The 1946–47 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in intercollegiate basketball competition during the 1946–47 season. The Longhorns were led by eighth-year head coach and former Longhorn basketball consensus first-team All-American Jack Gray. The team finished the season with a 26–2 overall record, for the highest win percentage in all of college basketball for the season, and a 12–0 record in Southwest Conference play to win the SWC championship. Texas advanced to the NCAA tournament for the third time, recording its second Final Four appearance.
Schedule and results Coach: Jack GrayOverall Record: 26–2Southwest Conference Record: 12–0Southwest Conference Standing: 1st Date Opponent SiteResultRecord Dec 2 North Texas Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas W 63–41 1–0 Dec 3 North Texas Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas W 66–40 2–0 Dec 6 Houston YMCA Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas W 53–23 3–0 Dec 10 Continental Airways Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas W 46–34 4–0 Dec 14 at Canisius ? • Buffalo, New York W 52–46 5–0 Dec 17 at Long Island Madison Square Garden • New York, New York W 47–46 6–0 Dec 19 at DePaul ? • Chicago, Illinois W 61–43 7–0 Dec 26 vs. Missouri ? • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma W 65–46 8–0 Dec 27 vs. Oklahoma A&M ? • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma L 39–40 8–1 Dec 28 vs. Oklahoma ? • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma W 62–50 9–1 Jan 3 at Southwest Texas State ? • San Marcos, Texas W 68–37 10–1 Jan 6 TCU* Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas W 62–46 11–1 (1–0 SWC) Jan 10 at Baylor* ? • Waco, Texas W 45–38 12–1 (2–0) Jan 15 SMU* Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas W 56–36 13–1 (3–0) Jan 18 at Rice* ? • Houston, Texas W 67–53 14–1 (4–0) Jan 30 Southwestern Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas W 63–39 15–1 Feb 3 Texas A&M* Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas W 61–41 16–1 (5–0) Feb 7 at TCU* ? • Fort Worth, Texas W 72–44 17–1 (6–0) Feb 8 at SMU* ? • Dallas, Texas W 58–51 18–1 (7–0) Feb 15 at Texas A&M* ? • College Station, Texas W 69–40 19–1 (8–0) Feb 19 Baylor* Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas W 70–52 20–1 (9–0) Feb 22 Rice* Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas W 67–60 21–1 (10–0) Feb 28 Arkansas Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas W 49–44 22–1 (11–0) Mar 1 Arkansas Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas W 66–46 23–1 (12–0) Mar 4 Southwest Conference All-Stars Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas W 64–52 24–1 Mar 21 Wyoming Municipal Auditorium • Kansas City, MissouriNCAA Tournament Quarterfinal (West Regional) W 42–40 25–1 Mar 22 Oklahoma Municipal Auditorium • Kansas City, MissouriNCAA Tournament Semifinal (West Regional) L 54–55 25–2 Mar 25 City College of New York Madison Square Garden • New York, New YorkNCAA Tournament National Third-Place Game W 54–50 26–2
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