1938–39 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
The 1938–39 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1938–39 college basketball season as a member of the Big Six Conference. They finished the season 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]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
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at Colorado | L 42–52 | 0–1 |
Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO | |||||||
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at Colorado | W 33–29 | 1–1 |
Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO | |||||||
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Arkansas | L 31–39 | 1–2 |
McCasland Field House Norman, OK | |||||||
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Arkansas | L 30–36 | 1–3 |
McCasland Field House Norman, OK | |||||||
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at SMU | L 44–49 | 1–4 |
Old Gym University Park, TX | |||||||
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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 | |||||||
at No. 15 Missouri | L 33–37 OT | 3–5 (1–1) |
Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO | ||||||||
at Iowa | L 42–51 | 3–6 (1–2) |
State Gymnasium Ames, IA | ||||||||
Nebraska | W 56–39 | 4–6 (2–2) |
McCasland Field House Norman, OK | ||||||||
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Oklahoma A&M Bedlam Series |
W 34–30 | 5–6 |
McCasland Field House Norman, OK | |||||||
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at Oklahoma A&M | L 22–32 | 5–7 |
4-H Club and Student Activities Building Stillwater, OK | |||||||
Iowa State | W 60–41 | 6–7 (3–2) |
McCasland Field House Norman, OK | ||||||||
February 27, 1939 |
at Kansas | L 45–59 | 6–8 (3–3) |
Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS | |||||||
Missouri | W 43–40 | 7–8 (4–3) |
McCasland Field House Norman, OK | ||||||||
Kansas State | W 37–35 | 8–8 (5–3) |
McCasland Field House Norman, OK | ||||||||
at Nebraska | W 53–47 | 9–8 (6–3) |
Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE | ||||||||
at Kansas State | W 50–38 | 10–8 (7–3) |
Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS | ||||||||
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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. |
1938–39 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball | |
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Big Six Conference co-champion | |
NCAA Final Four | |
Conference | Big Six Conference |
1938–39 record | 12–9 (7–3 Big Six) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | McCasland Field House |
1938–39 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- "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.
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