1946–47 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

1946–47 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
1946–47 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Runner-up; Big Six Conference Champion
National Championship Game, ; L 47-58 vs. Holy Cross
Conference	Big Six Conference
Record	24–7 (8–2 Big Six)
Head coach	Bruce Drake (9th season);
Home arena	McCasland Field House
	Seasons ← 1945–46 1947–48 →

1946–47 Big Six Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Oklahoma	8	–	2	.800	24	–	7	.774
Missouri	6	–	4	.600	15	–	10	.600
Kansas	5	–	5	.500	16	–	11	.593
Iowa State	5	–	5	.500	7	–	14	.333
Kansas State	3	–	7	.300	14	–	10	.583
Nebraska	3	–	7	.300	10	–	14	.417

The 1946–47 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in college basketball during the 1946–47 NCAA men's basketball season. The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team were a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Big Six Conference. The team was led by Bruce Drake in his ninth season as head coach of the Sooners. Oklahoma posted a 24–7 overall record and an 8–2 conference record to finish with the Big Six Conference title. The Sooners advanced to the 1947 NCAA basketball tournament and lost to Holy Cross in the national title game.^[1]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
December 2, 1946*	Central Missouri State	W 49–21	1–0	McCasland Field House Norman, OK
December 4, 1946*	Texas Tech	W 60–37	2–0	McCasland Field House Norman, OK
December 6, 1946*	at TCU	W 76–54	3–0	TCU Fieldhouse Fort Worth, TX
December 7, 1946*	at SMU	W 66–41	4–0	Perkins Gymnasium Dallas, TX
December 12, 1946*	vs. Kansas State Big Six Holiday Tournament	L 55–59	4–1	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
December 13, 1946*	vs. Missouri Big Six Holiday Tournament	W 61–53	5–1	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
December 14, 1946*	vs. Nebraska Big Six Holiday Tournament	W 63–53	6–1	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
December 18, 1946*	at Wisconsin	W 56–40	7–1	Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI
December 26, 1946*	vs. Baylor All-College Basketball Classic	W 64–47	8–1	Oklahoma City, OK
December 27, 1946*	vs. Kansas All-College Basketball Classic	L 45–51	8–2	Oklahoma City, OK
December 28, 1946*	Texas All-College Basketball Classic	L 50–62	8–3	Oklahoma City, OK
January 1, 1947*	at CCNY	W 55–52	9–3	New York, NY
January 4, 1947*	at Bradley	W 65–54	10–3	Peoria Armory Peoria, IL
January 6, 1947	at Nebraska	L 41–44	10–4 (0–1)	Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE
January 10, 1947	Kansas	W 50–47	11–4 (1–1)	McCasland Field House Norman, OK
January 18, 1947	at Kansas State	W 50–30	12–4 (2–1)	Nichols Hall Manhattan, KS
January 25, 1947	Missouri	W 57–43	13–4 (3–1)	McCasland Field House Norman, OK
January 28, 1947*	Oklahoma A&M	L 42–47 ^OT	13–5	McCasland Field House Norman, OK
February 1, 1947	Iowa State	W 54–40	14–5 (4–1)	McCasland Field House Norman, OK
February 3, 1947*	TCU	W 75–34	15–5	McCasland Field House Norman, OK
February 7, 1947*	Denver	W 45–32	16–5	McCasland Field House Norman, OK
February 14, 1947	Kansas State	W 57–38	17–5 (5–1)	McCasland Field House Norman, OK
February 17, 1947	Nebraska	W 63–49	18–5 (6–1)	McCasland Field House Norman, OK
February 21, 1947	at Iowa State	W 46–45	19–5 (7–1)	Iowa State Armory Ames, IA
February 27, 1947	at Missouri	W 42–36	20–5 (8–1)	Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO
March 4, 1947	at Kansas	L 36–38	20–6 (8–2)	Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS
March 11, 1947*	at Oklahoma A&M	W 48–41	21–6	Gallagher Hall Stillwater, OK
March 18, 1947*	vs. Saint Louis NCAA regional playoff	W 47–41	22–6	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
March 21, 1947*	vs. Oregon State Regional Semifinal, Elite Eight	W 56–54	23–6	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
March 22, 1947*	vs. Texas Regional Final, Final Four	W 55–54	24–6	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO
March 25, 1947*	vs. Holy Cross National Championship	L 47–58	24–7	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ "1946–47 Oklahoma Sooners men's schedule and results". Retrieved March 16, 2023.
^ "1947 OU Men's Basketball Season". Retrieved March 16, 2023.
^ "2022–23 Oklahoma Sooners Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma athletics. Retrieved March 16, 2023.

[1] "1946–47 Oklahoma Sooners men's schedule and results". Retrieved March 16, 2023.

[2] "1947 OU Men's Basketball Season". Retrieved March 16, 2023.

[3] "2022–23 Oklahoma Sooners Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma athletics. Retrieved March 16, 2023.

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v t e Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
Venues	Oklahoma Gymnasium (1907–1919) University of Oklahoma R.O.T.C. Armory (1919–1928) McCasland Field House (1928–1975) Lloyd Noble Center (1975–present)
Rivalries	Oklahoma State
Culture & lore	Boomer and Sooner RUF/NEKS Jumpman Invitational
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics