1941–42 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1941–42 Indiana Hoosiers Big Ten Conference Big Ten 15–6 10–5 Branch McCracken 4th Andy Zimmer The Fieldhouse 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.http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2013/10/29/indiana-basketball-mens-database/3308409/ Indiana Basketball Men's Database IndyStar November 24, 2015 Roster No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown7John LoganF6–1Jr.Richmond, Indiana8Bill FreyF6–1Sr.Kokomo, Indiana10Ralph HamiltonF6–1So.Fort Wayne, Indiana11William TorphyG6–1Sr.Bedford, Indiana14Irv SwansonG5–10Jr.LaPorte, Indiana15Roy KilbyG5–10So.Muncie, Indiana16Warren LewisF6–1So.New Castle, Indiana17Robert GwinG6–1So.Shoals, Indiana18Ed DentonC6–2Jr.Jeffersonville, Indiana21Dick WittenbrakerG6–2So.New Castle, Indiana25Al WiseF6–3So.Brookville, Indiana27Hal DriverC6–3Jr.Aurora, Indiana35Bob HinesC6–2So.Fort Wayne, Indiana38Swift WunkerFN/ASo.Lawrenceburg, Indiana39Neil FunkF6–3So.LaPorte, Indiana41Andy ZimmerC/G6–4Sr.Goodland, Indiana42Everett HoffmanC6–3Sr.Evansville, IndianaN/ALawrence AlleyneF6–1So.Bloomington, Indiana Schedule/results no yes no no |- !colspan=8| Regular season |- 12/10/1941 yes Wabash The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 36–27 1–0 12/11/1941 yes Great Lakes The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 36–41 1–1 12/15/1941 yes Nebraska The Field House Bloomington, Indiana 56–29 2–1 12/18/1941 yes UCLA The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 47–33 3–1 12/26/1941 yes yes Pittsburgh Pitt Pavilion Pittsburgh 50–41 4–1 12/27/1941 yes yes George Washington Washington, D.C. 52–43 5–1 1/3/1942 yes Northwestern Patten Gymnasium Evanston, Illinois 40–50 5–2 (0–1) 1/5/1942 Wisconsin The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 38–34 6–2 (1–1) 1/10/1942 yes Minnesota Minnesota Field House Minneapolis 43–63 6–3 (1–2) 1/12/1942 Purdue The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana Rivalry 40–39 7–3 (2–2) 1/24/1942 yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin 36–42 7–4 (2–3) 1/26/1942 Michigan The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 64–36 8–4 (3–3) 1/31/1942 yes Chicago Henry Crown Field House Chicago 63–34 9–4 (4–3) 2/2/1942 yes Ohio State Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio 46–43 10–4 (5–3) 2/9/1942 Illinois The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana Rivalry 41–36 11–4 (6–3) 2/14/1942 Chicago The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 52–20 12–4 (7–3) 2/16/1942 yes Michigan Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan 47–42 13–4 (8–3) 2/23/1942 yes Iowa Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA 52–55 13–5 (8–4) 2/28/1942 Minnesota The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 54–45 14–5 (9–4) 3/2/1942 Northwestern The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 45–49 14–6 (9–5) 3/7/1942 Ohio State The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana 48–23 15–6 (10–5) AP Poll References Indiana Hoosiers Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball seasons Category:1941 in sports in Indiana Category:1942 in sports in Indiana