1946–47 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

1946–47 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
Southwest Conference Champions
NCAA Tournament, Final Four
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record26–2 (12–0 SWC)
Head coach
Seasons

The 1946–47 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in intercollegiate basketball competition during the 1946–47 season. The Longhorns were led by eighth-year head coach and former Longhorn basketball consensus first-team All-American Jack Gray. The team finished the season with a 26–2 overall record, for the highest win percentage in all of college basketball for the season,[1] and a 12–0 record in Southwest Conference play to win the SWC championship.[2][3] Texas advanced to the NCAA tournament for the third time, recording its second Final Four appearance.[2][4]

Schedule and results

Coach: Jack Gray
Overall Record: 26–2
Southwest Conference Record: 12–0
Southwest Conference Standing: 1st
Date Opponent Site Result Record
Regular Season
Dec 2 North Texas Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas W 63–41 1–0
Dec 3 North Texas Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas W 66–40 2–0
Dec 6 Houston YMCA Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas W 53–23 3–0
Dec 10 Continental Airways Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas W 46–34 4–0
Dec 14 at Canisius ? • Buffalo, New York W 52–46 5–0
Dec 17 at Long Island Madison Square Garden • New York, New York W 47–46 6–0
Dec 19 at DePaul ? • Chicago, Illinois W 61–43 7–0
Dec 26 vs. Missouri ? • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma W 65–46 8–0
Dec 27 vs. Oklahoma A&M ? • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma L 39–40 8–1
Dec 28 vs. Oklahoma ? • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma W 62–50 9–1
Jan 3 at Southwest Texas State ? • San Marcos, Texas W 68–37 10–1
Jan 6 TCU* Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas W 62–46 11–1 (1–0 SWC)
Jan 10 at Baylor* ? • Waco, Texas W 45–38 12–1 (2–0)
Jan 15 SMU* Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas W 56–36 13–1 (3–0)
Jan 18 at Rice* ? • Houston, Texas W 67–53 14–1 (4–0)
Jan 30 Southwestern Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas W 63–39 15–1
Feb 3 Texas A&M* Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas W 61–41 16–1 (5–0)
Feb 7 at TCU* ? • Fort Worth, Texas W 72–44 17–1 (6–0)
Feb 8 at SMU* ? • Dallas, Texas W 58–51 18–1 (7–0)
Feb 15 at Texas A&M* ? • College Station, Texas W 69–40 19–1 (8–0)
Feb 19 Baylor* Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas W 70–52 20–1 (9–0)
Feb 22 Rice* Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas W 67–60 21–1 (10–0)
Feb 28 Arkansas Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas W 49–44 22–1 (11–0)
Mar 1 Arkansas Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas W 66–46 23–1 (12–0)
Mar 4 Southwest Conference All-Stars Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas W 64–52 24–1
1947 NCAA tournament
Mar 21 Wyoming Municipal Auditorium • Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinal (West Regional)		 W 42–40 25–1
Mar 22 Oklahoma Municipal Auditorium • Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament Semifinal (West Regional)		 L 54–55 25–2
Mar 25 City College of New York Madison Square Garden • New York, New York
NCAA Tournament National Third-Place Game		 W 54–50 26–2
*Southwest Conference game.

References

  1. ^ "1946-47 College Basketball Standings". sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "2015–16 Texas Men's Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). texassports.com. p. 83. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  3. ^ "1946-47 SWC Standings". sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  4. ^ "Texas Longhorns Index Page". sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 18, 2016.