1949β50 Baylor Bears men's basketball | |
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Southwest Conference champions | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 14β13 (8β6 SWC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Marrs McLean Gymnasium |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 12 | – | 12 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 10 | – | 13 | .435 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 8 | – | 15 | .348 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP poll |
The 1949β50 Baylor Bears men's basketball team represented the Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1949β50 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by 7th-year head coach Bill Henderson, the team played their home games at Marrs McLean Gymnasium in Waco, Texas.
After a February 3 loss to Texas A&M, the Bears were 8β11 overall and 3β4 in SWC games. They ran off five consecutive wins to close the regular season and tie for the conference title with an 8β4 record. Due to a season sweep of Arkansas, Baylor was selected to play in the 8-team NCAA tournament. The Bears defeated BYU before losing to the No.1 ranked, eventual National champion Bradley Braves. [1] Baylor would travel to New York City for the National consolation game, where they were defeated by No. 5 NC State to close the season with a 14β13 record.
This season marked the second Final Four for the Bears in three seasons (1948). Baylor would not return to the Final Four until winning the National championship in 2021.
1949β50 Baylor Bears men's basketball team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 5, 1949* |
North Texas | W 59β37 | 1β0 |
Marrs McLean Gymnasium Waco, Texas | |||||||
Dec 8, 1949* |
Texas Tech | W 58β37 | 2β0 |
Marrs McLean Gymnasium Waco, Texas | |||||||
Dec 10, 1949* |
at Stephen F. Austin | W 57β47 | 3β0 |
Nacogdoches, Texas | |||||||
Dec 13, 1949* |
Texas Wesleyan | W 52β51 | 4β0 |
Marrs McLean Gymnasium Waco, Texas | |||||||
Dec 16, 1949* |
at Kansas State | L 30β78 | 4β1 |
Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas | |||||||
Dec 17, 1949* |
at Nebraska | L 55β69 | 4β2 |
Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||
Dec 20, 1949* |
vs. Tulane | L 53β86 | 4β3 |
San Antonio, Texas | |||||||
Dec 27, 1949* |
at
Oklahoma City All-College Basketball Classic |
L 32β43 | 4β4 |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |||||||
Dec 28, 1949* |
vs.
Vanderbilt All-College Basketball Classic |
W 61β53 | 5β4 |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |||||||
Dec 29, 1949* |
vs.
Texas All-College Basketball Classic |
L 41β49 | 5β5 |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |||||||
Dec 30, 1949* |
vs.
Saint Louis Cotton Bowl tournament |
L 50β58 | 5β6 |
Dallas, Texas | |||||||
Dec 31, 1949* |
SMU Cotton Bowl tournament |
L 37β61 | 5β7 |
Dallas, Texas | |||||||
Southwest Conference regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 7, 1950 |
Texas | W 49β43 | 6β7 (1β0) |
Marrs McLean Gymnasium Waco, Texas | |||||||
Jan 14, 1950 |
at SMU | L 47β50 | 6β8 (1β1) |
Perkins Gym Dallas, Texas | |||||||
Jan 18, 1950 |
at TCU | L 54β64 | 6β9 (1β2) |
Will Rogers Memorial Center Fort Worth, Texas | |||||||
Jan 21, 1950 |
Rice | W 52β43 | 7β9 (2β2) |
Marrs McLean Gymnasium Waco, Texas | |||||||
Jan 27, 1950 |
Texas A&M | L 45β56 | 7β10 (2β3) |
Marrs McLean Gymnasium Waco, Texas | |||||||
Jan 28, 1950 |
at Arkansas | W 60β49 | 8β10 (3β3) |
Men's Gymnasium Fayetteville, Arkansas | |||||||
Feb 3, 1950 |
Texas A&M | L 54β56 | 8β11 (3β4) |
Marrs McLean Gymnasium Waco, Texas | |||||||
Feb 4, 1950 |
Arkansas | W 52β42 | 9β11 (4β4) |
Marrs McLean Gymnasium Waco, Texas | |||||||
Feb 15, 1950 |
at Rice | W 60β59 | 10β11 (5β4) |
Houston, Texas | |||||||
Feb 21, 1950 |
at Texas | W 43β41 | 11β11 (6β4) |
Gregory Gymnasium Austin, Texas | |||||||
Feb 25, 1950 |
TCU | W 57β42 | 12β11 (7β4) |
Marrs McLean Gymnasium Waco, Texas | |||||||
Feb 28, 1950 |
SMU | W 70β61 | 13β11 (8β4) |
Marrs McLean Gymnasium Waco, Texas | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 24, 1950* |
vs.
BYU National Quarterfinal β Elite Eight |
W 56β55 | 14β11 |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri | |||||||
Mar 25, 1950* |
vs. No. 1
Bradley National Semifinal β Final Four |
L 66β68 | 14β12 |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri | |||||||
Mar 28, 1950* |
vs. No. 5
NC State Third place game |
L 41β53 | 14β13 |
Madison Square Garden New York, New York | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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1949β50 Baylor Bears men's basketball | |
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Southwest Conference champions | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 14β13 (8β6 SWC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Marrs McLean Gymnasium |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 12 | – | 12 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 10 | – | 13 | .435 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 10 | – | 14 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 8 | – | 15 | .348 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP poll |
The 1949β50 Baylor Bears men's basketball team represented the Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1949β50 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by 7th-year head coach Bill Henderson, the team played their home games at Marrs McLean Gymnasium in Waco, Texas.
After a February 3 loss to Texas A&M, the Bears were 8β11 overall and 3β4 in SWC games. They ran off five consecutive wins to close the regular season and tie for the conference title with an 8β4 record. Due to a season sweep of Arkansas, Baylor was selected to play in the 8-team NCAA tournament. The Bears defeated BYU before losing to the No.1 ranked, eventual National champion Bradley Braves. [1] Baylor would travel to New York City for the National consolation game, where they were defeated by No. 5 NC State to close the season with a 14β13 record.
This season marked the second Final Four for the Bears in three seasons (1948). Baylor would not return to the Final Four until winning the National championship in 2021.
1949β50 Baylor Bears men's basketball team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Players | Coaches | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 5, 1949* |
North Texas | W 59β37 | 1β0 |
Marrs McLean Gymnasium Waco, Texas | |||||||
Dec 8, 1949* |
Texas Tech | W 58β37 | 2β0 |
Marrs McLean Gymnasium Waco, Texas | |||||||
Dec 10, 1949* |
at Stephen F. Austin | W 57β47 | 3β0 |
Nacogdoches, Texas | |||||||
Dec 13, 1949* |
Texas Wesleyan | W 52β51 | 4β0 |
Marrs McLean Gymnasium Waco, Texas | |||||||
Dec 16, 1949* |
at Kansas State | L 30β78 | 4β1 |
Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas | |||||||
Dec 17, 1949* |
at Nebraska | L 55β69 | 4β2 |
Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||
Dec 20, 1949* |
vs. Tulane | L 53β86 | 4β3 |
San Antonio, Texas | |||||||
Dec 27, 1949* |
at
Oklahoma City All-College Basketball Classic |
L 32β43 | 4β4 |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |||||||
Dec 28, 1949* |
vs.
Vanderbilt All-College Basketball Classic |
W 61β53 | 5β4 |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |||||||
Dec 29, 1949* |
vs.
Texas All-College Basketball Classic |
L 41β49 | 5β5 |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |||||||
Dec 30, 1949* |
vs.
Saint Louis Cotton Bowl tournament |
L 50β58 | 5β6 |
Dallas, Texas | |||||||
Dec 31, 1949* |
SMU Cotton Bowl tournament |
L 37β61 | 5β7 |
Dallas, Texas | |||||||
Southwest Conference regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 7, 1950 |
Texas | W 49β43 | 6β7 (1β0) |
Marrs McLean Gymnasium Waco, Texas | |||||||
Jan 14, 1950 |
at SMU | L 47β50 | 6β8 (1β1) |
Perkins Gym Dallas, Texas | |||||||
Jan 18, 1950 |
at TCU | L 54β64 | 6β9 (1β2) |
Will Rogers Memorial Center Fort Worth, Texas | |||||||
Jan 21, 1950 |
Rice | W 52β43 | 7β9 (2β2) |
Marrs McLean Gymnasium Waco, Texas | |||||||
Jan 27, 1950 |
Texas A&M | L 45β56 | 7β10 (2β3) |
Marrs McLean Gymnasium Waco, Texas | |||||||
Jan 28, 1950 |
at Arkansas | W 60β49 | 8β10 (3β3) |
Men's Gymnasium Fayetteville, Arkansas | |||||||
Feb 3, 1950 |
Texas A&M | L 54β56 | 8β11 (3β4) |
Marrs McLean Gymnasium Waco, Texas | |||||||
Feb 4, 1950 |
Arkansas | W 52β42 | 9β11 (4β4) |
Marrs McLean Gymnasium Waco, Texas | |||||||
Feb 15, 1950 |
at Rice | W 60β59 | 10β11 (5β4) |
Houston, Texas | |||||||
Feb 21, 1950 |
at Texas | W 43β41 | 11β11 (6β4) |
Gregory Gymnasium Austin, Texas | |||||||
Feb 25, 1950 |
TCU | W 57β42 | 12β11 (7β4) |
Marrs McLean Gymnasium Waco, Texas | |||||||
Feb 28, 1950 |
SMU | W 70β61 | 13β11 (8β4) |
Marrs McLean Gymnasium Waco, Texas | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 24, 1950* |
vs.
BYU National Quarterfinal β Elite Eight |
W 56β55 | 14β11 |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri | |||||||
Mar 25, 1950* |
vs. No. 1
Bradley National Semifinal β Final Four |
L 66β68 | 14β12 |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri | |||||||
Mar 28, 1950* |
vs. No. 5
NC State Third place game |
L 41β53 | 14β13 |
Madison Square Garden New York, New York | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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