1938–39 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team
1938–39 Texas Longhorns men's basketball | |
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Southwest Conference Champions | |
NCAA Tournament ,, Elite Eight | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 19–6 (10–2 SWC) |
Head coach |
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Seasons ← 1937–38 1939–40 → |
The 1938–39 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented The University of Texas at Austin in intercollegiate basketball competition during the 1938–39 season. The Longhorns were led by third-year head coach and former Longhorn basketball consensus first-team All-American Jack Gray. The team finished the season with a 19–6 overall record and a 10–2 record in Southwest Conference play to win the SWC championship.[1][2] Texas advanced to the inaugural postseason NCAA tournament, recording its first Elite Eight appearance.[1][3]
Schedule and results
Coach: Jack Gray Overall Record: 19–6 Southwest Conference Record: 10–2 Southwest Conference Standing: 1st | |||||||
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Record | |||
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Regular Season | |||||||
Dec 3 | Kilgore Pipeliners | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | W 37–27 | 1–0 | |||
Dec 7 | at Southwest Texas State | ? • San Marcos, Texas | W 57–31 | 2–0 | |||
Dec 10 | Southwest Texas State | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | W 45–31 | 3–0 | |||
Dec 16 | Kansas | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | W 36–34 | 4–0 | |||
Dec 17 | Kansas | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | L 35–49 | 4–1 | |||
Dec 26 | vs. Southeastern State (Ok.) | ? • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | W 41–25 | 5–1 | |||
Dec 27 | vs. Westminster (Mo.) | ? • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | W 35–24 | 6–1 | |||
Dec 28 | vs. Kansas State Teachers College | ? • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | W 34–27 | 7–1 | |||
Dec 29 | vs. Baylor | ? • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | W 46–38 | 8–1 | |||
Dec 30 | vs. Central Missouri State Teachers College | ? • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | L 25–33 | 8–2 | |||
Jan 7 | at Rice* | ? • Houston, Texas | L 41–45 | 8–3 (0–1 SWC) | |||
Jan 13 | Arkansas | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | W 41–37 | 9–3 (1–1) | |||
Jan 14 | Arkansas | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | L 41–65 | 9–4(1–2) | |||
Jan 18 | at Baylor* | ? • Waco, Texas | W 36–31 | 10–4 (2–2) | |||
Jan 31 | St. Edward's | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | W 47–32 | 11–4 | |||
Feb 6 | at SMU* | ? • Dallas, Texas | W 33–27 | 12–4 (3–2) | |||
Feb 7 | at TCU* | ? • Fort Worth, Texas | W 32–28 | 13–4 (4–2) | |||
Feb 11 | at Texas A&M* | ? • College Station, Texas | W 41–37 | 14–4 (5–2) | |||
Feb 15 | SMU* | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | W 38–21 | 15–4 (6–2) | |||
Feb 18 | Baylor* | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | W 41–39 | 16–4 (7–2) | |||
Feb 25 | TCU* | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | W 53–26 | 17–4 (8–2) | |||
Feb 22 | Rice* | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | W 50–41 | 18–4 (9–2) | |||
Mar 2 | Texas A&M* | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | W 66–32 | 19–4 (10–2) | |||
Mar 20 | Oregon | California Coliseum • San Francisco, California NCAA Tournament Quarterfinal (West Regional) | L 41–56 | 19–5 | |||
Mar 21 | Utah State | California Coliseum • San Francisco, California NCAA West Regional Third-Place Game | L 49–51 | 19–6 | |||
*Southwest Conference game. |
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