The 1960–61 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented

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. Their head coach was

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, who was in his 20th year. For the first time, the team played its home games in the New Fieldhouse in

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, and was a member of the

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. The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 15–9 and a conference record of 8–6, finishing 4th in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.

Roster

Schedule/Results

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References

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