1929–30 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1929–30 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
PCT W
L
PCT
Arkansas 10
–
2
.833
16
–
7
.696
Texas 8
–
4
.667
12
–
8
.600
SMU 6
–
6
.500
8
–
10
.444
Baylor 4
–
6
.400
10
–
6
.625
Texas A&M 4
–
6
.400
8
–
10
.444
Rice 4
–
8
.333
7
–
9
.438
TCU 4
–
8
.333
7
–
10
.412
The 1929–30 Arkansas Razorbacks men's college basketball team season represented the University of Arkansas in the 1929–30 college basketball season. The Razorbacks played their home games in Schmidt Gymnasium in Fayetteville, Arkansas . It was Charles Bassett's first season as head coach of the Hogs after coaching the basketball team at Texas A&M for two seasons.[ 1] Francis Schmidt left for TCU after overseeing the creation of Arkansas's basketball program and coaching the Razorbacks to four Southwest Conference titles in his six seasons in Fayetteville.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Forward and College Football Hall of Fame member Wear Schoonover was named a Second Team All-American and earned First Team All-SWC honors for the third straight season.[ 4] Chicago Cardinals coach Milan Creighton .[ 5]
Roster
Schedule and Results
Schedule retrieved from HogStats.com.[ 6]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site
Northeastern State Teachers College W 57–26 1–0
Schmidt Gymnasium Fayetteville, Arkansas
Northeastern State Teachers College W 37–17 2–0
Schmidt Gymnasium Fayetteville, Arkansas
Southeastern State Teachers College W 32–29 3–0
Schmidt Gymnasium Fayetteville, Arkansas
Southeastern State Teachers College W 24–22 4–0
Schmidt Gymnasium Fayetteville, Arkansas
January 2, 1930 *
at Drury
L 25–28 4–1
Springfield, Missouri
January 3, 1930 *
at Saint Louis
L 13–32 4–2
West Pine Gym St. Louis, Missouri
January 4, 1930 *
at Southwest Missouri State Teachers College
L 21–40 4–3
Springfield, Missouri
January 6, 1930 *
at Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg
L 23–36 4–4
Pittsburg, Kansas
January 7, 1930 *
at Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg
L 20–51 4–5
Pittsburg, Kansas
January 10, 1930
TCU W 32–21 5–5
Schmidt Gymnasium Fayetteville, Arkansas
January 11, 1930
TCU W 22–18 6–5
Schmidt Gymnasium Fayetteville, Arkansas
January 17, 1930
Texas W 22–19 7–5
Schmidt Gymnasium Fayetteville, Arkansas
January 18, 1930
Texas L 27–29 7–6
Schmidt Gymnasium Fayetteville, Arkansas
at Baylor
W 30–23 8–6
Waco, Texas
at Baylor
W 27–21 9–6
Waco, Texas
February 7, 1930 *
at Oklahoma A&M
W 30–20 10–6
Armory–Gymnasium Stillwater, Oklahoma
February 8, 1930 *
at Oklahoma A&M
W 30–23 11–6
Armory-Gymnasium Stillwater, Oklahoma
SMU W 28–27 12–6
Schmidt Gymnasium Fayetteville, Arkansas
SMU W 44–29 13–6
Schmidt Gymnasium Fayetteville, Arkansas
February 21, 1930
at Texas A&M
W 28–24 14–6
DeWare Field House College Station, Texas
February 22, 1930
at Texas A&M
W 25–23 OT
15–6
DeWare Field House College Station, Texas
February 24, 1930
at Rice
W 30–26 16–6
Houston, Texas
February 25, 1930
at Rice
L 16–37 16–7
Houston, Texas
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
References
Venues People Seasons NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics