1946–47 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1946–47 Texas Longhorns Basketball 1947_Texas_Longhorns.jpg 300px Southwest Conference SWC 26–2 12–0 Jack Gray 8th Southwest Conference Champions NCAA Tournament Final Four 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,1946-47 College Basketball Standings https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/seasons/1947-standings.html sports-reference.com May 18, 2016 and a 12–0 record in Southwest Conference play to win the SWC championship.2015–16 Texas Men's Basketball Fact Book http://texassports_com.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/2015/11/18/mbb_factbook_2015_16.pdf texassports.com May 18, 2016 83 July 22, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160722163145/http://texassports_com.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/2015/11/18/mbb_factbook_2015_16.pdf dead1946-47 SWC Standings https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/swc/1947.html sports-reference.com May 18, 2016 Texas advanced to the NCAA tournament for the third time, recording its second Final Four appearance.Texas Longhorns Index Page https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/texas/ sports-reference.com May 18, 2016 Schedule and results Coach: Jack GrayOverall Record: 26–2Southwest Conference Record: 12–0Southwest Conference Standing: 1st Date Opponent SiteResultRecord 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, MissouriNCAA Tournament Quarterfinal (West Regional) W 42–40 25–1 Mar 22 Oklahoma Municipal Auditorium • Kansas City, MissouriNCAA Tournament Semifinal (West Regional) L 54–55 25–2 Mar 25 City College of New York Madison Square Garden • New York, New YorkNCAA Tournament National Third-Place Game W 54–50 26–2 *Southwest Conference game. References Category:Texas Longhorns men's basketball seasons Texas Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Texas Texas Longhorns Basketball Team Texas Longhorns Basketball Team