1938–39 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1938–39 Texas Longhorns Basketball Texas Longhorns logo.svg Southwest Conference SWC 19–6 10–2 Jack Gray 3rd Southwest Conference Champions NCAA Tournament Elite Eight The 1938–39 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented The University of Texas at Austin in intercollegiate basketball competition during the 1938–39 season. The Longhorns were led by third-year head coach and former Longhorn basketball consensus first-team All-American Jack Gray. The team finished the season with a 19–6 overall record and a 10–2 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 82 July 22, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160722163145/http://texassports_com.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/2015/11/18/mbb_factbook_2015_16.pdf dead1938-39 SWC Standings https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/swc/1939.html sports-reference.com May 18, 2016 Texas advanced to the inaugural postseason NCAA tournament, recording its first Elite Eight 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: 19–6Southwest Conference record: 10–2Southwest Conference standing: 1st Date Opponent SiteResultRecord Regular season Dec 3 Kilgore Pipeliners Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas W 37–27 1–0 Dec 7 at Southwest Texas State ? • San Marcos, Texas W 57–31 2–0 Dec 10 Southwest Texas State Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas W 45–31 3–0 Dec 16 Kansas Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas W 36–34 4–0 Dec 17 Kansas Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas L 35–49 4–1 Dec 26 vs. Southeastern State (Ok.) ? • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma W 41–25 5–1 Dec 27 vs. Westminster (Mo.) ? • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma W 35–24 6–1 Dec 28 vs. Kansas State Teachers College ? • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma W 34–27 7–1 Dec 29 vs. Baylor ? • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma W 46–38 8–1 Dec 30 vs. Central Missouri State Teachers College ? • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma L 25–33 8–2 Jan 7 at Rice* ? • Houston, Texas L 41–45 8–3 (0–1 SWC) Jan 13 Arkansas Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas W 41–37 9–3 (1–1) Jan 14 Arkansas Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas L 41–65 9–4(1–2) Jan 18 at Baylor* ? • Waco, Texas W 36–31 10–4 (2–2) Jan 31 St. Edward's Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas W 47–32 11–4 Feb 6 at SMU* ? • Dallas, Texas W 33–27 12–4 (3–2) Feb 7 at TCU* ? • Fort Worth, Texas W 32–28 13–4 (4–2) Feb 11 at Texas A&M* ? • College Station, Texas W 41–37 14–4 (5–2) Feb 15 SMU* Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas W 38–21 15–4 (6–2) Feb 18 Baylor* Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas W 41–39 16–4 (7–2) Feb 25 TCU* Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas W 53–26 17–4 (8–2) Feb 22 Rice* Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas W 50–41 18–4 (9–2) Mar 2 Texas A&M* Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas W 66–32 19–4 (10–2) 1939 NCAA tournament Mar 20 Oregon California Coliseum • San Francisco, CaliforniaNCAA Tournament Quarterfinal (West Regional) L 41–56 19–5 Mar 21 Utah State California Coliseum • San Francisco, CaliforniaNCAA West Regional Third-Place Game L 49–51 19–6 *Southwest Conference game. References Category:Texas Longhorns men's basketball seasons Texas Texas Texas Longhorns Basketball Team Texas Longhorns Basketball Team