1940–41_Pittsburgh_Panthers_men's_basketball_team

1940–41 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
1940–41 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Independent
Record	13–6
Head coach	Doc Carlson (19th season);
Home arena	Pitt Pavilion
	Seasons ← 1939–40 1941–42 →

1940–41 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 1940–41 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 1940–41 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by head coach Doc Carlson, in his 19th season, the Panthers finished with a record of 13–6. They participated in the 1941 NCAA basketball tournament where they reached the only Final Four in program history before losing to eventual champion Wisconsin in the national semifinals.

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"M BASKBL STATS 1940 1941 1940 HTML". University of Pittsburgh Athletics. Retrieved August 6, 2023.

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"1940-41 Pitt Panthers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 6, 2023.

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Dec 18, 1940*	at Wisconsin	W 36–34	1–0	Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
Dec 20, 1940*	at Illinois	W 43–41	2–0	Huff Hall (4,926) Champaign, Illinois
Dec 21, 1940*	at Northwestern	L 28–48	2–1	Patten Gymnasium Evanston, Illinois
Dec 23, 1940*	at Butler	W 41–40	3–1	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 28, 1940*	vs. Michigan	L 40–46	3–2	Fairgrounds Coliseum Columbus, Ohio
Dec 30, 1940*	vs. Ohio State	W 48–34	4–2	Fairgrounds Coliseum Columbus, Ohio
Jan 7, 1941*	Westminster	L 36–41	4–3	Pitt Pavilion Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 11, 1941*	Penn State	W 36–27	5–3	Pitt Pavilion Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 15, 1941*	Carnegie Tech	W 45–30	6–3	Pitt Pavilion Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 22, 1941*	Waynesburg	L 40–44	6–4	Pitt Pavilion Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 3, 1941*	at Duke	W 46–32	7–4	Duke Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Feb 8, 1941*	Army	W 39–32	8–4	Pitt Pavilion Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 11, 1941*	West Virginia	W 56–45	9–4	Pitt Pavilion Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 13, 1941*	at Geneva	W 50–26	10–4	Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
Feb 18, 1941*	Carnegie Tech	W 38–29	11–4	Pitt Pavilion Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 21, 1941*	Geneva	W 55–41	12–4	Pitt Pavilion Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mar 1, 1941*	at Penn State	L 21–36	12–5	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
NCAA tournament
Mar 21, 1941*	vs. North Carolina East Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 26–20	13–5	Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
Mar 22, 1941*	at Wisconsin National Semifinals – Final Four	L 30–36	13–6	Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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1940–41 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

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