Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 6th year.
The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.
Coming off an undefeated season (32–0), the Hoosiers faced a disappointing season by completing the regular season with an overall record of 16–11 and a conference record of 11–7, finishing 4th in the Big Ten Conference.
After winning their third national title last season, Indiana did not participate in any postseason tournament.
[1] ^Jan 27/Feb 15: Minnesota forfeited these games, thus IU's official record is 16–11 (11–7).