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1940–41 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

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1940–41 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record17–3 (10–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaThe Fieldhouse
Seasons
1940–41 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wisconsin 11 1   .917 20 3   .870
Indiana 10 2   .833 17 3   .850
Illinois 7 5   .583 13 7   .650
Minnesota 7 5   .583 11 9   .550
Ohio State 7 5   .583 10 10   .500
Purdue 6 6   .500 13 7   .650
Michigan 5 7   .417 9 10   .474
Iowa 4 8   .333 12 8   .600
Northwestern 3 9   .250 7 11   .389
Chicago 0 12   .000 4 16   .200

The 1940–41 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 3rd year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

Coming off the program's first national championship, the Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 17–3 and a conference record of 10–2, finishing 2nd in the Big Ten Conference. Indiana was not invited to participate in any postseason tournament.[1]

Roster

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No. Name Position Ht. Year Hometown
7 John Logan F 6–1 So. Richmond, Indiana
8 Bill Frey F 6–1 Jr. Kokomo, Indiana
9 Chet Francis G 6–1 Sr. Avon, Indiana
11 William Torphy G 6–1 Jr. Bedford, Indiana
12 Jim Gridley G 6–1 Sr. Vevay, Indiana
14 Irv Swanson G 5–10 So. LaPorte, Indiana
18 Ed Denton C 6–2 So. Jeffersonville, Indiana
21 Max Hasler G 5–10 Jr. Elnora, Indiana
22 Jay McCreary G 5–10 Sr. Frankfort, Indiana
24 Cliff Forsyth G 6–2 So. Terre Haute, Indiana
26 Tom Motter F 6–1 Sr. Fort Wayne, Indiana
27 Hal Driver C 6–3 So. Aurora, Indiana
29 Robert Menke F 6–3 Sr. Huntingburg, Indiana
30 Herm Schaefer F 6–1 Sr. Fort Wayne, Indiana
35 William Menke C 6–3 Sr. Huntingburg, Indiana
36 Anthony Scheidler F 6–1 So. Muncie, Indiana
40 Curly Armstrong F 5–11 Sr. Fort Wayne, Indiana
41 Andy Zimmer C/G 6–4 Jr. Goodland, Indiana
42 Everett Hoffman C 6–3 Jr. Evansville, Indiana
43 Bob Dro G 5–11 Sr. Berne, Indiana
N/A Ordine Heine C 6–2 So. New Haven, Indiana
N/A Guy Wellman G 5–10 So. Valparaiso, Indiana
N/A Cliff Wiethoff F 6–1 Jr. Seymour, Indiana
N/A Robert White G 6–1 So. Joliet, Illinois

Schedule/Results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/7/1940*
Georgia W 44–31  1–0
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/12/1940*
at Butler W 39–36  2–0
Butler Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis
12/14/1940*
Marshall W 53–22  3–0
The Field House 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/21/1940*
at Stanford W 60–59  4–0
Stanford Pavilion 
Stanford, California
12/23/1940*
at California W 42–39  5–0
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
12/27/1940*
at USC L 39–41  5–1
Shrine Auditorium 
Los Angeles
12/28/1940*
at UCLA W 51–26  6–1
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles
12/30/1940*
vs. Kentucky
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry
W 48–45  7–1
Municipal Auditorium 
New Orleans
1/11/1941
at Illinois
Rivalry
W 48–38  8–1 (1–0)
Huff Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
1/13/1941
Northwestern W 52–32  9–1 (2–0)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/27/1941
at Michigan W 41–40  10–1 (3–0)
Yost Field House 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
2/1/1941
at Purdue
Rivalry
L 36–40  10–2 (3–1)
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, Indiana
2/3/1941
Ohio State W 45–25  11–2 (4–1)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/10/1941
Iowa W 50–40  12–2 (5–1)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/15/1941
Minnesota W 44–34  13–2 (6–1)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/17/1941
at Ohio State W 40–33  14–2 (7–1)
Ohio Expo Center Coliseum 
Columbus, Ohio
2/22/1941
at Iowa W 47–36  15–2 (8–1)
Iowa Field House 
Iowa City, IA
2/24/1941
Wisconsin L 30–38  15–3 (8–2)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
3/1/1941
Purdue
Rivalry
W 47–29  16–3 (9–2)
The Fieldhouse 
Bloomington, Indiana
3/3/1941
at Chicago W 49–33  17–3 (10–2)
Henry Crown Field House 
Chicago
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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  1. ^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 24, 2015.