1941–42 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1941–42 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball | |
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Mountain States Athletic Conference champion | |
NCAA tournament, Final Four | |
Conference | Mountain States Athletic Conference |
Record | 16–2 (11–1 MSAC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Balch Fieldhouse |
Seasons ← 1940–41 1942–43 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denver | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 1 | – | 11 | .083 | 3 | – | 16 | .158 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1941–42 Colorado Buffaloes Men's basketball team represented the University of Colorado in the 1941–42 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by seventh-year head coach Frosty Cox, the Buffaloes were Big Six Conference champions and made a run to the Final Four of the NCAA tournament. In the National semifinals, Colorado lost to eventual National champion Stanford. The Buffaloes finished the season with a 16–2 record (11–1 MSAC).
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Dec 27, 1941* | at Saint Joseph's | W 45–29 | 1–0 | Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Dec 30, 1941* | at St. John's | W 39–33 | 2–0 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York | |||||||
Jan 1, 1942* | at St. Bonaventure | W 52–28 | 3–0 | Butler Gym Allegany, New York | |||||||
Jan 3, 1942* | at Loyola–Chicago | W 57–43 | 4–0 | Alumni Gym Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 9, 1942 | Utah | W 49–39 | 5–0 (1–0) | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado | |||||||
Jan 10, 1942 | at Denver | W 54–36 | 6–0 (2–0) | Denver, Colorado | |||||||
Jan 16, 1942 | Utah State | W 49–31 | 7–0 (3–0) | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado | |||||||
Jan 17, 1942 | at Colorado State | W 79–28 | 8–0 (4–0) | South College Gymnasium Fort Collins, Colorado | |||||||
Jan 24, 1942 | Wyoming | W 59–53 | 9–0 (5–0) | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado | |||||||
Feb 7, 1942 | Colorado State | W 63–27 | 10–0 (6–0) | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado | |||||||
Feb 13, 1942 | at Utah | W 49–48 | 11–0 (7–0) | Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Feb 14, 1942 | at BYU | W 52–49 | 12–0 (8–0) | Provo, Utah | |||||||
Feb 21, 1942 | Denver | W 59–28 | 13–0 (9–0) | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado | |||||||
Feb 28, 1942 | BYU | W 52–35 | 14–0 (10–0) | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado | |||||||
Mar 3, 1942 | at Wyoming | L 39–40 | 14–1 (10–1) | Laramie, Wyoming | |||||||
Mar 7, 1942 | at Utah State | W 57–46 | 15–1 (11–1) | George Nelson Fieldhouse Logan, Utah | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 20, 1942* | vs. Kansas West Regional Semifinal / National Quarterfinal – Elite Eight | W 46–44 | 16–1 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri | |||||||
Mar 21, 1942* | vs. Stanford West Regional Final / National Semifinal – Final Four | L 35–46 | 16–2 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Mountain Time. |
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References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1941-42 Big Seven Conference Season Summary
- ^ "1941-42 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Colorado Athletics. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ "1941-42 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Colorado Athletics. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Media Guide". University of Colorado Athletics. p. 166. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ "1941-42 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.