# 1949–50 Baylor Bears basketball team

The 1949–50 Baylor Bears men's basketball team represented the Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1949–50 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by 7th-year head coach Bill Henderson, the team played their home games at Marrs McLean Gymnasium in Waco, Texas.
After a February 3 loss to Texas A&M, the Bears were 8–11 overall and 3–4 in SWC games. They ran off five consecutive wins to close the regular season and tie for the conference title with an 8–4 record. Due to a season sweep of Arkansas, Baylor was selected to play in the 8-team NCAA tournament. The Bears defeated BYU before losing to the No.1 ranked, eventual National champion Bradley Braves. Baylor would travel to New York City for the National consolation game, where they were defeated by No. 5 NC State to close the season with a 14–13 record.
This season marked the second Final Four for the Bears in three seasons (1948). Baylor would not return to the Final Four until winning the National championship in 2021.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Dec 5, 1949* | North Texas | W 59–37 | 1–0 | Marrs McLean Gymnasium Waco, Texas |
| Dec 8, 1949* | Texas Tech | W 58–37 | 2–0 | Marrs McLean Gymnasium Waco, Texas |
| Dec 10, 1949* | at Stephen F. Austin | W 57–47 | 3–0 | Nacogdoches, Texas |
| Dec 13, 1949* | Texas Wesleyan | W 52–51 | 4–0 | Marrs McLean Gymnasium Waco, Texas |
| Dec 16, 1949* | at Kansas State | L 30–78 | 4–1 | Nichols Hall Manhattan, Kansas |
| Dec 17, 1949* | at Nebraska | L 55–69 | 4–2 | Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Dec 20, 1949* | vs. Tulane | L 53–86 | 4–3 | San Antonio, Texas |
| Dec 27, 1949* | at Oklahoma City All-College Basketball Classic | L 32–43 | 4–4 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Dec 28, 1949* | vs. Vanderbilt All-College Basketball Classic | W 61–53 | 5–4 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Dec 29, 1949* | vs. Texas All-College Basketball Classic | L 41–49 | 5–5 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Dec 30, 1949* | vs. Saint Louis Cotton Bowl tournament | L 50–58 | 5–6 | Dallas, Texas |
| Dec 31, 1949* | SMU Cotton Bowl tournament | L 37–61 | 5–7 | Dallas, Texas |
| Southwest Conference regular season ||||||
| Jan 7, 1950 | Texas | W 49–43 | 6–7 (1–0) | Marrs McLean Gymnasium Waco, Texas |
| Jan 14, 1950 | at SMU | L 47–50 | 6–8 (1–1) | Perkins Gym Dallas, Texas |
| Jan 18, 1950 | at TCU | L 54–64 | 6–9 (1–2) | Will Rogers Memorial Center Fort Worth, Texas |
| Jan 21, 1950 | Rice | W 52–43 | 7–9 (2–2) | Marrs McLean Gymnasium Waco, Texas |
| Jan 27, 1950 | Texas A&M | L 45–56 | 7–10 (2–3) | Marrs McLean Gymnasium Waco, Texas |
| Jan 28, 1950 | at Arkansas | W 60–49 | 8–10 (3–3) | Men's Gymnasium Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Feb 3, 1950 | Texas A&M | L 54–56 | 8–11 (3–4) | Marrs McLean Gymnasium Waco, Texas |
| Feb 4, 1950 | Arkansas | W 52–42 | 9–11 (4–4) | Marrs McLean Gymnasium Waco, Texas |
| Feb 15, 1950 | at Rice | W 60–59 | 10–11 (5–4) | Houston, Texas |
| Feb 21, 1950 | at Texas | W 43–41 | 11–11 (6–4) | Gregory Gymnasium Austin, Texas |
| Feb 25, 1950 | TCU | W 57–42 | 12–11 (7–4) | Marrs McLean Gymnasium Waco, Texas |
| Feb 28, 1950 | SMU | W 70–61 | 13–11 (8–4) | Marrs McLean Gymnasium Waco, Texas |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 24, 1950* | vs. BYU National Quarterfinal – Elite Eight | W 56–55 | 14–11 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| Mar 25, 1950* | vs. No. 1 Bradley National Semifinal – Final Four | L 66–68 | 14–12 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| Mar 28, 1950* | vs. No. 5 NC State Third place game | L 41–53 | 14–13 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||