Branch McCracken

Emmett "Branch" McCracken


Born:
June 9, 1908
Monrovia, IN

Died:
June 4, 1970
Indianapolis, IN


Career
1927-28 Indiana University (College)
1928-29 Indiana University (College)
1929-30 Indiana University (College)
1929-30 Oshkosh All-Stars (Independent)
1929-30 Fort Wayne Hoosiers (ABL)
1930-31 Ball State University - Indiana (College) Head coach
1930-31 Fort Wayne Hoosiers (ABL)
1930-31 Oshkosh All-Stars (Independent)
1931-32 Oshkosh All-Stars (Independent)
1931-32 Ball State University - Indiana (College) Head coach
1932-33 Kokomo Kelts (NPBL)
1932-33 Muncie Whys (NPBL)
1932-33 Ball State University - Indiana (College) Head coach
1933-34 Indianapolis Kautskys (Independent)
1933-34 Ball State University - Indiana (College) Head coach
1934-35 Ball State University - Indiana (College) Head coach
1935-36 Ball State University - Indiana (College) Head coach
1936-37 Ball State University - Indiana (College) Head coach
1937-38 Ball State University - Indiana (College) Head coach
1938-39 Indiana University (College) Head coach
1939-40 Indiana University (College) Head coach
1940-41 Indiana University (College) Head coach
1941-42 Indiana University (College) Head coach
1942-43 Indiana University (College) Head coach
1946-47 Indiana University (College) Head coach
1947-48 Indiana University (College) Head coach
1948-49 Indiana University (College) Head coach
1949-50 Indiana University (College) Head coach
1950-51 Indiana University (College) Head coach
1951-52 Indiana University (College) Head coach
1952-53 Indiana University (College) Head coach
1953-54 Indiana University (College) Head coach
1954-55 Indiana University (College) Head coach
1955-56 Indiana University (College) Head coach
1956-57 Indiana University (College) Head coach
1957-58 Indiana University (College) Head coach
1958-59 Indiana University (College) Head coach
1959-60 Indiana University (College) Head coach
1960-61 Indiana University (College) Head coach
1961-62 Indiana University (College) Head coach
1962-63 Indiana University (College) Head coach
1963-64 Indiana University (College) Head coach
1964-65 Indiana University (College) Head coach

NATIONAL BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME, 1960


An outstanding player at Indiana, Branch was named the head coach of the basketball team at Ball State in 1930. He played some pro ball at this time, but it was on the sidelines where he would make his name. He eventually moved to the coaching job at Indiana, and lead the the Hoosiers to two NCAA titles. He stayed there through 1965 and left with 364 wins in 23 seasons. (His time there was interrupted with military service in the U.S. Navy during World War 2. He was elected to the Naismith Hall of Fame in 1960, based on his playing time at IU.

Source:
Basketball Hall of Fame

Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/branch-mccracken/