1941–42 Dartmouth Indians men's basketball team

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.

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

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.