1960–61 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1960–61 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 20th year. For the first time, the team played its home games in the New Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1960–61 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record15–9 (8–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachLou Watson
CaptainGary Long
Home arenaNew Fieldhouse
1960–61 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Ohio State140 1.000271  .964
No. 8 Iowa104 .714186  .750
Purdue104 .714167  .696
Indiana86 .571159  .625
Minnesota86 .5711013  .435
Northwestern68 .4291012  .455
Illinois59 .357915  .375
Wisconsin410 .286717  .292
Michigan State311 .214717  .292
Michigan212 .143618  .250
Rankings from https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-ten/1961.html

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.

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