1938–39 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

1938–39 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
1938–39 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
Big Six Conference co-champion
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	12–9 (7–3 Big Six)
Head coach	Bruce Drake (1st season);
Home arena	McCasland Field House
	Seasons ← 1937–38 1939–40 →

The 1938–39 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1938–39 NCAA men's basketball season as a member of the Big Six Conference. They finished the season with a 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]

1938–39 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
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

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
December 16, 1938*	at Colorado	L 42–52	0–1	Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO
December 17, 1938*	at Colorado	W 33–29	1–1	Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO
December 20, 1938*	Arkansas	L 31–39	1–2	McCasland Field House Norman, OK
December 21, 1938*	Arkansas	L 30–36	1–3	McCasland Field House Norman, OK
*	at SMU	L 44–49	1–4	Old Gym University Park, TX
*	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
January 14, 1939	at Missouri	L 33–37 ^OT	3–5 (1–1)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO
January 16, 1939	at Iowa State	L 42–51	3–6 (1–2)	State Gymnasium Ames, IA
January 28, 1939	Nebraska	W 56–39	4–6 (2–2)	McCasland Field House Norman, OK
February 2, 1939*	Oklahoma A&M Bedlam Series	W 34–30	5–6	McCasland Field House Norman, OK
February 4, 1939	Kansas State	W 37–35 ^OT	6–6 (3–2)	McCasland Field House Norman, OK
February 10, 1939	at Kansas State	W 50–38	7–6 (4–2)	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS
February 11, 1939	Missouri	W 43–40	8–6 (5–2)	McCasland Field House Norman, OK
February 16, 1939*	at Oklahoma A&M Bedlam Series	L 22–32	8–7	4-H Club and Student Activities Building Stillwater, OK
February 18, 1939	Iowa State	W 60–41	9–8 (6–2)	McCasland Field House Norman, OK
February 27, 1939	at Kansas	L 45–59	10–8 (6–3)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
March 4, 1939	at Nebraska	W 53–47	11–8 (7–3)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE
March 14, 1939*	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.

References

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