1938–39 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
1938–39 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball | |
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Big Six Conference co-champion | |
NCAA tournament, Final Four | |
Conference | Big Six Conference |
Record | 12–9 (7–3 Big Six) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | McCasland Field House |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 7 | – | 3 | .700 | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 7 | – | 3 | .700 | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 3 | – | 7 | .300 | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 2 | – | 8 | .200 | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1938–39 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1938–39 NCAA men's basketball season as a member of the Big Six Conference. They finished the season with a 12–9 overall record, and tied for the Big Six Conference title with a 7–3 conference record. The Sooners made it to the Final Four of the 1939 NCAA basketball tournament. They were coached by Bruce Drake in his first season as head coach of the Sooners. They played their home games at McCasland Field House in Norman, Oklahoma.[1][2]
Schedule
[edit]Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
December 16, 1938* | at Colorado | L 42–52 | 0–1 | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO | |||||||
December 17, 1938* | at Colorado | W 33–29 | 1–1 | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO | |||||||
December 20, 1938* | Arkansas | L 31–39 | 1–2 | McCasland Field House Norman, OK | |||||||
December 21, 1938* | Arkansas | L 30–36 | 1–3 | McCasland Field House Norman, OK | |||||||
* | at SMU | L 44–49 | 1–4 | Old Gym University Park, TX | |||||||
* | SMU | W 49–31 | 2–4 | Old Gym University Park, TX | |||||||
January 7, 1939 | Kansas | W 43–31 | 3–4 (1–0) | McCasland Field House Norman, OK | |||||||
January 14, 1939 | at Missouri | L 33–37 OT | 3–5 (1–1) | Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO | |||||||
January 16, 1939 | at Iowa State | L 42–51 | 3–6 (1–2) | State Gymnasium Ames, IA | |||||||
January 28, 1939 | Nebraska | W 56–39 | 4–6 (2–2) | McCasland Field House Norman, OK | |||||||
February 2, 1939* | Oklahoma A&M Bedlam Series | W 34–30 | 5–6 | McCasland Field House Norman, OK | |||||||
February 4, 1939 | Kansas State | W 37–35 OT | 6–6 (3–2) | McCasland Field House Norman, OK | |||||||
February 10, 1939 | at Kansas State | W 50–38 | 7–6 (4–2) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS | |||||||
February 11, 1939 | Missouri | W 43–40 | 8–6 (5–2) | McCasland Field House Norman, OK | |||||||
February 16, 1939* | at Oklahoma A&M Bedlam Series | L 22–32 | 8–7 | 4-H Club and Student Activities Building Stillwater, OK | |||||||
February 18, 1939 | Iowa State | W 60–41 | 9–8 (6–2) | McCasland Field House Norman, OK | |||||||
February 27, 1939 | at Kansas | L 45–59 | 10–8 (6–3) | Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
March 4, 1939 | at Nebraska | W 53–47 | 11–8 (7–3) | Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE | |||||||
March 14, 1939* | vs. Oklahoma A&M Bedlam Series/District Final | W 30–21 | 11–8 | Oklahoma City, OK | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
March 20, 1939 | vs. Utah State Quarterfinal | W 50–39 | 12–8 | California Coliseum San Francisco, CA | |||||||
March 21, 1939 | vs. Oregon Final Four | L 37–55 | 12–9 | California Coliseum San Francisco, CA | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
References
[edit]- ^ "1938–39 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ "2019-20 Oklahoma Sooners Men's Basketball Media Guide". University of Oklahoma athletics. 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2020.