1971–72 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
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The 1971–72 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. The Head Coach was Bobby Knight
. The team played its home games in the Assembly Hall
in Bloomington, Indiana
, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference
.
Bobby Knight
-Indiana:When Indiana University was seeking a new coach in 1971, they turned to Knight. Knight was given the nickname "The General" by former University of Detroit and Detroit Pistons coach-turned-broadcaster Dick Vitale....
. The team played its home games in the Assembly Hall
Assembly Hall (Bloomington)
Assembly Hall is a 17,456-seat arena on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. It is the home of the Indiana Hoosiers basketball teams. It opened in 1971 , replacing the current Gladstein Fieldhouse. The court is named after Branch McCracken, the men's basketball coach who led...
in Bloomington, Indiana
Bloomington, Indiana
Bloomington is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County in the southern region of the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 80,405 at the 2010 census....
, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference
Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...
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Regular season
Bobby Knight was in his first season as head coach of the Hoosiers. The team started 8–1 and were ranked #5 in the nation. On December 29, the Hoosiers beat Old Dominion by a score of 88–86 to claim the Old Dominion Classic championship. In the last ten games of the season, the Hoosiers won nine games to finish the season with seventeen wins compared to seven losses.Team players drafted into the NBA
| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 2 | 18 | Joby Wright | Seattle SuperSonics Seattle SuperSonics The Seattle SuperSonics were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington that played in the Pacific and Northwest Divisions of the National Basketball Association from 1967 until 2008. Following the 2007–08 season, the team relocated to Oklahoma City, and now plays as... |