1939–40 Baylor Bears basketball team

1939–40 Baylor Bears men's basketball
1939–40 Baylor Bears men's basketball
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	12–9 (7–5 SWC)
Head coach	Ralph Wolf;

The 1939-40 Baylor Bears basketball team represented the Baylor University during the 1939-40 college men's basketball season. ^[1]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
*	Dr. Pepper AAU	L 36-41	0-1	Waco, TX
*	Southeastern Oklahoma State	W 41-34	1-1	Waco, TX
*	Southeastern Oklahoma State	W 47-32	2-1	Waco, TX
*	Dr. Pepper AAU	L 36-45	2-2	Waco, TX
*	Tulsa	W 46-32	3-2	Oklahoma City, OK
*	Central Missouri State	L 37-39	3-3	Oklahoma City, OK
*	Montana State	W 57-41	4-3	Oklahoma City, OK
*	Pittsburg State	L 43-48	4-4	Oklahoma City, OK
	SMU	L 44-47	4-5	Waco, TX
*	Mexico YMCA	W 60-42	5-5	Waco, TX
	at Texas A&M	L 30-40	5-6	College Station, TX
	Arkansas	W 40-26	6-6	Waco, TX
	Arkansas	W 47-39	7-6	Waco, TX
	Rice	W 45-43	8-6	Waco, TX
	at Rice	L 44-52	8-7	Houston, TX
	Texas A&M	W 68-36	9-7	Waco, TX
	at TCU	W 52-30	10-7	Fort Worth, TX
	at Texas	L 47-51	10-8	Austin, TX
	TCU	W 49-34	11-8	Waco, TX
	Texas	L 47-51	11-9	Waco, TX
	at SMU	W 48-30	12-9	Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ "1939-40 Baylor Bears basketball Results". Retrieved February 4, 2026.
^ "Baylor Bears Media Guide, 2007-08" (PDF). Retrieved February 4, 2026.

[Sports_Reference_1940-1] "1939-40 Baylor Bears basketball Results". Retrieved February 4, 2026.

[2] "Baylor Bears Media Guide, 2007-08" (PDF). Retrieved February 4, 2026.

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Baylor Bears men's basketball
Venues	Marrs McLean Gymnasium (1938–1953) Heart O' Texas Fair Coliseum (1953–1988) Ferrell Center (1988–2024) Foster Pavilion (2024–present)
Culture & lore	"Old Fight" Baylor basketball scandal Murder of Patrick Dennehy
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics