1937–38 Temple Owls men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1937–38 Temple Owls Basketball Eastern Intercollegiate Conference EIC 23–2 9–1 James Usilton 12th Don Shields National Invitation Tournament ChampionsHelms Foundation National ChampionsEIC Champions The 1937–38 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University during the 1937–38 NCAA men's basketball season in the United States. The head coach was James Usilton, coaching in his 12th season with the Owls.Hall of Fame – James Usilton, Sr. OwlSports.com Temple University http://owlsports.com/hof.aspx?hof=321&path=&kiosk= June 13, 2014 The Owls finished the season with a 23–2 record, going 9–1 in conference play to win the Eastern Intercollegiate Conference championship. The Owls entered the inaugural National Invitation Tournament (NIT) and won the championship in three games. The team was hailed as national champions after their Invitation win.Avery Leslie United Press March 17, 1938 28 Temple Captures National Mythical Court Title by Conquering Colorado https://www.newspapers.com/article/quad-city-times-1938-nit-mythical-nation/179756940/ The Democrat and Leader New York Davenport, Iowa The tournament sweep gave the eastern conference champions clean claim to the mythical national title.Wilson Dave March 29, 1938 19 Temple's National Champions Honored Again at Banquet — City Fetes Temple, National Champion https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-1938-temple-na/179753806/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Representatives of this city's official family, leaders in education and prominent men in athletics paid tribute to Temple University's national championship basketball team at the dinner given by Mayor S. Davis Wilson in the ballroom of the Bellevue-Stratford last night. [...] Following his speech Mayor Wilson presented Jimmy Usilton, Temple coach, with a wrist watch and also gave each member of the Owl team a gold ring-tokens of gratitude for the fame and honor which the Templars brought to this city. The team was later retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and was also retroactively listed as the top team of the season by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions Rauzulu's Street 2004 http://www.rauzulusstreet.com/basketball/college/helmscollegechampionship.htm June 13, 2014 October 1, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181001213129/http://www.rauzulusstreet.com/basketball/college/helmscollegechampionship.htm deadESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game ESPN ESPN Books New York, NY 2009 546 978-0-345-51392-2 Schedule and results no no no |- !colspan=9 style="background:#9E1B34; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season 12/18/1937 yes St. John's (MD) Mitten Hall Philadelphia, PA 54–26 1–0 12/20/1937 yes Illinois Philadelphia Arena Philadelphia, PA 51–38 2–0 12/30/1937 yes 1937 men Stanford Indians Stanford Convention Hall Philadelphia, PA 35–31 3–0 1/7/1938 yes 1937 men SMU Mustangs SMU Philadelphia Arena Philadelphia, PA 53–41 4–0 1/10/1938 yes Georgetown Ritchie Coliseum College Park, MD 22–39 4–1 (0–1) 1/12/1938 yes 1937 men Muhlenberg Mules Muhlenberg Philadelphia Arena Philadelphia, PA 40–23 5–1 1/14/1938 yes yes 1937 men Manhattan Jaspers Manhattan Manhattan, NY 45–38 6–1 1/18/1938 yes 1937 men West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia WVU Fieldhouse Morgantown, WV 34–31 7–1 (1–1) 1/20/1938 yes Carnegie Mellon Pittsburgh, PA 39–37 8–1 (2–1) 1/22/1938 yes yes La Salle Convention Hall Philadelphia, PA 37–22 9–1 1/28/1938 yes 1937 men Villanova Wildcats Villanova Convention Hall Philadelphia, PA 28–36 9–2 2/4/1938 1937 men Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State Philadelphia Arena Philadelphia, PA 49–25 10–2 (3–1) 2/5/1938 West Virginia Mitten Hall Philadelphia, PA 51–32 11–2 (4–1) 2/8/1938 yes Penn State Rec Hall University Park, PA 49–39 12–2 (5–1) 2/9/1938 yes 1937 men Pittsburgh Panthers Pittsburgh Pitt Pavilion Pittsburgh, PA 43–41 13–2 (6–1) 2/12/1938 yes 1937 men NYU Violets NYU Convention Hall Philadelphia, PA 42–34 14–2 2/14/1938 Carnegie Mellon Mitten Hall Philadelphia, PA 48–39 15–2 (7–1) 2/16/1938 yes yes 1937 men Navy Midshipmen Navy Annapolis, MD 61–58 16–2 2/18/1938 Pittsburgh Philadelphia Arena Philadelphia, PA 46–34 17–2 (8–1) 2/23/1938 yes 1937 men Albright Lions Albright Convention Hall Philadelphia, PA 46–25 18–2 2/25/1938 Georgetown Philadelphia Arena Philadelphia, PA 51–34 19–2 (9–1) 3/4/1938 yes 1937 men Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's Convention Hall Philadelphia, PA Rivalry 40–34 20–2 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#9E1B34; color:#FFFFFF;"| National Invitation Tournament 3/9/1938 yes yes 1937 men Bradley Braves Bradley Madison Square Garden New York, NY NIT Quarterfinals 53–40 21–2 3/14/1938 yes yes 1937 men Oklahoma A&M Aggies Oklahoma A&M Madison Square Garden New York, NY NIT Semifinals 56–44 22–2 3/16/1938 yes yes 1937 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado Madison Square Garden New York, NY NIT Championship 60–36 23–2 SourceHistory and Records (p. 96) 2013–14 Temple Owls Men's Basketball Media Guide Temple University 2013 http://owlsports.com/documents/2013/10/11/6-History%2013-14_Layout%201.pdf?id=2763 PDF June 13, 2014Temple Owls season-by-season results sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2014 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/temple/ June 13, 2014 References Category:Temple Owls men's basketball seasons Category:National Invitation Tournament championship seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship seasons Temple Temple Temple Owls Men's Basketball Team Temple Owls Men's Basketball Team Category:1937 in Philadelphia Category:1938 in Philadelphia