1947–48 Baylor Bears basketball team
American college basketball season
1947–48 Baylor Bears men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, Runner-up Southwest Conference champions | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 24–8 (11–1 SWC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Marrs McLean Gymnasium |
Seasons ← 1946–47 1948–49 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 20 | – | 5 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 16 | – | 8 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 13 | – | 10 | .565 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 7 | – | 17 | .292 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 1 | – | 11 | .083 | 3 | – | 20 | .130 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1947–48 Baylor Bears men's basketball team represented the Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1947–48 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by 5th-year head coach Bill Henderson, the team played their home games at Marrs McLean Gymnasium in Waco, Texas.
This season marked the first Final Four appearance in program history for the Bears. Baylor would return again in 1950, but then waited another 71 years before winning the national championship in 2021.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 8, 1947* | North Texas | W 51–43 | 1–0 | Marrs McLean Gymnasium Waco, Texas | |||||||
Dec 9, 1947* | North Texas | W 64–53 | 2–0 | Marrs McLean Gymnasium Waco, Texas | |||||||
Dec 12, 1947* | at Wichita | W 52–43 | 3–0 | Wichita, Kansas | |||||||
Dec 13, 1947* | at Saint Louis | L 38–65 | 3–1 | St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri | |||||||
Dec 18, 1947* | at Arizona | L 54–62 | 3–2 | Tucson, Arizona | |||||||
Dec 19, 1947* | at UCLA | W 45–42 | 4–2 | Men's Gym Los Angeles, California | |||||||
Dec 29, 1947* | vs. Wyoming All-College Basketball Classic | W 36–29 | 7–3 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |||||||
Dec 30, 1947* | vs. Oklahoma A&M All-College Basketball Classic | L 21–22 | 7–4 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |||||||
Dec 31, 1947* | vs. Alabama All-College Basketball Classic | W 29–24 | 8–4 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |||||||
Southwest Conference regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 10, 1948 | at SMU | W 43–42 | 9–4 (1–0) | Perkins Gymnasium Dallas, Texas | |||||||
Jan 13, 1948 | Texas A&M | W 57–41 | 10–4 (2–0) | Marrs McLean Gymnasium Waco, Texas | |||||||
Feb 17, 1948 | SMU | W 51–49 | 18–4 (10–0) | Marrs McLean Gymnasium Waco, Texas | |||||||
Feb 25, 1948 | at Texas | L 28–32 | 18–5 (10–1) | Gregory Gymnasium Austin, Texas | |||||||
Feb 28, 1948 | TCU | W 61–47 | 19–5 (11–1) | Marrs McLean Gymnasium Waco, Texas | |||||||
NCAA Division Six Playoffs | |||||||||||
Mar 12, 1948* | vs. Arizona | W 65–59 | 20–5 | Dallas, Texas | |||||||
Mar 13, 1948* | vs. Arizona | W 64–54 | 21–5 | Dallas, Texas | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 19, 1948* | vs. Washington Regional Semifinal – Elite Eight | W 64–62 | 22–5 | Municipal Auditorium (9,700) Kansas City, Missouri | |||||||
Mar 20, 1948* | vs. Kansas State Regional Final/National semifinal – Final Four | W 60–52 | 23–5 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri | |||||||
Mar 23, 1948* | vs. Kentucky National championship game | L 42–58 | 23–6 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York | |||||||
Olympic Basketball Trials | |||||||||||
Mar 27, 1948* | at NYU | W 59–57 | 24–6 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York | |||||||
Mar 30, 1948* | vs. Kentucky | L 59–77 | 24–7 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York | |||||||
Mar 31, 1948* | vs. Denver Nuggets | L 64–73 | 24–8 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
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References
- ^ "1949–50 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Baylor University Athletics. p. 93. Retrieved August 20, 2023.