1941–42Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 15–6 (10–5 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Andy Zimmer |
Home arena | The Fieldhouse |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 13 | – | 2 | .867 | 18 | – | 5 | .783 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 10 | – | 5 | .667 | 15 | – | 6 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 10 | – | 5 | .667 | 14 | – | 7 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 10 | – | 5 | .667 | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 9 | – | 6 | .600 | 15 | – | 6 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 9 | – | 6 | .600 | 14 | – | 7 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 5 | – | 10 | .333 | 8 | – | 13 | .381 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 5 | – | 10 | .333 | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 4 | – | 11 | .267 | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago | 0 | – | 15 | .000 | 1 | – | 20 | .048 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The1941–42 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team representedIndiana University. Their head coach wasBranch McCracken, who was in his 4th year. The team played its home games inThe Fieldhouse inBloomington, Indiana, and was a member of theBig Ten Conference.
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 15–6 and a conference record of 10–5, finishing 2nd in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.[1]
No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
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7 | John Logan | F | 6–1 | Jr. | Richmond, Indiana |
8 | Bill Frey | F | 6–1 | Sr. | Kokomo, Indiana |
10 | Ralph Hamilton | F | 6–1 | So. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
11 | William Torphy | G | 6–1 | Sr. | Bedford, Indiana |
14 | Irv Swanson | G | 5–10 | Jr. | LaPorte, Indiana |
15 | Roy Kilby | G | 5–10 | So. | Muncie, Indiana |
16 | Warren Lewis | F | 6–1 | So. | New Castle, Indiana |
17 | Robert Gwin | G | 6–1 | So. | Shoals, Indiana |
18 | Ed Denton | C | 6–2 | Jr. | Jeffersonville, Indiana |
21 | Dick Wittenbraker | G | 6–2 | So. | New Castle, Indiana |
25 | Al Wise | F | 6–3 | So. | Brookville, Indiana |
27 | Hal Driver | C | 6–3 | Jr. | Aurora, Indiana |
35 | Bob Hines | C | 6–2 | So. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
38 | Swift Wunker | F | N/A | So. | Lawrenceburg, Indiana |
39 | Neil Funk | F | 6–3 | So. | LaPorte, Indiana |
41 | Andy Zimmer | C/G | 6–4 | Sr. | Goodland, Indiana |
42 | Everett Hoffman | C | 6–3 | Sr. | Evansville, Indiana |
N/A | Lawrence Alleyne | F | 6–1 | So. | Bloomington, Indiana |
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
12/10/1941* | Wabash | W 36–27 | 1–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
12/11/1941* | Great Lakes | L 36–41 | 1–1 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
12/15/1941* | Nebraska | W 56–29 | 2–1 | The Field House Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
12/18/1941* | UCLA | W 47–33 | 3–1 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
12/26/1941* | at Pittsburgh | W 50–41 | 4–1 | Pitt Pavilion Pittsburgh | |||||||
12/27/1941* | at George Washington | W 52–43 | 5–1 | Washington, D.C. | |||||||
1/3/1942 | at Northwestern | L 40–50 | 5–2 (0–1) | Patten Gymnasium Evanston, Illinois | |||||||
1/5/1942 | Wisconsin | W 38–34 | 6–2 (1–1) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
1/10/1942 | at Minnesota | L 43–63 | 6–3 (1–2) | Minnesota Field House Minneapolis | |||||||
1/12/1942 | Purdue Rivalry | W 40–39 | 7–3 (2–2) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
1/24/1942 | at Wisconsin | L 36–42 | 7–4 (2–3) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin | |||||||
1/26/1942 | Michigan | W 64–36 | 8–4 (3–3) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
1/31/1942 | at Chicago | W 63–34 | 9–4 (4–3) | Henry Crown Field House Chicago | |||||||
2/2/1942 | at Ohio State | W 46–43 | 10–4 (5–3) | Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio | |||||||
2/9/1942 | Illinois Rivalry | W 41–36 | 11–4 (6–3) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
2/14/1942 | Chicago | W 52–20 | 12–4 (7–3) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
2/16/1942 | at Michigan | W 47–42 | 13–4 (8–3) | Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan | |||||||
2/23/1942 | at Iowa | L 52–55 | 13–5 (8–4) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA | |||||||
2/28/1942 | Minnesota | W 54–45 | 14–5 (9–4) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
3/2/1942 | Northwestern | L 45–49 | 14–6 (9–5) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
3/7/1942 | Ohio State | W 48–23 | 15–6 (10–5) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
*Non-conference game.#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |