1938–39 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1938–39 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, Runner-up Big Ten Champions | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 16–7 (10–2 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | J. E. Blickle |
Home arena | Fairgrounds Coliseum |
Seasons ← 1937–38 1939–40 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | 16 | – | 7 | .696 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 14 | – | 5 | .737 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 12 | – | 7 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 8 | – | 11 | .421 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1938–39 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1938–39 NCAA men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Harold Olsen and they played their home games at the Fairgrounds Coliseum. Ohio State finished Big Ten play atop the standings with a 10–2 record.[1] The Buckeyes were one of eight teams selected to play in the inaugural NCAA tournament where they finished runner-up after losing to Oregon in the National championship game.[2]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Dec 10, 1938* | George Washington | W 43–37 | 1–0 | Fairgrounds Coliseum Columbus, Ohio | |||||||
Dec 22, 1938* | at Washington | L 41–43 | 1–1 | UW Pavilion Seattle, Washington | |||||||
Dec 23, 1938* | at Washington | L 37–51 | 1–2 | UW Pavilion Seattle, Washington | |||||||
Dec 26, 1938* | at UCLA | W 46–38 | 2–2 | Los Angeles, California | |||||||
Dec 30, 1938* | vs. UCLA | W 59–57 | 3–3 | Men's Gym Berkeley, California | |||||||
Dec 30, 1938* | California | L 42–45 | 3–4 | Men's Gym Berkeley, California | |||||||
Jan 7, 1939 | Indiana | W 45–38 | 4–4 (1–0) | Fairgrounds Coliseum Columbus, Ohio | |||||||
Jan 14, 1939 | at Northwestern | W 38–33 | 5–4 (2–0) | Patten Gymnasium Evanston, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 16, 1939 | at Illinois | L 31–45 | 5–5 (2–1) | Huff Hall (6,846) Champaign, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 21, 1939* | at Army | W 48–39 | 6–5 | Gillis Field House West Point, New York | |||||||
Jan 23, 1939 | Michigan | W 45–31 | 7–5 (3–1) | Fairgrounds Coliseum Columbus, Ohio | |||||||
Jan 28, 1939 | Chicago | W 52–25 | 8–5 (4–1) | Fairgrounds Coliseum Columbus, Ohio | |||||||
Feb 4, 1939 | at Minnesota | W 31–30 OT | 9–5 (5–1) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota | |||||||
Feb 6, 1939 | at Indiana | L 34–46 | 9–6 (5–2) | The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
Feb 18, 1939 | Iowa | W 53–40 | 10–6 (6–2) | Fairgrounds Coliseum Columbus, Ohio | |||||||
Feb 20, 1939 | Northwestern | W 30–26 | 11–6 (7–2) | Fairgrounds Coliseum Columbus, Ohio | |||||||
Feb 25, 1939 | at Wisconsin | W 46–38 | 12–6 (8–2) | UW Field House Madison, Wisconsin | |||||||
Feb 27, 1939 | at Michigan | W 42–28 | 13–6 (9–2) | Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan | |||||||
Mar 4, 1939 | Purdue | W 51–35 | 14–6 (10–2) | Fairgrounds Coliseum Columbus, Ohio | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 17, 1939* | vs. Wake Forest National Quarterfinal – Elite Eight | W 64–52 | 15–6 | Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Mar 18, 1939* | vs. Villanova National Semifinal – Final Four | W 53–36 | 16–6 | Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Mar 27, 1939* | vs. Oregon National championship game | L 33–46 | 16–7 | Patten Gymnasium Evanston, Illinois | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. |
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References
- ^ "Ohio State Quintet Takes Big Ten Title". The New York Times. March 5, 1939. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ "Oregon Five Halts Ohio State in Final". The New York Times. March 28, 1939. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ "2022 23 Ohio State Mens Basketball Media Information Record Book SM" (PDF). Ohio State University Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2023.