The 1940–41 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the

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in the 1940–41 college basketball season. The Razorbacks played their home games in the Men's Gymnasium in

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. It was former Razorback All-American Glen Rose's eighth season as head coach of the Hogs. Arkansas won the

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championship for the ninth time overall and first time since the 1937–38 season, finishing with a perfect 12–0 record in conference play and 20–3 overall. It was Arkansas's second perfect conference season (along with 1927–28) and its last until 1976–77. The Razorbacks did not lose a game against collegiate competition during the regular season, but lost two out of three games away from Fayetteville against the

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powerhouse

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. Arkansas was invited to the NCAA tournament for the first time (narrowly missing out on the inaugural tournament in

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, with rival

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winning the SWC by one game and gaining the league's bid to the tournament) and won its first ever NCAA Tournament game against

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, 52–40. The Razorbacks advanced to their first ever Final Four, where they fell to eventual national runner-up,

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. Multiple Razorbacks had outstanding seasons, with

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, Howard Hickey, and John Freiberger all garnering First Team All-SWC honors. Adams, a pioneer of the jump shot, was also recognized as a First Team All-American by Helms. Adams set the SWC scoring record during the February 21 game against with 36 points.

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and R.C. Pitts would go on to be Olympic gold medalists in basketball during the

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Roster

Schedule and Results

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References

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Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball seasons

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NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons