GOLDEN GOPHER BASKETBALL

Gopher Basketball 1946-1947 Season

1946-1947 Schedule

Date Opponent W/L Score
12/07/1946 DePaul W 54-39
12/09/1946 South Dakota W 65-33
12/14/1946 North Dakota W 75-34
12/16/1946 St. Louis W 40-36
12/21/1946 @ Iowa State W 51-41
12/23/1946 @ Nebraska W 68-58
12/27/1946 @ Washington L 47-61
12/28/1946 @ Washington L 68-72
01/04/1947 @ Ohio State L 41-43
01/06/1947 @ Illinois W 34-31
01/11/1947 Michigan W 48-37
01/13/1947 @ Iowa L 64-77
01/18/1947 Michigan State W 73-59
01/25/1947 Indiana W 59-56
01/27/1947 @ Purdue L 63-66 OT
02/01/1947 Northwestern W 63-61 OT
02/08/1947 @ Wisconsin L 51-60
02/15/1947 Purdue W 81-69
02/17/1947 Iowa W 59-55
02/22/1947 @ Michigan L 25-44
03/01/1947 Wisconsin W 58-55

1946-1947 Big Ten Standings

Team Conference Overall
W L PCT W L PCT
Wisconsin 9 3 .750 16 6 .727
Illinois 8 4 .667 14 6 .700
Indiana 8 4 .667 12 8 .600
Minnesota 7 5 .583 14 7 .667
Michigan 6 6 .500 12 8 .600
Iowa 5 7 .417 12 7 .632
Ohio State 5 7 .417 7 13 .350
Purdue 4 8 .333 9 11 .450
Northwestern 2 10 .167 7 13 .350

Season notes:

Coached by Dave McMillan (17th season). There were no polls until 1949.


1946-1947 National Invitation Tournament


Quarterfinals

Utah 45, Duquesne 44
Kentucky 66, Long Island 62
North Carolina State 61, St. John's (NY) 55
West Virginia 69, Bradley 60


NIT Final Four

Semifinals Finals
Utah 64, West Virginia 62
Kentucky 60, North Carolina State 42
Utah 49, Kentucky 45


1946-1947 NCAA Tournament


First Round

Eastern Western
Holy Cross 55, Navy 47
City College of New York 70, Wisconsin 56
Texas 42, Wyoming 40
Oklahoma 56, Oregon State 54


Final Four

Semifinals Finals
Holy Cross 60, City College of New York 45
Oklahoma 55, Texas 54
Holy Cross 58, Oklahoma 47

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