# 1940–41 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1940–41 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Branch McCracken, who was in his 3rd year. The team played its home games in The Fieldhouse in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.
Coming off the program's first national championship, the Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 17–3 and a conference record of 10–2, 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 | So. | Richmond, Indiana |
| 8 | Bill Frey | F | 6–1 | Jr. | Kokomo, Indiana |
| 9 | Chet Francis | G | 6–1 | Sr. | Avon, Indiana |
| 11 | William Torphy | G | 6–1 | Jr. | Bedford, Indiana |
| 12 | Jim Gridley | G | 6–1 | Sr. | Vevay, Indiana |
| 14 | Irv Swanson | G | 5–10 | So. | LaPorte, Indiana |
| 18 | Ed Denton | C | 6–2 | So. | Jeffersonville, Indiana |
| 21 | Max Hasler | G | 5–10 | Jr. | Elnora, Indiana |
| 22 | Jay McCreary | G | 5–10 | Sr. | Frankfort, Indiana |
| 24 | Cliff Forsyth | G | 6–2 | So. | Terre Haute, Indiana |
| 26 | Tom Motter | F | 6–1 | Sr. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| 27 | Hal Driver | C | 6–3 | So. | Aurora, Indiana |
| 29 | Robert Menke | F | 6–3 | Sr. | Huntingburg, Indiana |
| 30 | Herm Schaefer | F | 6–1 | Sr. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| 35 | William Menke | C | 6–3 | Sr. | Huntingburg, Indiana |
| 36 | Anthony Scheidler | F | 6–1 | So. | Muncie, Indiana |
| 40 | Curly Armstrong | F | 5–11 | Sr. | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| 41 | Andy Zimmer | C/G | 6–4 | Jr. | Goodland, Indiana |
| 42 | Everett Hoffman | C | 6–3 | Jr. | Evansville, Indiana |
| 43 | Bob Dro | G | 5–11 | Sr. | Berne, Indiana |
| N/A | Ordine Heine | C | 6–2 | So. | New Haven, Indiana |
| N/A | Guy Wellman | G | 5–10 | So. | Valparaiso, Indiana |
| N/A | Cliff Wiethoff | F | 6–1 | Jr. | Seymour, Indiana |
| N/A | Robert White | G | 6–1 | So. | Joliet, Illinois |

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/7/1940* | Georgia | W 44–31 | 1–0 | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/12/1940* | at Butler | W 39–36 | 2–0 | Butler Fieldhouse Indianapolis |
| 12/14/1940* | Marshall | W 53–22 | 3–0 | The Field House Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/21/1940* | at Stanford | W 60–59 | 4–0 | Stanford Pavilion Stanford, California |
| 12/23/1940* | at California | W 42–39 | 5–0 | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California |
| 12/27/1940* | at USC | L 39–41 | 5–1 | Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles |
| 12/28/1940* | at UCLA | W 51–26 | 6–1 | Men's Gym Los Angeles |
| 12/30/1940* | vs. Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry | W 48–45 | 7–1 | Municipal Auditorium New Orleans |
| 1/11/1941 | at Illinois Rivalry | W 48–38 | 8–1 (1–0) | Huff Hall Champaign, Illinois |
| 1/13/1941 | Northwestern | W 52–32 | 9–1 (2–0) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/27/1941 | at Michigan | W 41–40 | 10–1 (3–0) | Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| 2/1/1941 | at Purdue Rivalry | L 36–40 | 10–2 (3–1) | Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana |
| 2/3/1941 | Ohio State | W 45–25 | 11–2 (4–1) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/10/1941 | Iowa | W 50–40 | 12–2 (5–1) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/15/1941 | Minnesota | W 44–34 | 13–2 (6–1) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/17/1941 | at Ohio State | W 40–33 | 14–2 (7–1) | Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio |
| 2/22/1941 | at Iowa | W 47–36 | 15–2 (8–1) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA |
| 2/24/1941 | Wisconsin | L 30–38 | 15–3 (8–2) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 3/1/1941 | Purdue Rivalry | W 47–29 | 16–3 (9–2) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| 3/3/1941 | at Chicago | W 49–33 | 17–3 (10–2) | Henry Crown Field House Chicago |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||