1940–41 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
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
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site
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
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics