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1941–42 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

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1941–42 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record15–6 (10–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainAndy Zimmer
Home arenaThe Fieldhouse
Seasons
1941–42 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

The 1941–42 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 4th year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big 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]

Roster

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No. Name Position Ht. Year Hometown
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

Schedule/Results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
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 from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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