1940–41 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

1940–41 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
1940–41 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	6–12
Head coach	Clark Ballard (2nd season);
Captain	Sid Friedman
Home arena	Schmidlapp Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1939–40 1941–42 →

The 1940–41 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1940–41 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Clark Ballard, coaching his second season with the Bearcats. The team finished with an overall record of 6–12.^[1]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 3	at Notre Dame	W 34–29	1–0	Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
December 7	Georgetown (KY)	W 56–41	2–0	Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
December 13	Hanover	W 48–25	3–0	Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
December 18	Hanover	L 36–46	3–1	Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
December 21	Wilmington	W 38–25	4–1	Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
January 7	Akron	L 25–28	4–2	Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
January 11	Marietta	W 36–34	5–2	Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
January 14	at Toledo	L 38–56	5–3	The Field House Toledo, OH
January 17	West Virginia	L 43–47	5–4	Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
January 21	Ohio	W 51–42	6–4	Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
January 25	at Dayton	L 29–43	6–5	Montgomery Fairgrounds Coliseum Dayton, OH
January 29	at Wilmington	L 26–31	6–6	Wilmington, OH
February 1	at Hanover	L 41–42	6–7	Hanover, IN
February 4	at Ohio	L 42–57	6–8	Men's Gymnasium Athens, OH
February 8	Miami (OH)	L 36–45	6–9	Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
February 15	at West Virginia	L 36–55	6–10	WVU Field House Morgantown, WV
February 19	Dayton	L 37–44	6–11	Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
February 27	at Miami (OH)	L 35–41	6–12	Withrow Court Oxford, OH
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ "1940–41 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
^ "2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2019.

[1] "1940–41 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 18, 2019.

[2] "2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2019.

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v t e Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Venues	Schmidlapp Gymnasium (1901–1954) Cincinnati Gardens (1949–1954; 1987–1989) Armory Fieldhouse (1954–1976) Riverfront Coliseum (1976–1987) Fifth Third Arena (1989–2017; 2018–present) BB&T Arena (2017–2018)
Rivalries	Louisville Memphis West Virginia Xavier
Culture & lore	Bearcat "Cheer Cincinnati" 2011 Crosstown Shootout brawl Longest game in Division I history UC Pep Band
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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