The 1946–47 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. After returning from serving as a lieutenant in the Navy during World War II, Branch McCracken resumed the head coaching position for a 6th 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 12–8 and a conference record of 8–4, finishing 2nd in the Big Nine Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.
Roster No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown3Jerry StutevilleF6–3Fr.Attica, Indiana4Bob CowanG5–10Sr.Fort Wayne, Indiana4Bob LollarF6–2So.Indianapolis, Indiana5Ralph HamiltonF6–1Sr.Fort Wayne, Indiana5Murray MendenhallG5–9Fr.Fort Wayne, Indiana6Lou WatsonG/F6–5Fr.Jeffersonville, Indiana7Dave WalkerF6–3So.Loogootee, Indiana8Al HermanF6–3Fr.Bloomington, Indiana11Lou JensenG5–11Fr.New Albany, Indiana12Norbert HermannG6–2Jr.Brownstown, Indiana13Al KravolanskyF6–3Sr.East Chicago, Indiana14Ward WilliamsC6–3Jr.Colfax, Indiana15Bob ArmstrongC6–4Fr.Fort Wayne, Indiana17John WallaceF6–3Jr.Richmond, Indiana19Charley MeyerC6–5Fr.Jeffersonville, Indiana22Jack BrownF6–3Fr.Bloomington, Indiana37Don RitterG5–10So.Aurora, Indiana40Robert MehlF6–1So.IndianapolisN/ARay KrupaF6–2So.East Chicago, Indiana
Schedule/results
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References