The 1947–48 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his seventh year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Nine Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 8–12 and a conference record of 3–9, finishing eighth in the Big Nine Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.

Roster No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown3Jerry StutevilleF6–3So.Attica, Indiana4Gene FarrisF6–1So.Campbellsburg, Indiana5Murray MendenhallG5–9So.Fort Wayne, Indiana6Lou WatsonG6–5So.Jeffersonville, Indiana7Don RitterG5–10Jr.Aurora, Indiana8Stuart ChestnutF6–2So.Terre Haute, Indiana10John WallaceF6–3Sr.Richmond, Indiana11Lou JensenG5–11So.New Albany, Indiana12Norbert HermannG6–2Sr.Brownstown, Indiana14Ward WilliamsC6–3Sr.Colfax, Indiana15Bob ArmstrongC6–4So.Fort Wayne, Indiana18Tom SchwartzC6–6So.Kokomo, Indiana19Charley MeyerC6–5So.Jeffersonville, Indiana22Jack BrownF6–3So.Bloomington, Indiana34Bob LollarF6–2Jr.Indianapolis, IndianaN/AJoe BlumenthalC6–4So.Rochester, IndianaN/AJoe GerichF6–1So.Francesville, IndianaN/AByard HeyG6–1So.Fort Wayne, IndianaN/ARobert McKinnisG6–1So.Evansville, IndianaN/AJoe PiatekC6–3So.Hammond, IndianaN/ARobert RitterF5–10So.Anderson, IndianaN/AEd StutevilleC6–4So.Attica, IndianaN/ALloyd VogelG6–1So.Fort Wayne, Indiana

Schedule/results

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References