1939–40_USC_Trojans_men's_basketball_team

1939–40 USC Trojans men's basketball team

1939–40 USC Trojans men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 1939–40 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 1939–40 NCAA men's basketball season in the United States. Their head coach was Sam Barry, coaching in his 11th season with the Trojans.[2] The Trojans played their home games in the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California as members of the South division of the Pacific Coast Conference. The team finished the season 20–3, 10–2 in PCC play to win the South division.[3] They swept North division champion Oregon State in the best of three series to win the PCC championship. USC was invited to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Colorado before losing to Kansas in the Final Four.[4] Despite the loss, they were named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation.[5]

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Forward Ralph Vaughn was named an All-American at the end of the season.

Schedule and results

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References

  1. [1]
    "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. [2]
    "USC Trojans season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  3. [3]
    "History" (PDF). 2013–14 USC Trojans Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Southern California. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 27, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
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    "1939-40 Pacific Coast Conference Season Summary | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
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    "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
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    "Game-by-game records" (PDF). 2013–14 USC Trojans Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Southern California. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 27, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
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