# 1941–42 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

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.

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
| 7 | John Logan | F | 6–1 | Jr. | Richmond, Indiana |
| 8 | Bill Frey | F | 6–1 | Sr. | Kokomo, Indiana |
| 10 | Ralph Hamilton | F | 6–1 | So. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| 11 | William Torphy | G | 6–1 | Sr. | Bedford, Indiana |
| 14 | Irv Swanson | G | 5–10 | Jr. | LaPorte, Indiana |
| 15 | Roy Kilby | G | 5–10 | So. | Muncie, Indiana |
| 16 | Warren Lewis | F | 6–1 | So. | New Castle, Indiana |
| 17 | Robert Gwin | G | 6–1 | So. | Shoals, Indiana |
| 18 | Ed Denton | C | 6–2 | Jr. | Jeffersonville, Indiana |
| 21 | Dick Wittenbraker | G | 6–2 | So. | New Castle, Indiana |
| 25 | Al Wise | F | 6–3 | So. | Brookville, Indiana |
| 27 | Hal Driver | C | 6–3 | Jr. | Aurora, Indiana |
| 35 | Bob Hines | C | 6–2 | So. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| 38 | Swift Wunker | F | N/A | So. | Lawrenceburg, Indiana |
| 39 | Neil Funk | F | 6–3 | So. | LaPorte, Indiana |
| 41 | Andy Zimmer | C/G | 6–4 | Sr. | Goodland, Indiana |
| 42 | Everett Hoffman | C | 6–3 | Sr. | Evansville, Indiana |
| N/A | Lawrence Alleyne | F | 6–1 | So. | Bloomington, Indiana |

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/10/1941* | Wabash | W 36–27 | 1–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/11/1941* | Great Lakes | L 36–41 | 1–1 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/15/1941* | Nebraska | W 56–29 | 2–1 | The Field House Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/18/1941* | UCLA | W 47–33 | 3–1 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/26/1941* | at Pittsburgh | W 50–41 | 4–1 | Pitt Pavilion Pittsburgh |
| 12/27/1941* | at George Washington | W 52–43 | 5–1 | Washington, D.C. |
| 1/3/1942 | at Northwestern | L 40–50 | 5–2 (0–1) | Patten Gymnasium Evanston, Illinois |
| 1/5/1942 | Wisconsin | W 38–34 | 6–2 (1–1) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/10/1942 | at Minnesota | L 43–63 | 6–3 (1–2) | Minnesota Field House Minneapolis |
| 1/12/1942 | Purdue Rivalry | W 40–39 | 7–3 (2–2) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/24/1942 | at Wisconsin | L 36–42 | 7–4 (2–3) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin |
| 1/26/1942 | Michigan | W 64–36 | 8–4 (3–3) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/31/1942 | at Chicago | W 63–34 | 9–4 (4–3) | Henry Crown Field House Chicago |
| 2/2/1942 | at Ohio State | W 46–43 | 10–4 (5–3) | Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio |
| 2/9/1942 | Illinois Rivalry | W 41–36 | 11–4 (6–3) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/14/1942 | Chicago | W 52–20 | 12–4 (7–3) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/16/1942 | at Michigan | W 47–42 | 13–4 (8–3) | Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| 2/23/1942 | at Iowa | L 52–55 | 13–5 (8–4) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 2/28/1942 | Minnesota | W 54–45 | 14–5 (9–4) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 3/2/1942 | Northwestern | L 45–49 | 14–6 (9–5) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 3/7/1942 | Ohio State | W 48–23 | 15–6 (10–5) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||