1941–42 Dartmouth Indians men's basketball team

1941–42 Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball
1941–42 Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Runner-up; EIBL champions
National Championship Game, ; L 38-53 vs. Stanford
Conference	Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League
Record	22–4 (10–2 EIBL)
Head coach	Ozzie Cowles (6th season);
Home arena	Alumni Gym
	Seasons ← 1940–41 1942–43 →

1941–42 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Dartmouth	10	–	2	.833	22	–	4	.846
Princeton	10	–	2	.833	16	–	5	.762
Cornell	7	–	5	.583	9	–	12	.429
Pennsylvania	5	–	7	.417	9	–	9	.500
Harvard	5	–	7	.417	8	–	16	.333
Yale	3	–	9	.250	7	–	12	.368
Columbia	2	–	10	.167	2	–	13	.133

The 1941–42 Dartmouth Indians men's basketball team represented Dartmouth College during the 1941–42 NCAA men's basketball season. The team, led by head coach Ozzie Cowles, played their home games at Alumni Gym and were members of the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League (EIBL). They finished the season 22–4, 10–2 in EIBL play to tie for the league title. Dartmouth was one of eight teams to receive an invitation to the NCAA tournament where they finished runner-up.

Roster

1941–42 Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G		George Munroe	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Joliet Township	Joliet, Illinois
F/C		Jim Olsen	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Glenbard West	Glen Ellyn, Illinois

Head coach

Ozzie Cowles

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 1942*	vs. Penn State East Regional Semifinal – Elite Eight	W 44–39	21–3	Tulane Gymnasium New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 21, 1942*	vs. Kentucky East Regional Final / National Semifinal – Final Four	W 47–28	22–3	Tulane Gymnasium New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 28, 1942*	vs. Stanford NCAA Championship game	L 38–53	22–4	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

v t e Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball
Venues	Alumni Gym (1910–1987) Leede Arena (1987–present)
Rivalries	New Hampshire
Culture & lore	Keggy the Keg
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics