1940–41 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1940–41 Ohio Bobcats 150 Independent 18–4 Dutch Trautwein 3rd Men's Gymnasium 1941 National Invitation Tournament Runner-up The 1940–41 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 1940–41. The team was coached by Dutch Trautwein and played their home games at the Men's Gymnasium.William Trautwein https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/william-trautwein-1.html 2022-01-17 Sports Reference en The team finished the regular season 16–3 and was invited to the 1941 National Invitation Tournament.Wren Stadium https://www.ohio.edu/building-directory/wren-stadium 2022-01-17 Ohio University en There they defeated Duquesne and City College of New York before losing to Long Island in the NIT final. Ohio's Frank Baumholtz was the NIT Most valuable player.https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2019-12-17/nit-history NIT History NCAA 2021 February 4, 2022 Schedule 1940-41 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1941 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="Ohio Bobcats| Regular Season Youngstown State 41–25 1–0 Xavier 69–57 2–0 Akron 45–29 3–0 Marietta 60–34 4–0 Ohio Wesleyan 63–47 5–0 y Cincinnati 57–42 6–0 Toledo 48–45 7–0 Washington & Jefferson 58–47 8–0 y Miami 61–20 9–0 y Dayton 72–47 10–0 y Muskingum 47–32 11–0 y Evansville 57–58 11–1 y Western Kentucky 41–57 11–2 Miami 54–30 12–2 y Dayton 62–41 13–2 Cincinnati 42–51 13–3 y Xavier 49–41 14–3 y Marietta 41–34 15–3 y Ohio Wesleyan 62–52 16–3 |- !colspan=9 style="Ohio Bobcats"| NIT y Duquesne 55–40 17–3 y CCNY Semi-Final 45–43 18–3 y Long Island Final 42–56 18–4 yes AP Poll Eastern Time Source:https://ohiobobcats.com/documents/2021/5/26/ohio_mbb_202122_records.pdf Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book Ohio University Athleticshttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ohio/1941-schedule.html 1940-41 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results Sports Reference en 2022-02-04 References Ohio Category:Ohio Bobcats men's basketball seasons Ohio Ohio Bobcats men's basketball Ohio Bobcats men's basketball