| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 1946–47 |
| Prev Year: | 1945–46 |
| Next Year: | 1947–48 |
| Team: | Texas Longhorns |
| Conference: | Southwest Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWC |
| Record: | 26–2 |
| Conf Record: | 12–0 |
| Hc Year: | 8th |
| Champion: | Southwest Conference Champions |
| Bowl: | NCAA Tournament |
| Bowl 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,[1] and a 12–0 record in Southwest Conference play to win the SWC championship.[2] [3] Texas advanced to the NCAA tournament for the third time, recording its second Final Four appearance.[4]
Coach: Jack Gray | ||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2 | 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 | W 52–46 | 5–0 | ||||||
| Dec 17 | W 47–46 | 6–0 | ||||||
| Dec 19 | W 61–43 | 7–0 | ||||||
| Dec 26 | W 65–46 | 8–0 | ||||||
| Dec 27 | ? • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | L 39–40 | 8–1 | |||||
| Dec 28 | ? • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | W 62–50 | 9–1 | |||||
| Jan 3 | W 68–37 | 10–1 | ||||||
| Jan 6 | TCU | Gregory Gymnasium • Austin, Texas | W 62–46 | 11–1 (1–0 SWC) | ||||
| Jan 10 | at Baylor* | 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* | W 67–53 | 14–1 (4–0) | |||||
| Jan 30 | 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* | W 72–44 | 17–1 (6–0) | |||||
| Feb 8 | at SMU* | W 58–51 | 18–1 (7–0) | |||||
| Feb 15 | at Texas A&M* | 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 | 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 | Municipal Auditorium • Kansas City, Missouri NCAA Tournament Quarterfinal (West Regional) | W 42–40 | 25–1 | |||||
| Mar 22 | Oklahoma | Municipal Auditorium • Kansas City, Missouri NCAA Tournament Semifinal (West Regional) | L 54–55 | 25–2 | ||||
| Mar 25 | Madison Square Garden • New York, New York NCAA Tournament National Third-Place Game | W 54–50 | 26–2 | |||||