1947–48 Baylor Bears basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:1947–48
Prev Year:1946–47
Next Year:1948–49
Team:Baylor Bears
Conference:Southwest Conference
Short Conf:SWC
Record:24–8
Conf Record:11–1
Hc Year:5th
Champion:NCAA tournament, Runner-up
Southwest Conference champions
Tourney Result:
L 42-58 vs. Kentucky

The 1947–48 Baylor Bears men's basketball team represented the Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1947–48 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by 5th-year head coach Bill Henderson, the team played their home games at Marrs McLean Gymnasium in Waco, Texas.

This season marked the first Final Four appearance in program history for the Bears. Baylor would return again in 1950, but then waited another 71 years before winning the national championship in 2021.

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season

|-!colspan=9 style=| Southwest Conference regular season

|-!colspan=9 style=| NCAA Division Six Playoffs|-!colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament|-!colspan=9 style=| Olympic Basketball Trials[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1949–50 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com . August 20, 2023.
  2. Web site: 2022-23 Men's Basketball Media Guide . 93 . . August 20, 2023.