1938–39 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

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1938–39 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
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NCAA tournament, Runner-up
Big Ten Champions
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record16–7 (10–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachJ. E. Blickle
Home arena Fairgrounds Coliseum
Seasons
 1937–38
1939–40 
1938–39 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Ohio State 102 .833167  .696
Indiana 93 .750173  .850
Illinois 84 .667145  .737
Minnesota 75 .583146  .700
Purdue 66 .500127  .632
Northwestern 57 .417713  .350
Michigan 48 .333119  .550
Wisconsin 48 .3331010  .500
Chicago 48 .333911  .450
Iowa 39 .250811  .421
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938–39 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1938–39 NCAA men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Harold Olsen and they played their home games at the Fairgrounds Coliseum. Ohio State finished Big Ten play atop the standings with a 10–2 record. [1] The Buckeyes were one of eight teams selected to play in the inaugural NCAA tournament where they finished runner-up after losing to Oregon in the National championship game. [2]

Contents

Roster

1938–39 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
C 3Bill Sattler6 ft 6.5 in(1.99 m)188 lb(85 kg)Jr Mineral City, Ohio
C 4Charles Maag6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)210 lb(95 kg)So Sandusky, Ohio
G 5Bob Lynch6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)176 lb(80 kg)Jr Hillsboro, Ohio
F 6Dick Baker5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)168 lb(76 kg)Sr Anderson, Indiana
F 7Gil Mickelson6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)165 lb(75 kg)So Thief River Falls, Minnesota
F 8 Jimmy Hull  (C)5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)178 lb(81 kg)Sr Greenfield, Ohio
G 9Jack Dawson5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)160 lb(73 kg)So Indianapolis, Indiana
C 11John Schick6 ft 3.75 in(1.92 m)185 lb(84 kg)Jr Columbus, Ohio
G 16Dick Boughner6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)180 lb(82 kg)Sr Akron, Ohio
G 20Don Scott6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)215 lb(98 kg)So Canton, Ohio
G 22Jed Mees6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)175 lb(79 kg)So Pomeroy, Ohio
F 24Robert Stafford6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)185 lb(84 kg)Jr Crawfordsville, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
city, state
Regular season
Dec 10, 1938*
George Washington W 43–37 1–0
Fairgrounds Coliseum  
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 22, 1938*
at  Washington L 41–43 1–1
UW Pavilion  
Seattle, Washington
Dec 23, 1938*
at WashingtonL 37–51 1–2
UW Pavilion 
Seattle, Washington
Dec 26, 1938*
at  UCLA W 46–38 2–2
 
Los Angeles, California
Dec 30, 1938*
vs. UCLAW 59–57 3–3
Men's Gym 
Berkeley, California
Dec 30, 1938*
CaliforniaL 42–45 3–4
Men's Gym 
Berkeley, California
Jan 7, 1939
Indiana W 45–38 4–4
(1–0)
Fairgrounds Coliseum 
Columbus, Ohio
Jan 14, 1939
at  Northwestern W 38–33 5–4
(2–0)
Patten Gymnasium  
Evanston, Illinois
Jan 16, 1939
at  Illinois L 31–45 5–5
(2–1)
Huff Hall  (6,846)
Champaign, Illinois
Jan 21, 1939*
at  Army W 48–39 6–5
Gillis Field House  
West Point, New York
Jan 23, 1939
Michigan W 45–31 7–5
(3–1)
Fairgrounds Coliseum 
Columbus, Ohio
Jan 28, 1939
Chicago W 52–25 8–5
(4–1)
Fairgrounds Coliseum 
Columbus, Ohio
Feb 4, 1939
at  Minnesota W 31–30 OT9–5
(5–1)
Williams Arena  
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Feb 6, 1939
at IndianaL 34–46 9–6
(5–2)
The Fieldhouse  
Bloomington, Indiana
Feb 18, 1939
Iowa W 53–40 10–6
(6–2)
Fairgrounds Coliseum 
Columbus, Ohio
Feb 20, 1939
NorthwesternW 30–26 11–6
(7–2)
Fairgrounds Coliseum 
Columbus, Ohio
Feb 25, 1939
at  Wisconsin W 46–38 12–6
(8–2)
UW Field House  
Madison, Wisconsin
Feb 27, 1939
at MichiganW 42–28 13–6
(9–2)
Yost Field House  
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Mar 4, 1939
Purdue W 51–35 14–6
(10–2)
Fairgrounds Coliseum 
Columbus, Ohio
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1939*
vs.  Wake Forest
National Quarterfinal – Elite Eight
W 64–52 15–6
Palestra  
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 18, 1939*
vs.  Villanova
National Semifinal – Final Four
W 53–36 16–6
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 27, 1939*
vs.  Oregon
National championship game
L 33–46 16–7
Patten Gymnasium 
Evanston, Illinois
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.

[3]

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