1942–43 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team
1942–43 Texas Longhorns men's basketball | |
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Southwest Conference Co-Champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Final Four | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
1942–43 record | 19–7 (9–3 SWC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Ed Price |
The 1942–43 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented The University of Texas at Austin in intercollegiate basketball competition during the 1942–43 season. The Longhorns were led by first-year head coach H. C. "Bully" Gilstrap. The team finished the season with a 19–7 overall record and a 9–3 record in Southwest Conference play to win a share of the SWC championship.[1][2] Texas advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second time, recording its first-ever Final Four appearance.[1][3]
Schedule and results[]
Coach: H. C. "Bully" Gilstrap
Overall Record: 19–7 Southwest Conference Record: 9–3 Southwest Conference Standing: t-1st | |||||||
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Record | |||
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Regular Season
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Dec 4 | Southwest Texas State | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | W 47–27 | 1–0 | |||
Dec 8 | at Southwest Texas State | ? • San Marcos, Texas | W 56–47 | 2–0 | |||
Dec 15 | at Kelly AFB | ? • San Antonio, Texas | W 45–33 | 3–0 | |||
Dec 16 | at San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center | ? • San Antonio, Texas | W 41–27 | 4–0 | |||
Dec 17 | at Randolph AFB | ? • Universal City, Texas | W 58–36 | 5–0 | |||
Dec 18 | at Randolph AFB | ? • Universal City, Texas | W 46–32 | 6–0 | |||
Dec 19 | at Corpus Christi Navy | ? • Corpus Christi, Texas | L 50–55 | 6–1 | |||
Dec 28 | vs. East Central (Ok.) | ? • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | W 55–51 | 7–1 | |||
Dec 29 | vs. Arkansas | ? • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | L 44–66 | 7–2 | |||
Dec 29 | vs. Oklahoma A&M | ? • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | W 45–36 | 8–2 | |||
Dec 31 | vs. Maryville (Mo.) | ? • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | W 38–32 | 9–2 | |||
Jan 6 | Rice* | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | W 55–36 | 10–2 (1–0 SWC) | |||
Jan 9 | at Baylor* | ? • Waco, Texas | W 41–32 | 11–2 (2–0) | |||
Jan 13 | SMU* | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | W 41–37 | 12–2 (3–0) | |||
Jan 16 | at Texas A&M* | ? • College Station, Texas | W 54–45 | 13–2 (4–0) | |||
Jan 19 | TCU* | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | W 47–30 | 14–2 (5–0) | |||
Feb 3 | Corpus Christi Navy | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | L 35–45 | 14–3 | |||
Feb 9 | at Rice* | ? • Houston, Texas | L 39–50 | 14–4 (5–1) | |||
Feb 12 | Arkansas | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | W 45–31 | 15–4 (6–1) | |||
Feb 13 | Arkansas | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | W 48–35 | 16–4 (7–1) | |||
Feb 20 | at TCU* | ? • Fort Worth, Texas | L 44–49 | 16–5 (7–2) | |||
Feb 22 | at SMU* | ? • Dallas, Texas | L 56–65 | 16–6 (7–3) | |||
Feb 27 | Baylor* | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | W 51–38 | 17–6 (8–3) | |||
Mar 3 | Texas A&M* | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | W 57–55 | 18–6 (9–3) | |||
Mar 26 | Washington | Municipal Auditorium • Kansas City, Missouri NCAA Quarterfinal (West Regional) |
W 59–53 | 19–6 | |||
Mar 28 | Wyoming | Municipal Auditorium • Kansas City, Missouri NCAA Semifinal (West Regional) |
L 54–58 | 19–7 | |||
*Southwest Conference game. |
References[]
- ^ a b "2015–16 Texas Men's Basketball Fact Book" (pdf). texassports.com. p. 83. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
- ^ "1942-43 SWC standings". sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ^ "Texas Longhorns index page". sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
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