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The first Indiana basketball team (1900–01) Indiana fielded its first men's basketball team in the 1900–01 season, posting a 1–4 ledger under coach James H. Horne. In their first game the Hoosiers traveled to Indianapolis and lost to Butler 17–20. [14] Indiana's first victory was a 26–17 win over Wabash College that same year. [14]
Basketball has a considerably higher ratio of African-Americans than other sports. [4] Other deaths were caused by drug abuse. [5] Included are NBA players, WNBA players, college players, and players in other notable leagues who died before their retirement from basketball. Players who died following the conclusion of their career should not be ...
Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame (1978) Robert Chester Dro (October 12, 1918 – May 4, 2006) was an American basketball player and college athletic administrator. He was a starter on Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball 's first championship team in 1940 and played one season in the National Basketball League .
During his two spans at Indiana from 1938 to 1943 and 1946–1965 he compiled a 364–174 record. During the intermission from 1943 to 1946, he served as a lieutenant in the United States Navy, in World War II. McCracken's first Indiana team was led by All-American Ernie Andres, later a McCracken basketball assistant. [2]
1947 Indiana Mr. Basketball. IU's first African American player. [18] Eric Gordon: Guard Indianapolis, Indiana: 2007 2008 2007 Indiana Mr. Basketball; 2007 McDonald's All-American; 2008 Big Ten Freshman of the Year. [19] 1st round pick in 2008 NBA draft; 2017 NBA Sixth Man Award. Greg Graham: Guard Indianapolis, Indiana: 1990 1993
Edward Allan Williford [3] [4] (December 22, 1892 – June 17, 1981) was an American basketball player and coach. He was the head coach for the Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team for the 1915–1916 season, compiling a record of 6–7.
^A. Indiana and Purdue first met on March 2, 1901 in Bloomington, with a 20-15 Purdue win. Indiana originally planned to play a second game against Purdue in West Lafayette, but according to the Arbutus (the Indiana school yearbook) those games were "declared off, and the season ended at Indiana."
Andrew M. Zimmer (October 9, 1919 – December 20, 2005) was an American basketball player. He was an NCAA All-American at Indiana University and played on the school's first championship team in 1940. Zimmer, a 6'5" center from Goodland High School in Goodland, Indiana, played for coach Branch McCracken at Indiana from 1939 to 1942.