| Sport: | Basketball |
| Year: | 1938–39 |
| Prev Year: | 1937–38 |
| Next Year: | 1939–40 |
| Team: | Texas Longhorns |
| Conference: | Southwest Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWC |
| Record: | 19–6 |
| Conf Record: | 10–2 |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Champion: | Southwest Conference Champions |
| Bowl: | NCAA Tournament, |
| Bowl Result: | Elite Eight |
The 1938–39 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented The University of Texas at Austin in intercollegiate basketball competition during the 1938–39 season. The Longhorns were led by third-year head coach and former Longhorn basketball consensus first-team All-American Jack Gray. The team finished the season with a 19–6 overall record and a 10–2 record in Southwest Conference play to win the SWC championship.[1] [2] Texas advanced to the inaugural postseason NCAA tournament, recording its first Elite Eight appearance.[3]
Coach: Jack Gray | ||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3 | Kilgore Pipeliners | W 37–27 | 1–0 | |||||
| Dec 7 | W 57–31 | 2–0 | ||||||
| Dec 10 | Southwest Texas State | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | W 45–31 | 3–0 | ||||
| Dec 16 | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | W 36–34 | 4–0 | |||||
| Dec 17 | Kansas | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | L 35–49 | 4–1 | ||||
| Dec 26 | W 41–25 | 5–1 | ||||||
| Dec 27 | ? • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | W 35–24 | 6–1 | |||||
| Dec 28 | ? • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | W 34–27 | 7–1 | |||||
| Dec 29 | ? • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | W 46–38 | 8–1 | |||||
| Dec 30 | ? • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | L 25–33 | 8–2 | |||||
| Jan 7 | at Rice* | L 41–45 | 8–3 (0–1 SWC) | |||||
| Jan 13 | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | W 41–37 | 9–3 (1–1) | |||||
| Jan 14 | Arkansas | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | L 41–65 | 9–4(1–2) | ||||
| Jan 18 | at Baylor* | W 36–31 | 10–4 (2–2) | |||||
| Jan 31 | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | W 47–32 | 11–4 | |||||
| Feb 6 | at SMU* | W 33–27 | 12–4 (3–2) | |||||
| Feb 7 | at TCU* | W 32–28 | 13–4 (4–2) | |||||
| Feb 11 | at Texas A&M* | W 41–37 | 14–4 (5–2) | |||||
| Feb 15 | SMU* | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | W 38–21 | 15–4 (6–2) | ||||
| Feb 18 | Baylor* | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | W 41–39 | 16–4 (7–2) | ||||
| Feb 25 | TCU* | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | W 53–26 | 17–4 (8–2) | ||||
| Feb 22 | Rice* | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | W 50–41 | 18–4 (9–2) | ||||
| Mar 2 | Texas A&M* | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | W 66–32 | 19–4 (10–2) | ||||
| Mar 20 | California Coliseum • San Francisco, California NCAA Tournament Quarterfinal (West Regional) | L 41–56 | 19–5 | |||||
| Mar 21 | California Coliseum • San Francisco, California NCAA West Regional Third-Place Game | L 49–51 | 19–6 | |||||