Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 2nd year.
The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.
[1] The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 17–3 and a conference record of 9–3, finishing 2nd in the Big Ten Conference to the Purdue Boilermakers.
Purdue was invited to participate in the 8-team NCAA tournament, but declined their bid recommending IU play in the tournament in their place.
Indiana was also retroactively recognized as the national champion by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.