1943–44 Dartmouth Indians men's basketball team

The 1943–44 Dartmouth Indians men's basketball team represented Dartmouth College during the 1943–44 NCAA men's basketball season. The team, led by head coach Earl Brown, played their home games at Alumni Gym and were members of the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League (EIBL). They finished the season 19–2, 8–0 in EIBL play to win the league title. Dartmouth was one of eight teams to receive an invitation to the NCAA tournament where they finished runner-up for the second time in three seasons.

1943–44 Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Runner-up EIBL champions
National Championship Game, L 40-42 OT vs. Utah
Conference	Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League
Record	19–2 (8–0 EIBL)
Head coach	Earl Brown (1st season)
Home arena	Alumni Gym
Seasons ← 1942–43 1944–45 →

1943–44 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Dartmouth	8	–	0		1.000			19	–	2		.905
Pennsylvania	6	–	2		.750			10	–	4		.714
Cornell	2	–	6		.250			9	–	11		.450
Columbia	2	–	6		.250			7	–	9		.438
Princeton	2	–	6		.250			6	–	12		.333

Roster

1943–44 Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G Dick McGuire 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So La Salle Academy The Bronx, New York F Aud Brindley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Rockville Rockville Centre, New York	Head coach Earl Brown 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
Dec 4, 1943	at Princeton	W 45–34	1–0 (1–0)	University Gymnasium  Princeton, New Jersey
Dec 11, 1943	Cornell	W 52–39	2–0 (2–0)	Alumni Gym  Hanover, New Hampshire
NCAA tournament
Mar 24, 1944*	vs. Catholic East Regional Semifinal – Elite Eight	W 63–38	18–1	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
Mar 25, 1944*	vs. Ohio State East Regional Final / National Semifinal – Final Four	W 60–53	19–1	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
Mar 28, 1944*	vs. Utah NCAA Championship game	L 40–42 OT[1]	19–2	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.