1915–16 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1915–16 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
1915–16 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	6–7 (3–5 Western)
Head coach	Allan Williford (1st season);
Captain	Allen Maxwell
Home arena	Old Assembly Hall
	Seasons ← 1914–15 1916–17 →

1915–16 Western Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Wisconsin	11	–	1	.917	20	–	1	.952
Illinois	9	–	3	.750	13	–	3	.813
Northwestern	9	–	3	.750	13	–	3	.813
Minnesota	6	–	6	.500	11	–	6	.647
Indiana	3	–	5	.375	6	–	7	.462
Chicago	4	–	8	.333	15	–	11	.577
Iowa	2	–	4	.333	11	–	4	.733
Ohio State	2	–	8	.200	9	–	13	.409
Purdue	2	–	10	.167	4	–	10	.286

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1915–16 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Allan Williford, who was in his 1st and only year. The team played its home games at the Old Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Western Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 6–7 and a conference record of 3–5, finishing 5th in the Western Conference.^[1]

Roster[edit]

Name	Position	Year	Hometown
Phillip Bowser	C	So.	Syracuse, Indiana
Severin Buschmann	F	Jr.	Indianapolis, Indiana
James Frenzel	F	Sr.	Indianapolis, Indiana
Russell Kirkpatrick	G	Sr.	Rushville, Indiana
Allen Maxwell	F	Sr.	Indianapolis, Indiana
DeWitt Mullett	G	Jr.	Columbia City, Indiana
Cleon Nafe	F	Jr.	Rochester, Indiana
William Nash	C	Jr.	Brazil, Indiana
John Porter	F	Sr.	Lebanon, Indiana
Clinton Prather	F	Sr.	Wheatland, Indiana
Frank Whitaker	G	Sr.	South Bend, Indiana

Schedule/Results[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
1/8/1916*	Franklin College	W 33–17	1–0	Old Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
1/11/1916*	Wabash	L 18–33	1–1	Old Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
1/15/1916	at Purdue Rivalry	L 17–26	1–2 (0–1)	Memorial Gymnasium West Lafayette, IN
1/25/1916*	at DePauw	W 37–5	2–2 (0–1)	Greencastle, IN
2/9/1916*	at Earlham	W 30–18	3–2 (0–1)	Richmond, IN
2/12/1916	Ohio State	W 26–17	4–2 (1–1)	Old Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
2/14/1916	Minnesota	L 20–29	4–3 (1–2)	Old Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
2/19/1916	Northwestern	L 26–40	4–4 (1–3)	Old Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
2/22/1916	at Ohio State	W 29–26	5–4 (2–3)	Columbus, OH
2/28/1916	at Northwestern	L 20–38	5–5 (2–4)	Old Patten Gymnasium Evanston, IL
2/29/1916	at Minnesota	L 20–27	5–6 (2–5)	UM Armory Minneapolis, MN
3/4/1916*	vs. Wabash	L 25–30	5–7 (2–5)
3/11/1916	Purdue Rivalry	W 39–29	6–7 (3–5)	Men's Gymnasium Bloomington, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References[edit]

^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 29, 2015.

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[1] "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 29, 2015.

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v t e Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Venues	Old Assembly Hall (1900–1917) Men's Gymnasium (1917–1928) The Fieldhouse (1928–1960) New Fieldhouse (1960–1971) Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (1971–present) Cook Hall (practice)
Rivalries	Illinois Kentucky Purdue
Culture & lore	2011 Kentucky upset A Season on the Brink (film) Blue blood status Crimson Guard Crossroads Classic "Indiana, Our Indiana"
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics