GOLDEN GOPHER BASKETBALL

Gopher Basketball 1943-1944 Season

1943-1944 Schedule

Date Opponent W/L Score
12/04/1943 St. Mary's (MN) W 54-32
12/06/1943 South Dakota W 59-31
12/11/1943 Iowa Seahawks L 34-54
12/13/1943 Nebraska W 41-23
12/18/1943 Iowa State W 31-28
12/21/1943 Great Lakes N.T.C. L 32-59
01/07/1944 Iowa L 34-37
01/08/1944 Iowa L 29-37
01/14/1944 @ Purdue L 38-51
01/15/1944 @ Purdue L 17-43
01/27/1944 @ Nebraska W 45-32
01/29/1944 Wisconsin L 30-49
02/05/1944 @ Northwestern L 32-57
02/14/1944 @ Camp Grant L 38-58
02/18/1944 Indiana W 48-47
02/19/1944 Indiana L 47-48
02/25/1944 @ Wisconsin L 33-50
02/26/1944 Chicago W 49-36
02/28/1944 Great Lakes N.T.C. L 43-73
03/03/1944 @ Illinois L 32-50
03/04/1944 @ Illinois L 27-53

1943-1944 Big Ten Standings

Team Conference Overall
W L PCT W L PCT
Ohio State 10 2 .833 14 7 .667
Iowa 9 3 .750 14 4 .778
Wisconsin 9 3 .750 12 9 .571
Northwestern 8 4 .667 12 7 .632
Purdue 8 4 .667 11 10 .524
Illinois 5 7 .417 11 9 .550
Michigan 5 7 .417 8 10 .444
Minnesota 2 10 .167 7 14 .333
Indiana 2 10 .167 7 15 .318
Chicago 0 8 .000 1 19 .050

Season notes:

Coached by Dr. Carl Nordly (2nd season). There were no polls until 1949.


1943-1944 National Invitation Tournament


Quarterfinals

Oklahoma A&M 43, Canisius 29
Kentucky 46, Utah 38
St. John's (NY) 44, Bowling Green 40
DePaul 68, Muhlenberg (PA) 45


NIT Final Four

Semifinals Finals
St. John's (NY) 48, Kentucky 45
DePaul 41, Oklahoma A&M 38
St. John's (NY) 47, DePaul 39


1943-1944 NCAA Tournament


First Round

Eastern Western
Dartmouth 63, Catholic (DC) 38
Ohio State 57, Temple 47
Iowa State 44, Pepperdine 39
Utah 45, Missouri 35


Final Four

Semifinals Finals
Dartmouth 60, Ohio State 53
Utah 40, Iowa State 31
Utah 42, Dartmouth 40 (OT)

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