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1940–41 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1940–41 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
1940–41 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team.jpg
Conference Big Ten Conference
1940–41 record 13–7 (7-5 Big Ten)
Head coach Douglas Mills
Assistant coach Howie Braun
Assistant coach Wally Roettger
David M. Bullock (Trainer)
MVP Bob Richmond
Captain John Drish
Home arena Huff Hall
Seasons
← 1939–40
1941–42 →
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
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940–41 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

A new decade had begun for the Fighting Illini, a decade which brought much success to Illinois basketball. Head Coach Doug Mills led the Illini to consecutive Big Ten titles in 1942 and 1943. The Illini would add another league championship under Harry Combes in 1949. The Illini were the 13th-winningest Division I team in the nation in the 1940s. Illinois’ 150-57 record and .725 winning percentage was the best in the Big Ten. In 1941, Mills added to his coaching duties when he was named the school’s athletic director as well as continuing on as the head coach. Mills entered his fifth season with the Illini and, just as his teams had done the previous 4 seasons, had a nearly perfect record on the home court finishing with an 8-2 record. Unfortunately for the Illini they finished with a 5-5 record on the road to finish in a third place tie overall in conference action. Mills' team featured 8 returning letterman and had a starting lineup including team captain John Drish and Harold Shapiro at forward, Art Mathisen at the center position, and Victor Wukovits and Robert Richmond as guards. The team also featured future major league baseball player Walter Evers

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