1940–41 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

1940–41 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
1940–41 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
1941 National Invitation Tournament, Runner-up
Conference	Independent
Record	18–4
Head coach	Dutch Trautwein (3rd season);
Home arena	Men's Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1939–40 1941–42 →

The 1940–41 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 1940–41. The team was coached by Dutch Trautwein and played their home games at the Men's Gymnasium.^[1] The team finished the regular season 16–3 and was invited to the 1941 National Invitation Tournament.^[2] There they defeated Duquesne and City College of New York before losing to Long Island in the NIT final. Ohio's Frank Baumholtz was the NIT Most valuable player.^[3]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record
Regular Season
	Youngstown State	W 41–25	1–0
	Xavier	W 69–57	2–0
	Akron	W 45–29	3–0
	Marietta	W 60–34	4–0
	Ohio Wesleyan	W 63–47	5–0
	at Cincinnati	W 57–42	6–0
	Toledo	W 48–45	7–0
	Washington & Jefferson	W 58–47	8–0
	at Miami	W 61–20	9–0
	at Dayton	W 72–47	10–0
	at Muskingum	W 47–32	11–0
	at Evansville	L 57–58	11–1
	at Western Kentucky	L 41–57	11–2
	Miami	W 54–30	12–2
	at Dayton	W 62–41	13–2
	Cincinnati	L 42–51	13–3
	at Xavier	W 49–41	14–3
	at Marietta	W 41–34	15–3
	at Ohio Wesleyan	W 62–52	16–3
National Invitation Tournament
	vs. Duquesne	W 55–40	17–3
	vs. CCNY Semi-Final	W 45–43	18–3
	vs. Long Island Final	L 42–56	18–4
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "William Trautwein". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
^ "Wren Stadium". Ohio University. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
^ "NIT History". NCAA. 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
^ "Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics.
^ "1940-41 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 4, 2022.

[1] "William Trautwein". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 17, 2022.

[2] "Wren Stadium". Ohio University. Retrieved January 17, 2022.

[3] "NIT History". NCAA. 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2022.

[4] "Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics.

[SR-5] "1940-41 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 4, 2022.

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