The 1916–17 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Guy Lowman, who was in his 1st and only year. The team played its home games at the Old Assembly Hall before moving to the newly constructed Men's Gymnasium in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Western Conference.
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 13–6 and a conference record of 3–5, finishing 5th in the Western Conference.
Roster NamePositionYearHometownPhillip BowserCJr.Syracuse, IndianaSeverin BuschmannFSr.Indianapolis, IndianaArlo ByrumGSo.Anderson, IndianaHenry MillerGN/ABloomington, IndianaDeWitt MullettGSr.Columbia City, IndianaCleon NafeFSr.Rochester, IndianaW. Penn NashCSr.Brazil, IndianaGeorge ReedGN/ABloomington, IndianaBob RogersFN/ABloomington, IndianaHerm SchulerFSo.Elkhart, IndianaHeber WilliamsFSo.Kokomo, IndianaWilliam ZellarFFr.Brazil, Indiana
Schedule/results
!colspan=8| Regular season
References