1946–47 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

The 1946–47 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in college basketball during the 1946–47 NCAA men's basketball season. The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team were a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Big Six Conference. The team was led by Bruce Drake in his ninth season as head coach of the Sooners. Oklahoma posted a 24–7 overall record and an 8–2 conference record to finish with the Big Six Conference title. The Sooners advanced to the 1947 NCAA basketball tournament and lost to Holy Cross in the national title game.^[1]

1946–47 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
Big Six Conference Champion
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	24–7 (8–2 Big Six)
Head coach	Bruce Drake (9th season)
Home arena	McCasland Field House
Seasons ← 1945–46 1947–48 →

1946–47 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Oklahoma	8	–	2		.800			24	–	7		.774
Missouri	6	–	4		.600			15	–	10		.600
Kansas	5	–	5		.500			16	–	11		.593
Iowa State	5	–	5		.500			7	–	14		.333
Kansas State	3	–	7		.300			14	–	10		.583
Nebraska	3	–	7		.300			10	–	14		.417

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
December 2, 1946*		Central Missouri State	W 49–21	1–0	McCasland Field House  Norman, OK
December 4, 1946*		Texas Tech	W 60–37	2–0	McCasland Field House  Norman, OK
December 6, 1946*		at TCU	W 76–54	3–0	TCU Fieldhouse  Fort Worth, TX
December 7, 1946*		at SMU	W 66–41	4–0	Perkins Gymnasium  Dallas, TX
December 12, 1946*		vs. Kansas State Big Six Holiday Tournament	L 55–59	4–1	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
December 13, 1946*		vs. Missouri Big Six Holiday Tournament	W 61–53	5–1	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
December 14, 1946*		vs. Nebraska Big Six Holiday Tournament	W 63–53	6–1	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
December 18, 1946*		at Wisconsin	W 56–40	7–1	Wisconsin Field House  Madison, WI
December 26, 1946*		vs. Baylor All-College Basketball Classic	W 64–47	8–1	Oklahoma City, OK
December 27, 1946*		vs. Kansas All-College Basketball Classic	L 45–51	8–2	Oklahoma City, OK
December 28, 1946*		Texas All-College Basketball Classic	L 50–62	8–3	Oklahoma City, OK
January 1, 1947*		at CCNY	W 55–52	9–3	New York, NY
January 4, 1947*		at Bradley	W 65–54	10–3	Peoria Armory  Peoria, IL
January 6, 1947		at Nebraska	L 41–44	10–4 (0–1)	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, Nebraska
January 10, 1947		Kansas	W 50–47	11–4 (1–1)	McCasland Field House  Norman, OK
January 18, 1947		at Kansas State	W 50–30	12–4 (2–1)	Nichols Hall  Manhattan, KS
January 25, 1947		Missouri	W 57–43	13–4 (3–1)	McCasland Field House  Norman, OK
January 28, 1947*		Oklahoma A&M	L 42–47 ^OT	13–5	McCasland Field House  Norman, OK
February 1, 1947		Iowa State	W 54–40	14–5 (4–1)	McCasland Field House  Norman, OK
February 3, 1947*		TCU	W 75–34	15–5	McCasland Field House  Norman, OK
February 7, 1947*		Denver	W 45–32	16–5	McCasland Field House  Norman, OK
February 14, 1947		Kansas State	W 57–38	17–5 (5–1)	McCasland Field House  Norman, OK
February 17, 1947		Nebraska	W 63–49	18–5 (6–1)	McCasland Field House  Norman, OK
February 21, 1947		at Iowa State	W 46–45	19–5 (7–1)	Iowa State Armory  Ames, IA
February 27, 1947		at Missouri	W 42–36	20–5 (8–1)	Brewer Fieldhouse  Columbia, MO
March 4, 1947		at Kansas	L 36–38	20–6 (8–2)	Hoch Auditorium  Lawrence, KS
March 11, 1947*		at Oklahoma A&M	W 48–41	21–6	Gallagher Hall  Stillwater, OK
March 18, 1947*		vs. Saint Louis NCAA regional playoff	W 47–41	22–6	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
March 21, 1947*		vs. Oregon State Regional Semifinal, Elite Eight	W 56–54	23–6	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
March 22, 1947*		vs. Texas Regional Final, Final Four	W 55–54	24–6	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, MO
March 25, 1947*		vs. Holy Cross National Championship	L 47–58	24–7	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

^[2][3]

References

1. "1946–47 Oklahoma Sooners men's schedule and results". Retrieved March 16, 2023.
2. "1947 OU Men's Basketball Season". Retrieved March 16, 2023.
3. "2022–23 Oklahoma Sooners Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma athletics. Retrieved March 16, 2023.