1937–38 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

1937–38 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
1937–38 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
Southwest Conference Champions
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	19-3 (11–1 SWC)
Head coach	Glen Rose (5th season);
Home arena	Men's Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1936–37 1938–39 →

1937–38 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Arkansas	11	–	1	.917	19	–	3	.864
Baylor	9	–	3	.750	10	–	6	.625
SMU	8	–	4	.667	9	–	6	.600
Texas A&M	6	–	6	.500	10	–	8	.556
Texas	5	–	7	.417	11	–	11	.500
Rice	2	–	10	.167	6	–	17	.261
TCU	1	–	11	.083	8	–	15	.348

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937–38 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 1937–38 college basketball season. The Razorbacks played their home games in the new Men's Gymnasium, after fourteen seasons in Schmidt Gymnasium. It was Glen Rose's fifth season as head coach of the Hogs. Arkansas won the Southwest Conference Championship for the eighth time in the program's fifteenth season, finishing with an 11–1 record in conference play and 19–3 overall.^[1]

Roster[edit]

1937–38 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball roster
Roster retrieved from HogStats.com. [1]
Name	Number	Position	Height	Hometown
James Benton	19	Forward	6'4"	Fordyce, Arkansas
Harold Brady	30	Guard	5'11"	Webbers Falls, Oklahoma
Lendon Chambers	51	Guard	6'2"	Stuttgart, Arkansas
John Donaldson	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ray Hamilton	42	Center	6'4"	Sheridan, Arkansas
Don Lockard	30	Forward	6'2"	Batesville, Arkansas
Bobbie Martin	32	Guard	6'1"	Texarkana, Arkansas
Jack Robbins	21	Guard	6'2"	Little Rock, Arkansas

There are two unknown players named Haygood that played for the 1937–38 team.^[2]^[3]

Schedule and results[edit]

Schedule retrieved from HogStats.com.^[4]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 17, 1937*	Staf-O-Life AAU	W 52–26	1–0	Men's Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
December 21, 1937*	at Murrary State Teachers College	L 40–43	1–1	Lovett Auditorium Murray, KY
December 22, 1937*	vs. Ole Miss	W 47–43	2–1	Memphis, TN
December 23, 1937*	Ole Miss	W 48–46	3–1	North Little Rock, AR
*	vs. Northwestern Oklahoma Teachers College All College Tournament	W 45–44	4–1	Oklahoma City, OK
*	vs. Central Missouri State Teachers College All College Tournament	W 43–36	5–1	Oklahoma City, OK
December 29, 1937*	vs. Southwestern College All College Tournament	L 33–36	5–2	Oklahoma City, OK
December 30, 1937*	vs. North Texas State Teachers College All College Tournament	W 32–21	6–2	Oklahoma City, OK
January 7, 1938	at Texas A&M	W 45–32	7–2 (1–0)	DeWare Field House College Station, TX
January 8, 1938	at Texas A&M	W 33–22	8–2 (2–0)	DeWare Field House College Station, TX
*	Parks Clothiers AAU	W 28–25	9–2 (2–0)	Men's Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
January 20, 1938	Rice	W 38–31	10–2 (3–0)	Men's Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
January 21, 1938	Rice	W 59–37	11–2 (4–0)	Men's Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
January 29, 1938*	Marianna AAU	W 57–25	12–2 (4–0)	Men's Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
February 4, 1938	TCU Men's Gymnasium Dedication	W 53–26	13–2 (5–0)	Men's Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
February 5, 1938	TCU	W 57–38	14–2 (6–0)	Men's Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
February 11, 1938	Texas	W 74–38	15–2 (7–0)	Men's Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
February 12, 1938	Texas	W 42–37	16–2 (8–0)	Men's Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
February 19, 1938	at Baylor	L 47–54	16–3 (8–1)	Waco, TX
February 21, 1938	at Baylor	W 54–45	17–3 (9–1)	Waco, TX
February 25, 1938	SMU	W 32–23	18–3 (10–1)	Men's Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
February 25, 1938	SMU	W 34–26	19–3 (11–1)	Men's Gymnasium Fayetteville, AR
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References[edit]

^ "1937-38 Southwest Conference Season Summary | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
^ "HogStats.com :: Arkansas Basketball Player Game-By-Game Stats". HogStats.com. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
^ "HogStats.com :: Arkansas Basketball Player Game-By-Game Stats". HogStats.com. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
^ "HogStats.com :: 1937-38 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". HogStats.com. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

[1] "1937-38 Southwest Conference Season Summary | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

[2] "HogStats.com :: Arkansas Basketball Player Game-By-Game Stats". HogStats.com. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

[3] "HogStats.com :: Arkansas Basketball Player Game-By-Game Stats". HogStats.com. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

[4] "HogStats.com :: 1937-38 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". HogStats.com. Retrieved January 24, 2021.

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Venues	Schmidt Gymnasium (1923–1937) Men's Gymnasium (1937–1955) Barnhill Arena (1955–1993) Bud Walton Arena (1993–present)
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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
NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics