Basketball players at the 1942 NCAA Final Four

Howard Dallmar (May 24, 1922 – December 19, 1991) was an American professional basketball player and coach.

James Clifford Pollard (July 9, 1922 – January 22, 1993) was an American professional basketball player and coach. As a player in the NBA, Pollard was considered one of the best forwards in the 1950s and was known for his leaping ability, earning him the nickname "The Kangaroo Kid". A five-time NBA champion and four-time NBA All-Star, Pollard spent his entire eight-year professional career with the Minneapolis Lakers.

Robert W. Doll (August 10, 1919 – c. September 7, 1959) was an American professional basketball player who played in the early days of professional basketball for the St. Louis Bombers and Boston Celtics during the early years of the NBA.

George Barber Munroe (January 5, 1922 – August 19, 2014) was an American professional basketball player, Navy veteran, Rhodes scholar, lawyer, and former CEO of Phelps Dodge Corporation.

Donald S. Burness (June 1, 1919–March 3, 1987) was an All-American basketball player at Stanford University.

Frederick J. Linari (21 July 1920 - 2 November 2012) is a former American basketball player.

William Cowden (September 6, 1920 – October 17, 2007) was an American basketball player.

James Olsen Jr. (June 2, 1921 – December 1, 2000) was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Chicago American Gears in the National Basketball League for nine games during the 1945–46 season and averaged 2.9 points per game.

Milton M. Ticco (September 22, 1922 – January 26, 2002) was an American basketball and minor league baseball player. An All-American basketball player at the University of Kentucky, he played two seasons in the United States' National Basketball League (NBL).

Ed Voss (1922 – March 21, 1953) was an American basketball player.