American college basketball season
The 1938–39 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1938–39 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Walter Van Winkle, coaching his second season with the Bearcats. The team finished with an overall record of 12–5.[ 1]
Schedule
Date time, TV
Opponent
Result
Record
Site city, state
December 7
Georgetown (KY)
W 47–31
1–0
Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
December 10
Morehead (KY)
W 40–19
2–0
Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
December 14
vs. Wayne (MI)
L 36–53
2–1
December 17
at Kentucky
L 27–44
2–2
Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, KY
December 21
at Louisville
W 54–41
3–2
Louisville, KY
December 23
Wilmington
W 38–27
4–2
Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
December 30
at Toledo
L 25–43
4–3
The Field House Toledo, OH
January 5
at Miami (OH)
W 43–31
5–3
Withrow Court Oxford, OH
January 10
Dayton
W 46–27
6–3
Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
January 14
Louisville
W 62–17
7–3
Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
January 17
at Marshall
L 22–23
7–4
Huntington, WV
January 21
Alumni
W 51–40
8–4
Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
February 4
at Dayton
L 27–40
8–5
Montgomery County Fair Grounds Coliseum Dayton, OH
February 7
at Wilmington
W 49–36
9–5
Wilmington, OH
February 11
at Western Reserve
W 40–30
10–5
February 18
Marshall
W 35–30
11–5
Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
February 22
Miami (OH)
W 46–31
12–5
Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
[ 2]
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics