| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 1941–42 |
| Team: | Michigan Wolverines |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 6–14 |
| Conf Record: | 5–10 |
| Captain: | William Cartmill |
The 1941–42 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate basketball during the 1941–42 season. The team finished the season in a tie for seventh place in the Big Ten Conference with an overall record of 6–14 and 5–10 against conference opponents.[1]
Bennie Oosterbaan was in his fourth year as the team's head coach. James Mandler broke Michigan's single-season scoring record with 230 points in 20 games for an average of 11.5 points per game. William Cartmill was the team captain.[1]
| Player | Pos. | Yr | G | FG | FT | RB | Pts | PPG |
| James Mandler | 20 | 91 | 48 | 230 | 11.5 | |||
| William Cartmill | 20 | 48 | 25 | 121 | 6.1 | |||
| Leo Doyle | 18 | 42 | 29 | 113 | 6.3 | |||
| Melvin Comin | 20 | 26 | 16 | 68 | 3.4 | |||
| Donald Holman | 7 | 19 | 13 | 51 | 7.3 | |||
| Robert Antle | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 | 3.0 | |||
| Totals | 20 | 291 | 185 | 767 | 38.4 | |||