1939–40 USC Trojans men's basketball team

1939–40 USC Trojans men's basketball
PCC South Division Champions
Helms Foundation National Champions
NCAA Tournament, Final Four
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
Division South
1939–40 record 20–3 (10–2 PCC)
Head coach Sam Barry (11th year)
MVP Tom McGarvin
Captain None
Home arena Shrine Auditorium
1939–40 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
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
Rankings from AP Poll

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. The head coach was Sam Barry, coaching in his 11th season with the Trojans.[1] The team finished the season with a 20–3 record[2] and were named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation[3]

Forward Ralph Vaughn was named an All-American at the end of the season.

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Regular season

12/18/1939*
at DePaul W 44–42 OT 1–0
 
Chicago, IL

12/20/1939*
at Purdue W 38–34  2–0
Lambert Fieldhouse 
West Lafayette, IN

12/22/1939*
at Notre Dame W 55–38  3–0
ND Fieldhouse 
South Bend, IN

12/26/1939*
at Long Island W 57–49  4–0
 
Brooklyn, NY

12/27/1939*
at Temple W 46–30  5–0
Convention Hall 
Philadelphia, PA

1/5/1940*
Loyola Marymount W 43–33  6–0
Shrine Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA

1/6/1940*
Saint Mary's W 59–23  7–0
Shrine Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA

1/12/1940
California W 49–36  8–0 (1–0)
Shrine Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA

1/13/1940
California W 56–49  9–0 (2–0)
Shrine Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA

1/19/1940
UCLA
Rivalry
W 50–32  10–0 (3–0)
Shrine Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA

1/26/1940
Stanford W 51–48  11–0 (4–0)
Shrine Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA

1/27/1940
Stanford W 53–36  12–0 (5–0)
Shrine Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA

2/9/1940
UCLA
Rivalry
W 60–26  13–0 (6–0)
Shrine Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA

2/16/1940
at California L 30–38  13–1 (6–1)
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA

2/17/1940
at California W 49–33  14–1 (7–1)
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA

2/23/1940
at Stanford L 45–46  14–2 (7–2)
Stanford Pavilion 
Stanford, CA

2/24/1940
at Stanford W 39–32  15–2 (8–2)
Stanford Pavilion 
Stanford, CA

3/1/1940
at UCLA
Rivalry
W 32–26  16–2 (9–2)
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA

3/2/1940
at UCLA
Rivalry
W 47–35  17–2 (10–2)
Men's Gym 
Los Angeles, CA

3/8/1940*
Oregon State W 54–41  18–2
Shrine Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA

3/9/1940*
Oregon State W 62–25  19–2
Shrine Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA
NCAA Tournament

3/22/1940*
vs. Colorado
NCAA Quarterfinals
W 38–32  20–2
Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, MO

3/23/1940*
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[4]

References

  1. "USC Trojans season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  2. "History" (PDF). 2013–14 USC Trojans Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Southern California. 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  3. "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  4. "Game-by-game records" (PDF). 2013–14 USC Trojans Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Southern California. 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
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