1940–41 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

The 1940–41 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate basketball during the 1940–41 season. The team finished the season in 7th place in the Big Ten Conference with an overall record of 9–10 and 5–7 against conference opponents.[1]

1940–41 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record9-10 (5-7 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainHerbert Brogan
Home arenaYost Field House
Seasons
1940–41 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wisconsin 11 1   .917 20 3   .870
Indiana 10 2   .833 17 3   .850
Illinois 7 5   .583 13 7   .650
Minnesota 7 5   .583 11 9   .550
Ohio State 7 5   .583 10 10   .500
Purdue 6 6   .500 13 7   .650
Michigan 5 7   .417 9 10   .474
Iowa 4 8   .333 12 8   .600
Northwestern 3 9   .250 7 11   .389
Chicago 0 12   .000 4 16   .200

Bennie Oosterbaan was in his third year as the team's head coach. Michael Sofiak was the team's leading scorer with 192 points in 19 games for an average of 10.1 points per game. Herbert Brogan was the team captain.[1]

Statistical leaders

edit
Player Pos. Yr G FG FT RB Pts PPG
Michael Sofiak 19 66 60 192 10.1
James Mandler 19 68 32 168 8.8
Herbert Brogan 19 41 19 101 5.3
George Ruehle 19 34 18 86 4.5
William Cartmill 18 32 10 74 4.1
Melvin Comin 9 8 11 27 3.0
Totals 19 273 171 717 37.7

References

edit
  1. ^ a b "University of Michigan Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Michigan. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2013.