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1966–67 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

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1966–67 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Big Ten Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
Record18–8 (10–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainJack Johnson
Home arenaNew Fieldhouse
Seasons
1966–67 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Michigan State 10 4   .714 16 7   .696
Indiana 10 4   .714 18 8   .692
Iowa 9 5   .643 16 8   .667
Wisconsin 8 6   .571 15 9   .625
Purdue 7 7   .500 15 9   .625
Northwestern 7 7   .500 11 11   .500
Ohio State 6 8   .429 13 11   .542
Illinois 6 8   .429 12 12   .500
Minnesota 5 9   .357 9 15   .375
Michigan 2 12   .143 8 16   .333
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1966–67 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University as members of the Big Ten Conference. Their head coach was Lou Watson, who was in his second year. The team played its home games in New Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana. The Hoosiers finished the season 18–8, 10–4 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for first. Indiana was invited to play in the NCAA Tournament. The Hoosiers lost to Virginia Tech in the Mideast Regional semifinals, but beat Tennessee 51–44 in the Regional third-place game.[1]

Roster

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No. Name Position Ht. Year Hometown
20 Mike Bedree G 6–3 So. Fort Wayne, Indiana
21 Harold Curdy F 6–4 So. Marion, Indiana
22 Bill Russell G 6–1 Sr. Columbus, Indiana
23 Vern Payne G 5–10 Jr. Michigan City, Indiana
24 Vern Pfaff G 5–10 Sr. Ellettsville, Indiana
25 Ken Newsome F 6–5 Jr. Ahoskie, North Carolina
30 Rich Schrumpf C 6–9 Jr. Galien, Michigan
31 Bill DeHeer C 6–9 So. Maplewood, Missouri
32 Jim Houlihan G 6–3 Jr. Bluffton, Indiana
33 Jack Johnson F 6–6 Sr. Greenfield, Indiana
34 Butch Joyner F 6–4 Jr. New Castle, Indiana
35 Bill Stenberg C 6–7 So. Rockford, Illinois
40 Larry Turpen G 6–1 Sr. Shawswick, Indiana
41 Gabe Oliverio G 6–2 So. Annandale, Virginia
42 Erv Inniger G 6–3 Sr. Berne, Indiana
43 John Muirhead C 6–7 So. Danville, Illinois
44 Earl Schneider F 6–9 So. Evansville, Indiana
45 Gary Leinberger F 6–7 Jr. St. Louis, Missouri

Schedule/Results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/3/1966*
DePauw W 84–71  1–0
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/5/1966*
Missouri W 77–65  2–0
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/7/1966*
Ohio L 90–91 OT 2–1
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
12/12/1966*
at Kansas State L 69–82  2–2
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
12/17/1966*
at Loyola (Chicago) W 83–73  3–2
Alumni Gym 
Chicago, IL
12/20/1966*
vs. Notre Dame W 94–91  4–2
Memorial Coliseum 
Fort Wayne, IN
12/27/1966*
vs. Oregon State
Far West Classic
W 71–60  5–2
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR
12/29/1966*
vs. Washington
Far West Classic
L 79–81  5–3
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR
12/30/1966*
vs. Oregon
Far West Classic
W 102–64  6–3
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR
1/7/1967
at Iowa L 73–84  6–4 (0–1)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
1/9/1967
Minnesota W 83–68  7–4 (1–1)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
1/14/1967
at Ohio State W 81–80  8–4 (2–1)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
1/30/1967*
DePaul W 72–70  9–4 (2–1)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/4/1967
at Minnesota W 82–81  10–4 (3–1)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
2/6/1967
Michigan State W 82–77  11–4 (4–1)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/11/1967
Wisconsin W 93–81  12–4 (5–1)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/13/1967
at Michigan State L 77–86  12–5 (5–2)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
2/18/1967
at Northwestern W 81–79  13–5 (6–2)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
2/20/1967
Illinois
Rivalry
W 96–81  14–5 (7–2)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/25/1967
Iowa L 74–75 OT 14–6 (7–3)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
2/27/1967
at Michigan W 98–96  15–6 (8–3)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, MI
3/4/1967
at Illinois
Rivalry
L 70–80  15–7 (8–4)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
3/6/1967
Michigan W 96–90  16–7 (9–4)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
3/11/1967
Purdue
Rivalry
W 95–82  17–7 (10–4)
New Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, IN
NCAA Tournament
3/17/1967*
vs. Virginia Tech
Regional semifinals
L 70–79  17–8 (10–4)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
3/18/1967*
vs. No. 8 Tennessee
Regional Third Place
W 51–44  18–8 (10–4)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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