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]

1938–39 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
Big Six Conference co-champion
NCAA 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 →

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

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
*		at Colorado	L 42–52	0–1	Balch Fieldhouse  Boulder, CO
*		at Colorado	W 33–29	1–1	Balch Fieldhouse  Boulder, CO
*		Arkansas	L 31–39	1–2	McCasland Field House  Norman, OK
*		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
		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
*		Oklahoma A&M Bedlam Series	W 34–30	5–6	McCasland Field House  Norman, OK
*		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
*		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

1. "1938–39 Oklahoma Sooners Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
2. "2019-20 Oklahoma Sooners Men's Basketball Media Guide". University of Oklahoma athletics. 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2020.