GOLDEN GOPHER BASKETBALL

Gopher Basketball 1942-1943 Season

1942-1943 Schedule

Date Opponent W/L Score
12/05/1942 Carleton W 35-29
12/12/1942 South Dakota W 51-28
12/19/1942 North Dakota State W 50-34
01/02/1943 South Dakota State W 62-52
01/06/1943 Dartmouth L 38-47
01/09/1943 @ Iowa W 46-45
01/11/1943 @ Iowa L 41-48
01/13/1943 Michigan State W 46-32
01/16/1943 Purdue L 42-49
01/18/1943 Purdue W 50-48
01/25/1943 Northwestern W 47-46
01/30/1943 @ Wisconsin L 33-54
02/06/1943 @ Chicago W 47-25
02/13/1943 Illinois L 35-56
02/15/1943 Illinois L 43-67
02/20/1943 @ Indiana L 39-51
02/22/1943 @ Indiana L 28-40
02/27/1943 Great Lakes N.T.C. L 41-46
03/01/1943 Wisconsin W 48-34

1942-1943 Big Ten Standings

Team Conference Overall
W L PCT W L PCT
Illinois 12 0 1.000 17 1 .944
Indiana 11 2 .846 18 2 .900
Northwestern 7 5 .583 8 9 .471
Wisconsin 6 6 .500 12 9 .571
Purdue 6 6 .500 9 11 .450
Minnesota 5 7 .417 10 9 .526
Ohio State 5 7 .417 8 9 .471
Michigan 4 8 .333 10 8 .556
Iowa 3 9 .250 7 10 .412
Chicago 0 9 .000 0 18 .000

Season notes:

Coached by Dr. Carl Nordly (1st season). There were no polls until 1949.


1942-1943 National Invitation Tournament


Quarterfinals

St. John's (NY) 51, Rice 49
Fordham 60, Western Kentucky 58
Toledo 54, Manhattan 47
Washington & Jefferson 43, Creighton 42


NIT Final Four

Semifinals Finals
Toledo 46, Washington & Jefferson 39
St. John's (NY) 69, Fordham 43
St. John's (NY) 48, Toledo 27


1942-1943 NCAA Tournament


First Round

Eastern Western
Georgetown 55, New York 36
DePaul 46, Dartmouth 35
Texas 59, Washington 35
Wyoming 53, Oklahoma 50


Final Four

Semifinals Finals
Georgetown 53, DePaul 49
Wyoming 58, Texas 54
Wyoming 46, Georgetown 34

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