1946–47 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
|year=1946–47
|team=Texas Longhorns
|sport=Basketball
|image=1947_Texas_Longhorns.jpg
|image_size=300px
|conference=Southwest Conference
|division=
|short_conf=SWC
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|record=26–2
|conf_record=12–0
|head_coach=Jack Gray
|hc_year = 8th
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|champion=Southwest Conference Champions
|tourney=NCAA Tournament
|tourney_result=Final Four
}}
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,{{cite web|title=1946-47 College Basketball Standings|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/seasons/1947-standings.html|website=sports-reference.com|accessdate=May 18, 2016}} and a 12–0 record in Southwest Conference play to win the SWC championship.{{cite web|title=2015–16 Texas Men's Basketball Fact Book|url=http://texassports_com.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/2015/11/18/mbb_factbook_2015_16.pdf|website=texassports.com|accessdate=May 18, 2016|pages=83}}{{cite web|title=1946-47 SWC Standings|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/swc/1947.html|website=sports-reference.com|accessdate=May 18, 2016}} Texas advanced to the NCAA tournament for the third time, recording its second Final Four appearance.{{cite web|title=Texas Longhorns Index Page|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/texas/|website=sports-reference.com|accessdate=May 18, 2016}}
Schedule and results
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| colspan=8 style="text-align:center"| Coach: Jack Gray | ||||
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| colspan="8" | {{center|Regular Season}} | ||||
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| Dec 2 | North Texas | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | W 63–41 | 1–0 |
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| Dec 3 | North Texas | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | W 66–40 | 2–0 |
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| Dec 6 | Houston YMCA | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | W 53–23 | 3–0 |
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| Dec 10 | Continental Airways | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | W 46–34 | 4–0 |
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| Dec 14 | at Canisius | ? • Buffalo, New York | W 52–46 | 5–0 |
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| Dec 17 | at Long Island | Madison Square Garden • New York, New York | W 47–46 | 6–0 |
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| Dec 19 | at DePaul | ? • Chicago, Illinois | W 61–43 | 7–0 |
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| Dec 26 | vs. Missouri | ? • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | W 65–46 | 8–0 |
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| Dec 27 | vs. Oklahoma A&M | ? • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | L 39–40 | 8–1 |
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| Dec 28 | vs. Oklahoma | ? • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | W 62–50 | 9–1 |
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| Jan 3 | at Southwest Texas State | ? • San Marcos, Texas | W 68–37 | 10–1 |
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| Jan 6 | TCU* | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | W 62–46 | 11–1 (1–0 SWC) |
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| Jan 10 | at Baylor* | ? • Waco, Texas | W 45–38 | 12–1 (2–0) |
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| Jan 15 | SMU* | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | W 56–36 | 13–1 (3–0) |
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| Jan 18 | at Rice* | ? • Houston, Texas | W 67–53 | 14–1 (4–0) |
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| Jan 30 | Southwestern | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | W 63–39 | 15–1 |
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| Feb 3 | Texas A&M* | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | W 61–41 | 16–1 (5–0) |
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| Feb 7 | at TCU* | ? • Fort Worth, Texas | W 72–44 | 17–1 (6–0) |
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| Feb 8 | at SMU* | ? • Dallas, Texas | W 58–51 | 18–1 (7–0) |
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| Feb 15 | at Texas A&M* | ? • College Station, Texas | W 69–40 | 19–1 (8–0) |
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| Feb 19 | Baylor* | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | W 70–52 | 20–1 (9–0) |
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| Feb 22 | Rice* | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | W 67–60 | 21–1 (10–0) |
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| Feb 28 | Arkansas | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | W 49–44 | 22–1 (11–0) |
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| Mar 1 | Arkansas | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | W 66–46 | 23–1 (12–0) |
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| Mar 4 | Southwest Conference All-Stars | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | W 64–52 | 24–1 |
| colspan="8" | {{center|1947 NCAA tournament}} | ||||
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| Mar 21 | Wyoming | Municipal Auditorium • Kansas City, Missouri NCAA Tournament Quarterfinal (West Regional) | W 42–40 | 25–1 |
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| Mar 22 | Oklahoma | Municipal Auditorium • Kansas City, Missouri NCAA Tournament Semifinal (West Regional) | L 54–55 | 25–2 |
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| Mar 25 | City College of New York | Madison Square Garden • New York, New York NCAA Tournament National Third-Place Game | W 54–50 | 26–2 |
| colspan=8 | {{small|*Southwest Conference game.}} |
References
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