The 1948–49 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 8th year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Nine Conference.
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 14–8 and a conference record of 6–6, finishing 4th in the Big Nine Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.
Roster No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown3Jerry StutevilleF6–3Jr.Attica, Indiana5Bob LukemeyerF5–10So.Jasper, Indiana6Lou WatsonG6–5Jr.Jeffersonville, Indiana7Don RitterG5–10Sr.Aurora, Indiana8Bill GarrettC/F6–3So.Shelbyville, Indiana9Bill TosheffF6–1So.Gary, Indiana11Gene RingG6–1So.South Bend, Indiana12Phil BuckF5–10So.Rossville, Indiana14Harlan SturgeonG5–10So.Indianapolis, Indiana15Bob ArmstrongC6–4Sr.Fort Wayne, Indiana16Stuart ChestnutF6–2Jr.Terre Haute, Indiana18Tom SchwartzC6–6Jr.Kokomo, Indiana19Charley MeyerC6–5Jr.Jeffersonville, Indiana21Tyrie RobbinsF6–3So.Gary, Indiana24Byard HeyG6–1Jr.Fort Wayne, Indiana24Ted KaufmanC6–3So.Brownsville, Indiana25Gordon NeffG6–1So.Terre Haute, Indiana34Bob LollarF6–2Sr.IndianapolisN/AJack BrownC6–3Jr.Bloomington, Indiana
Schedule/results
!colspan=8| Regular season
References