, Indiana
N/A	John Cox	G	5–11	So.	Richmond, Indiana
N/A	Emery Druckamiller	F	5–8	So.	Syracuse, Indiana
N/A	Lindley Ricketts	G	5–7	N/A	Lynnville, Indiana
N/A	Adolph Seidensticke	G	5–10	N/A	Indianapolis, Indiana
N/A	Palmer Sponsler	G	6–1	So.	Bloomington, Indiana

Schedule/Results[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
12/7/1923*	Indiana State	W 27–24	1–0	Men's Gymnasium Bloomington, Indiana
12/15/1923*	Rose Poly	W 51–15	2–0	Men's Gymnasium Bloomington, Indiana
12/20/1923*	at Drake	W 53–30	3–0	Des Moines Coliseum Des Moines, IA
12/21/1923*	at Creighton	L 29–39	3–1	University Gym Omaha, Nebraska
1/5/1924	Wisconsin	L 21–23	3–2 (0–1)	Men's Gymnasium Bloomington, Indiana
1/12/1924	at Minnesota	W 29–23	4–2 (1–1)	UM Armory Minneapolis
1/14/1924	at Wisconsin	L 27–28	4–3 (1–2)	Red Gym Madison, Wisconsin
1/19/1924	at Chicago	L 24–29	4–4 (1–3)	Bartlett Gymnasium Chicago
1/24/1924	at Northwestern	W 39–24	5–4 (2–3)	Old Patten Gymnasium Evanston, Illinois
1/25/1924	Ohio State	W 31–29	6–4 (3–3)	Men's Gymnasium Bloomington, Indiana
2/2/1924	Minnesota	W 39–25	7–4 (4–3)	Men's Gymnasium Bloomington, Indiana
2/8/1924	Northwestern	W 30–13	8–4 (5–3)	Men's Gymnasium Bloomington, Indiana
2/12/1924*	Notre Dame	W 21–20	9–4 (5–3)	Men's Gymnasium Bloomington, Indiana
2/16/1924	at Ohio State	L 27–31	9–5 (5–4)	Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio
2/18/1924	at Michigan	W 23–22	10–5 (6–4)	Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan
2/23/1924	Chicago	L 25–26	10–6 (6–5)	Men's Gymnasium Bloomington, Indiana
3/3/1924	Michigan	W 31–20	11–6 (7–5)	Men's Gymnasium Bloomington, Indiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References[edit]

^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 29, 2015.

[1] "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 29, 2015.

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