1943–44 Dartmouth Indians men's basketball team

1943–44 Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball
1943–44 Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball
EIBL champions
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
Conference	Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League
Record	19–2 (8–0 EIBL)
Head coach	Earl Brown (1st season);
Home arena	Alumni Gym

1943–44 Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Dartmouth	8	–	0	1.000	19	–	2	.905
Pennsylvania	6	–	2	.750	10	–	4	.714
Cornell	2	–	6	.250	9	–	11	.450
Columbia	2	–	6	.250	7	–	9	.438
Princeton	2	–	6	.250	6	–	12	.333

Rankings from ^[1]

The 1943–44 Dartmouth Indians men's basketball team represented Dartmouth College during the 1943–44 NCAA men's basketball season. The team, led by head coach Earl Brown, played their home games at Alumni Gym and were members of the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League (EIBL). They finished the season 19–2, 8–0 in EIBL play to win the league title. Dartmouth was one of eight teams to receive an invitation to the NCAA tournament where they finished runner-up for the second time in three seasons.

Roster

1943–44 Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G		Dick McGuire	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	La Salle Academy	The Bronx, New York
F		Aud Brindley	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Rockville	Rockville Centre, New York

Head coach

Earl Brown

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 4, 1943	at Princeton	W 45–34	1–0 (1–0)	University Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
Dec 11, 1943	Cornell	W 52–39	2–0 (2–0)	Alumni Gym Hanover, New Hampshire
NCAA tournament
Mar 24, 1944*	vs. Catholic East Regional Semifinal – Elite Eight	W 63–38	18–1	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Mar 25, 1944*	vs. Ohio State East Regional Final / National Semifinal – Final Four	W 60–53	19–1	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Mar 28, 1944*	vs. Utah NCAA Championship game	L 40–42 ^{OT^[2]}	19–2	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ sports-reference.com 1943-44 Men's Ivy League Season Summary
↑ "Utah Upsets Dartmouth in Extra Period to Take N.C.A.A Basketball Title". The New York Times. March 29, 1944. Retrieved September 10, 2023.

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[1] sports-reference.com 1943-44 Men's Ivy League Season Summary

[2] "Utah Upsets Dartmouth in Extra Period to Take N.C.A.A Basketball Title". The New York Times. March 29, 1944. Retrieved September 10, 2023.

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Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball
Venues	Alumni Gym (1910–1987) Leede Arena (1987–present)
Rivalries	New Hampshire
Culture & lore	Keggy the Keg
People	Head coaches
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
Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics