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1937–38 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

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1937–38 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
Southwest Conference Champions
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record19-3 (11–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home arenaMen's Gymnasium
Seasons
1937–38 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
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


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

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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

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Schedule retrieved from HogStats.com.[4]

Date
time, TV
Rank# 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

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  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.