Gopher Basketball 1940-1941 Season

GOLDEN GOPHER BASKETBALL

1940-1941 Schedule

Date Opponent W/L Score

12/07/1940 Carleton W 53-16

12/09/1940 Iowa State L 36-37

12/14/1940 Idaho W 32-26

12/21/1940 @ Nebraska W 46-36

12/23/1940 @ Creighton L 32-37

12/28/1940 @ New York L 51-54

12/30/1940 @ George Washington L 43-46

01/04/1941 Montana W 52-38

01/06/1941 Wisconsin W 44-27

01/13/1941 Iowa L 34-41

01/18/1941 @ Chicago W 35-24

01/20/1941 @ Michigan L 24-41

01/27/1941 Ohio State W 46-43 OT

02/08/1941 Illinois W 50-38

02/15/1941 @ Indiana L 34-44

02/18/1941 @ Northwestern W 55-34

02/22/1941 Purdue W 68-50

02/24/1941 Chicago W 56-24

03/01/1941 @ Wisconsin L 32-42

03/03/1941 @ Iowa L 39-46

1940-1941 Big Ten Standings

Team Conference Overall

W L PCT W L PCT

Wisconsin 11 1 .917 20 3 .870

Indiana 10 2 .833 17 3 .850

Minnesota 7 5 .583 11 9 .550

Illinois 7 5 .583 13 7 .650

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

Season notes:

Coached by Dave McMillan (14th season). There were no polls until 1949.

1940-1941 National Invitation Tournament

Quarterfinals
City College of New York 64, Virginia 35 Ohio U. 55, Duquesne 40	Seton Hall 70, Rhode Island 54 Long Island 48, Westminster 36
NIT Final Four
Semifinals	Finals
Long Island 49, Seton Hall 26 Ohio U. 45, City College of New York 43	Long Island 56, Ohio U. 42

1940-1941 NCAA Tournament

First Round
Eastern	Western
Wisconsin 51, Dartmouth 50 Pittsburgh 26, North Carolina 20	Washington State 48, Creighton 39 Arkansas 52, Wyoming 40
Final Four
Semifinals	Finals
Wisconsin 36, Pittsburgh 30 Washington State 64, Arkansas 53	Wisconsin 39, Washington State 34

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