1941–42 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team

1941–42 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball
1941–42 Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball
Mountain States Athletic Conference champion
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Mountain States Athletic Conference
Record	16–2 (11–1 MSAC)
Head coach	Frosty Cox (7th season);
Home arena	Balch Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1940–41 1942–43 →

1941–42 Mountain States Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Colorado	11	–	1	.917	16	–	2	.889
BYU	9	–	3	.750	17	–	3	.850
Wyoming	9	–	3	.750	15	–	5	.750
Utah	7	–	5	.583	13	–	7	.650
Utah State	3	–	9	.250	6	–	10	.375
Denver	2	–	10	.167	4	–	16	.200
Colorado State	1	–	11	.083	3	–	16	.158

Rankings from ^[1]

The 1941–42 Colorado Buffaloes Men's basketball team represented the University of Colorado in the 1941–42 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by seventh-year head coach Frosty Cox, the Buffaloes were Big Six Conference champions and made a run to the Final Four of the NCAA tournament. In the National semifinals, Colorado lost to eventual National champion Stanford. The Buffaloes finished the season with a 16–2 record (11–1 MSAC).

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F/C		Bob Doll	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Chaffey HS	Ontario, California
		Leason McCloud	—	—

Head coach

Frosty Cox

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Dec 27, 1941*	at Saint Joseph's	W 45–29	1–0	Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 30, 1941*	at St. John's	W 39–33	2–0	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Jan 1, 1942*	at St. Bonaventure	W 52–28	3–0	Butler Gym Allegany, New York
Jan 3, 1942*	at Loyola–Chicago	W 57–43	4–0	Alumni Gym Chicago, Illinois
Jan 9, 1942	Utah	W 49–39	5–0 (1–0)	Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado
Jan 10, 1942	at Denver	W 54–36	6–0 (2–0)	Denver, Colorado
Jan 16, 1942	Utah State	W 49–31	7–0 (3–0)	Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado
Jan 17, 1942	at Colorado State	W 79–28	8–0 (4–0)	South College Gymnasium Fort Collins, Colorado
Jan 24, 1942	Wyoming	W 59–53	9–0 (5–0)	Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado
Feb 7, 1942	Colorado State	W 63–27	10–0 (6–0)	Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado
Feb 13, 1942	at Utah	W 49–48	11–0 (7–0)	Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 14, 1942	at BYU	W 52–49	12–0 (8–0)	Provo, Utah
Feb 21, 1942	Denver	W 59–28	13–0 (9–0)	Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado
Feb 28, 1942	BYU	W 52–35	14–0 (10–0)	Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado
Mar 3, 1942	at Wyoming	L 39–40	14–1 (10–1)	Laramie, Wyoming
Mar 7, 1942	at Utah State	W 57–46	15–1 (11–1)	George Nelson Fieldhouse Logan, Utah
NCAA Tournament
Mar 20, 1942*	vs. Kansas West Regional Semifinal / National Quarterfinal – Elite Eight	W 46–44	16–1	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 21, 1942*	vs. Stanford West Regional Final / National Semifinal – Final Four	L 35–46	16–2	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Mountain Time.

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1941-42 Big Seven Conference Season Summary
^ "1941-42 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Colorado Athletics. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
^ "1941-42 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Colorado Athletics. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Media Guide". University of Colorado Athletics. p. 166. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
^ "1941-42 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[1] sports-reference.com 1941-42 Big Seven Conference Season Summary

[2] "1941-42 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Colorado Athletics. Retrieved September 10, 2023.

[3] "1941-42 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Colorado Athletics. Retrieved September 10, 2023.

[4] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Media Guide". University of Colorado Athletics. p. 166. Retrieved September 10, 2023.

[5] "1941-42 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

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v t e Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball
Venues	Carlson Gymnasium (1924–1937) Balch Fieldhouse (1937–1979) CU Events Center (1979–present)
Culture & lore	"CU Fight Song" Ralphie the Buffalo CU Pep Band
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics