# 1950–51 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team

The 1950–51 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team represented San Jose State College during the 1950–51 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans were led by eighth-year head coach Walt McPherson and played their home games at the Spartan Gym. SJSU played as an Independent.
The Spartans finished 18–12 overall. The Spartans were invited and participated in the 1951 NCAA basketball tournament, where they lost to BYU in Kansas City, Missouri in the Sweet Sixteen.

## Roster

1950–51 San José State Spartans roster :
| Name | # |
| Jack Avina | 3 |
| Mort Schorr | 4 |
| Bobby Crowe | 5 |
| Elmer Craig | 6 |
| Dean Giles | 8 |
| Ted Prescott | 9 |
| Orville Johnson | 10 |
| Lee Jensen | 11 |
| Aaron Seandel | 12 |
| Cornelius Barnes | 13 |
| Lee Deming | 14 |
| Bob Enzensperger | 15 |
| George Clark | 16 |
| Charles Crampton | 17 |
| Duane Baptiste | 18 |
| Carter Williams | 19 |
| Billy Wilson | 20 |
Walt McPherson, alumnus of San José State, was the Spartans' head coach in 1950–51.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| December 1, 1950* | | San Francisco State | W 76–49 | 1–0 | Spartan Gym San Jose, CA |
| December 5, 1950* | | at Stanford Rivalry | L 49–59 | 1–1 | Burnham Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| December 9, 1950* | | Sacramento State | W 51–46 | 2–1 | Spartan Gym San Jose, CA |
| December 12, 1950* | | Fresno State Rivalry | W 56–31 | 3–1 | Spartan Gym San Jose, CA |
| December 15, 1950* | | UC Santa Barbara | W 45–38 | 4–1 | Spartan Gym San Jose, CA |
| December 16, 1950* | | at No. 9 UCLA | L 59–62 | 4–2 | Men's Gym Los Angeles, CA |
| December 21, 1950* | | Colorado | W 49–47 | 5–2 | Spartan Gym San Jose, CA |
| December 26, 1950* | | at Wisconsin | L 59–75 | 5–3 | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI |
| December 30, 1950* | | at Manhattan | L 54–70 | 5–4 | Draddy Gymnasium New York, NY |
| January 2, 1951* | | at Duquesne | L 57–74 | 5–5 | Duquesne Gardens Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 4, 1951* | | at Beloit | L 57–86 | 5–6 | The Sports Center Beloit, WI |
| January 6, 1951* | | at Hamline | L 47–58 | 5–7 | Hutton Arena Saint Paul, MN |
| January 11, 1951* | | San Francisco YMI | W 48–46 $^{OT}$ | 6–7 | Spartan Gym San Jose, CA |
| January 13, 1951* | | vs. Santa Clara | W 55–50 | 7–7 | The Swamp San Francisco, CA |
| January 17, 1951* | | at San Francisco State | W 62–60 $^{OT}$ | 8–7 | The Swamp San Francisco, CA |
| January 19, 1951* | | vs. San Francisco | L 43–54 | 8–8 | The Swamp San Francisco, CA |
| January 20, 1951* | | vs. Saint Mary's | W 64–59 | 9–8 | The Swamp San Francisco, CA |
| January 23, 1951* | | Stewart Chevrolet | L 45–55 | 9–9 | Spartan Gym San Jose, CA |
| January 25, 1951* | | at Fresno State Rivalry | W 85–42 | 10–9 | College Gym Fresno, CA |
| January 27, 1951* | | No. 14 Arizona | L 55–62 | 10–10 | Spartan Gym San Jose, CA |
| January 30, 1951* | | Cal Poly | W 59–54 | 11–10 | Spartan Gym San Jose, CA |
| February 7, 1951* | | Saint Mary's | W 66–51 | 12–10 | Spartan Gym San Jose, CA |
| February 10, 1951* | | Pacific | W 58–56 | 13–10 | Spartan Gym San Jose, CA |
| February 16, 1951* | | vs. Santa Clara | L 55–63 | 13–11 | Cow Palace Daly City, CA |
| February 17, 1951* | | vs. San Francisco | W 61–59 | 14–11 | Cow Palace Daly City, CA |
| February 20, 1951* | | at Pacific | W 53–51 | 15–11 | Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium Stockton, CA |
| February 23, 1951* | | San Diego State | W 68–37 | 16–11 | Spartan Gym San Jose, CA |
| February 24, 1951* | | San Diego State | W 50–46 | 17–11 | Spartan Gym San Jose, CA |
| February 27, 1951* | | San Francisco | W 52–49 $^{OT}$ | 18–11 | Spartan Gym San Jose, CA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 22, 1951 | (W 6) | vs. (W 2) No. 16 BYU Sweet Sixteen | L 61–66 | 18–12 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||