1959–60 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
Introduction


The **1959–60 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team** represented [Indiana University](/wiki/Indiana_University_%28Bloomington%29 "Indiana University (Bloomington)"). Their head coach was [Branch McCracken](/wiki/Branch_McCracken "Branch McCracken"), who was in his 19th year. For the last time, the team played its home games in [The Fieldhouse](/wiki/Wildermuth_Intramural_Center "Wildermuth Intramural Center") in [Bloomington, Indiana](/wiki/Bloomington%2C_Indiana "Bloomington, Indiana"), and was a member of the [Big Ten Conference](/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference "Big Ten Conference").

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 20–4 and a conference record of 11–3, finishing 2nd in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.


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