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. Texas advanced to the NCAA tournament for the second time, recording its first-ever Final Four appearance.
Schedule and results Coach: H. C. "Bully" GilstrapOverall record: 19–7Southwest Conference record: 9–3Southwest Conference standing: t-1st Date Opponent SiteResultRecord 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, MissouriNCAA Quarterfinal (West Regional) W 59–53 19–6 Mar 28 Wyoming Municipal Auditorium • Kansas City, MissouriNCAA Semifinal (West Regional) L 54–58 19–7
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