The 1939–40 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 1939–40 NCAA men's basketball season in the United States. Their head coach was Sam Barry, coaching in his 11th season with the Trojans.[2] The Trojans played their home games in the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California as members of the South division of the Pacific Coast Conference. The team finished the season 20–3, 10–2 in PCC play to win the South division.[3] They swept North division champion Oregon State in the best of three series to win the PCC championship. USC was invited to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Colorado before losing to Kansas in the Final Four.[4] Despite the loss, they were named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation.[5]
| 1939–40 USC Trojans men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, Final Four | |
| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| South | |
| Record | 20–3 (10–2 PCC) |
| Head coach |
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| MVP | Tom McGarvin |
| Captain | None |
| Home arena | Shrine Auditorium |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 27 | – | 11 | .711 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 10 | – | 15 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 11 | – | 15 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC † | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | 20 | – | 3 | .870 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 14 | – | 9 | .609 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 8 | – | 17 | .320 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † Conference playoff series winner As of 1940[1] Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Forward Ralph Vaughn was named an All-American at the end of the season.
Schedule and results
edit| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| Dec 18, 1939* | at DePaul | W 44–42 OT | 1–0 | Chicago, IL | |||||||
| Dec 20, 1939* | at Purdue | W 38–34 | 2–0 | Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, IN | |||||||
| Dec 22, 1939* | at Notre Dame | W 55–38 | 3–0 | ND Fieldhouse South Bend, IN | |||||||
| Dec 26, 1939* | at Long Island | W 57–49 | 4–0 | Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
| Dec 27, 1939* | at Temple | W 46–30 | 5–0 | Convention Hall Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| Jan 5, 1940* | Loyola Marymount | W 43–33 | 6–0 | Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
| Jan 6, 1940* | Saint Mary's | W 59–23 | 7–0 | Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
| PCC regular season | |||||||||||
| Jan 12, 1940 | California | W 49–36 | 8–0 (1–0) | Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
| Jan 13, 1940 | California | W 56–49 | 9–0 (2–0) | Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
| Jan 19, 1940 | UCLA Rivalry | W 50–32 | 10–0 (3–0) | Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
| Jan 26, 1940 | Stanford | W 51–48 | 11–0 (4–0) | Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
| Jan 27, 1940 | Stanford | W 53–36 | 12–0 (5–0) | Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
| Feb 9, 1940 | UCLA Rivalry | W 60–26 | 13–0 (6–0) | Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
| Feb 16, 1940 | at California | L 30–38 | 13–1 (6–1) | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA | |||||||
| Feb 17, 1940 | at California | W 49–33 | 14–1 (7–1) | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA | |||||||
| Feb 23, 1940 | at Stanford | L 45–46 | 14–2 (7–2) | Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA | |||||||
| Feb 24, 1940 | at Stanford | W 39–32 | 15–2 (8–2) | Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA | |||||||
| Mar 1, 1940 | at UCLA Rivalry | W 32–26 | 16–2 (9–2) | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
| Mar 2, 1940 | at UCLA Rivalry | W 47–35 | 17–2 (10–2) | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
| PCC Divisional playoff | |||||||||||
| Mar 8, 1940* | Oregon State Game 1 | W 54–41 | 18–2 | Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
| Mar 9, 1940* | Oregon State Game 2 | W 62–25 | 19–2 | Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 22, 1940* | vs. Colorado NCAA Quarterfinals | W 38–32 | 20–2 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| Mar 23, 1940* | vs. Kansas NCAA Semifinals | L 42–43 | 20–3 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||
Source[6]
References
edit- ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ^ "USC Trojans season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
- ^ "History" (PDF). 2013–14 USC Trojans Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Southern California. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 27, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
- ^ "1939-40 Pacific Coast Conference Season Summary | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
- ^ "Game-by-game records" (PDF). 2013–14 USC Trojans Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Southern California. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 27, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
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