# 1946–47 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

The 1946–47 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in college basketball during the 1946–47 NCAA men's basketball season. The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team were a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Big Six Conference. The team was led by Bruce Drake in his ninth season as head coach of the Sooners. Oklahoma posted a 24–7 overall record and an 8–2 conference record to finish with the Big Six Conference title. The Sooners advanced to the 1947 NCAA basketball tournament and lost to Holy Cross in the national title game.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| December 2, 1946* | Central Missouri State | W 49–21 | 1–0 | McCasland Field House Norman, OK |
| December 4, 1946* | Texas Tech | W 60–37 | 2–0 | McCasland Field House Norman, OK |
| December 6, 1946* | at TCU | W 76–54 | 3–0 | TCU Fieldhouse Fort Worth, TX |
| December 7, 1946* | at SMU | W 66–41 | 4–0 | Perkins Gymnasium Dallas, TX |
| December 12, 1946* | vs. Kansas State Big Six Holiday Tournament | L 55–59 | 4–1 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO |
| December 13, 1946* | vs. Missouri Big Six Holiday Tournament | W 61–53 | 5–1 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO |
| December 14, 1946* | vs. Nebraska Big Six Holiday Tournament | W 63–53 | 6–1 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO |
| December 18, 1946* | at Wisconsin | W 56–40 | 7–1 | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI |
| December 26, 1946* | vs. Baylor All-College Basketball Classic | W 64–47 | 8–1 | Oklahoma City, OK |
| December 27, 1946* | vs. Kansas All-College Basketball Classic | L 45–51 | 8–2 | Oklahoma City, OK |
| December 28, 1946* | Texas All-College Basketball Classic | L 50–62 | 8–3 | Oklahoma City, OK |
| January 1, 1947* | at CCNY | W 55–52 | 9–3 | New York, NY |
| January 4, 1947* | at Bradley | W 65–54 | 10–3 | Peoria Armory Peoria, IL |
| January 6, 1947 | at Nebraska | L 41–44 | 10–4 (0–1) | Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE |
| January 10, 1947 | Kansas | W 50–47 | 11–4 (1–1) | McCasland Field House Norman, OK |
| January 18, 1947 | at Kansas State | W 50–30 | 12–4 (2–1) | Nichols Hall Manhattan, KS |
| January 25, 1947 | Missouri | W 57–43 | 13–4 (3–1) | McCasland Field House Norman, OK |
| January 28, 1947* | Oklahoma A&M | L 42–47 $^{OT}$ | 13–5 | McCasland Field House Norman, OK |
| February 1, 1947 | Iowa State | W 54–40 | 14–5 (4–1) | McCasland Field House Norman, OK |
| February 3, 1947* | TCU | W 75–34 | 15–5 | McCasland Field House Norman, OK |
| February 7, 1947* | Denver | W 45–32 | 16–5 | McCasland Field House Norman, OK |
| February 14, 1947 | Kansas State | W 57–38 | 17–5 (5–1) | McCasland Field House Norman, OK |
| February 17, 1947 | Nebraska | W 63–49 | 18–5 (6–1) | McCasland Field House Norman, OK |
| February 21, 1947 | at Iowa State | W 46–45 | 19–5 (7–1) | Iowa State Armory Ames, IA |
| February 27, 1947 | at Missouri | W 42–36 | 20–5 (8–1) | Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, MO |
| March 4, 1947 | at Kansas | L 36–38 | 20–6 (8–2) | Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, KS |
| March 11, 1947* | at Oklahoma A&M | W 48–41 | 21–6 | Gallagher Hall Stillwater, OK |
| March 18, 1947* | vs. Saint Louis NCAA regional playoff | W 47–41 | 22–6 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 21, 1947* | vs. Oregon State Regional Semifinal, Elite Eight | W 56–54 | 23–6 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO |
| March 22, 1947* | vs. Texas Regional Final, Final Four | W 55–54 | 24–6 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO |
| March 25, 1947* | vs. Holy Cross National Championship | L 47–58 | 24–7 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||