GOLDEN GOPHER BASKETBALL

Gopher Basketball 1938-1939 Season

1938-1939 Schedule

Date Opponent W/L Score
12/03/1938 South Dakota State W 46-36
12/05/1938 South Dakota W 50-26
12/10/1938 Carleton W 47-24
12/17/1938 Creighton W 47-32
12/21/1938 @ Nebraska W 66-37
12/27/1938 @ New York W 39-32
12/29/1938 @ Temple W 38-35
01/07/1939 Chicago W 38-28
01/09/1939 Iowa W 36-29
01/14/1939 @ Michigan W 34-21
01/16/1939 @ Northwestern L 31-32
01/23/1939 Illinois W 35-33
01/28/1939 @ Notre Dame L 33-55
01/30/1939 @ Chicago W 34-27
02/04/1939 Ohio State L 30-31 OT
02/13/1939 Purdue L 20-30
02/20/1939 Wisconsin W 34-32
02/25/1939 @ Indiana L 37-49
02/27/1939 @ Wisconsin L 25-35
03/06/1939 @ Iowa W 54-43

1938-1939 Big Ten Standings

Team Conference Overall
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

Season notes:

Coached by Dave McMillan (12th season). There were no polls until 1949.


1938-1939 National Invitation Tournament


Quarterfinals

Long Island 52, New Mexico A&M 45 St. John's (NY) 71, Roanoke 47


NIT Final Four

Semifinals Finals
Long Island 36, Bradley 32
Loyola (IL) 51, St. John's (NY) 46
Long Island 44, Loyola (IL) 32


1938-1939 NCAA Tournament


First Round

Eastern Western
Villanova 42, Brown 30
Ohio State 64, Wake Forest 52
Oklahoma 50, Utah State 39
Oregon 56, Texas 41


Final Four

Semifinals Finals
Ohio State 53, Villanova 36
Oregon 55, Oklahoma 37
Oregon 46, Ohio State 33

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