1940–41 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

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

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.

Roster

1940–41 Pitt Panthers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown 17 Sam Milanovich — — Sr Mel Port (C) — — Sr 15 Eddie Straloski (C) — — Sr George Kocheran — — Sr Jimmy Klein — — Sr	Head coach Doc Carlson Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	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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References

1. "M BASKBL STATS 1940 1941 1940 HTML". University of Pittsburgh Athletics. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
2. "1940-41 Pitt Panthers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 6, 2023.