1969–70 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–17 (3–11 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachTom Bolyard
Home arenaNew Fieldhouse
1969–70 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Iowa140 1.000205  .800
Purdue113 .786186  .750
Ohio State86 .571159  .625
Illinois86 .571159  .625
Minnesota77 .5001311  .542
Michigan59 .3571014  .417
Wisconsin59 .3571014  .417
Michigan State59 .357915  .375
Northwestern410 .286915  .375
Indiana311 .214717  .292
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969–70 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Jerry Oliver, who was acting as head coach while the previous head coach, Lou Watson, was taking a year-long leave of absence to recover from surgery. 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 7–17 and a conference record of 3–11, finishing 10th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to play in any postseason tournament.[1]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
20Mike NilesG6–4Sr.Warsaw, Indiana
21John HickeyG5–10So.Indianapolis, Indiana
22Joe CookeG6–3Sr.Toledo, Ohio
23Larry GipsonG5–10Jr.Michigan City, Indiana
24Ken MorganF6–6Jr.Indianapolis, Indiana
25Jeff StocksdaleF6–4Jr.Lima, Ohio
30Jim HarrisG6–1Jr.Lorain, Ohio
33Ken JohnsonC6–6Sr.Anderson, Indiana
34Ben NilesG6–5Jr.Warsaw, Indiana
40Tom BooneG5–10So.Louisville, Kentucky
42Rick AtkinsonG6–3Sr.Evansville, Indiana
43Rick FordF6–5So.Cloverdale, Indiana
44Joby WrightF6–8So.Savannah, Georgia
45Mike BranaughC6–8Sr.Toledo, Ohio
54Mike SzymanczykC6–8Jr.Lansing, Illinois

Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/1/1969*
Northern Illinois W 89–81  1–0
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/3/1969*
at Loyola (Chicago) W 100–95  2–0
Alumni Gym 
Chicago, IL
12/6/1969*
at Missouri L 96–109  2–1
Brewer Fieldhouse 
Columbia, MO
12/8/1969*
Kansas State W 102–95  3–1
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/13/1969*
at No. 1 Kentucky
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry
L 92–109  3–2
Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
12/15/1969*
No. 19 Ohio L 83–89  3–3
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/20/1969*
No. 6 Notre Dame L 88–89  3–4
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/27/1969*
vs. Princeton
Bruin Classic
L 76–82  3–5
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
12/29/1969*
vs. Georgia Tech
Bruin Classic
W 87–65  4–5
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
1/3/1970
Michigan State L 84–85  4–6 (0–1)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
1/6/1970
at Illinois
Rivalry
L 74–94  4–7 (0–2)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
1/10/1970
at Minnesota L 65–77  4–8 (0–3)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
1/27/1970*
at DePaul L 70–75  4–9 (0–3)
Alumni Hall 
Chicago, IL
1/31/1970
at No. 20 Iowa L 93–100  4–10 (0–4)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/3/1970
Northwestern W 80–78  5–10 (1–4)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/7/1970
No. 20 Iowa L 89–104  5–11 (1–5)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/10/1970
at Purdue
Rivalry
L 80–98  5–12 (1–6)
Purdue Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
2/14/1970
Ohio State L 83–100  5–13 (1–7)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/17/1970
Wisconsin W 89–77  6–13 (2–7)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/21/1970
at Michigan State L 66–78  6–14 (2–8)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
2/24/1970
Michigan W 102–93  7–14 (3–8)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/28/1970
at Northwestern L 66–75  7–15 (3–9)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
3/3/1970
Illinois
Rivalry
L 75–85  7–16 (3–10)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
3/7/1970
at Michigan L 99–108  7–17 (3–11)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
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