The 1943–44 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Because Branch McCracken left to serve in World War II, their head coach was Harry Good, who was in his 1st year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 7–15 and a conference record of 2–10, finishing 8th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.
Roster No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown4Gene FarrisF6–3Fr.Campbellsburg, Indiana5Ed SchienbeinG5–9Sr.Southport, Indiana6Charles TrauxG5–11N/ASpring Lake, New Jersey7George TiptonC6–3Fr.Terre Haute, Indiana8Don EarnhartC6–2Fr.Marion, Indiana9Jack HerronG5–8So.Logansport, Indiana11Jack MercerG6–1Fr.Brazil, Indiana14Bob RowlandG6–1Fr.Martinsville, Indiana16John CrouchC6–3So.Evansville, Indiana19Sam YoungG6–2So.Rushville, Indiana22Claude Retherford Jr.F6–1Fr.French Lick, Indiana24Herod ToonG5–10Fr.Indianapolis, Indiana25Richard PeedC6–3N/ARichmond, Indiana30Irvin LearyF5–11Fr.Greenfield, Indiana32Bob RavensburgF6–1So.Bellevue, Kentucky33Paul ShieldsF6–2Fr.Monrovia, Indiana37Ray BrandenburgG5–10Fr.Corydon, Indiana38Les RayF6–1Fr.Sullivan, Indiana42Ed SidwellG6–2Fr.New Castle, Indiana43Art LehmanF6–1Fr.Cedar Lake, IndianaN/APhilip BowserF6–2Fr.Goshen, IndianaN/APete PithosF6–1Jr.Fort Wayne, Indiana
Schedule/results
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