1937–38 Temple Owls men's basketball team

1937–38 Temple Owls men's basketball
EIC Champions National Invitation Tournament Champions Helms Foundation National Champions
Conference	Eastern Intercollegiate Conference
1937–38 record	23–2 (9–1 EIC)
Head coach	James Usilton (12th year)
MVP	Don Shields

	Conf				Overall
1937–38 Eastern Intercollegiate Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Temple	9	–	1	.900	23	–	2	.920
Penn State	6	–	4	.600	13	–	5	.722
Pittsburgh	5	–	5	.500	9	–	12	.429
Georgetown	5	–	5	.500	7	–	11	.389
Carnegie Mellon	3	–	7	.300	3	–	7	.300
West Virginia	2	–	8	.200	6	–	13	.316

The 1937–38 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University during the 1937–38 NCAA men's basketball season in the United States. The head coach was James Usilton, coaching in his 12th season with the Owls. The team finished the season with a 23–2 record^[1] and were named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation^[2] They won the Eastern Intercollegiate Conference title with a 9–1 record, and the Owls also won the first-ever National Invitation Tournament (NIT) by winning all thee games in the tournament.^[3] Additionally, this Temple squad reached the finals of the 1936 Olympic Trials.^[3]

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site
Regular season
12/18/1937*	St. John's (MD)	W 54–26	1–0	Mitten Hall
12/20/1937*	Illinois	W 51–38	2–0	Philadelphia Arena
12/30/1937*	Stanford	W 35–31	3–0	Convention Hall
1/7/1938*	SMU	W 53–41	4–0	Philadelphia Arena
1/10/1938	vs. Georgetown	L 22–39	4–1 (0–1)	Ritchie Coliseum
1/12/1938*	Muhlenberg	W 40–23	5–1	Philadelphia Arena
1/14/1938*	at Manhattan	W 45–38	6–1
1/18/1938	at West Virginia	W 34–31	7–1 (1–1)	WVU Fieldhouse
1/20/1938	at Carnegie Mellon	W 39–37	8–1 (2–1)
1/22/1938*	at La Salle	W 37–22	9–1	Convention Hall
1/28/1938*	Villanova	L 28–36	9–2	Convention Hall
2/4/1938	Penn State	W 49–25	10–2 (3–1)	Philadelphia Arena
2/5/1938	West Virginia	W 51–32	11–2 (4–1)	Mitten Hall
2/8/1938	at Penn State	W 49–39	12–2 (5–1)	Rec Hall
2/9/1938	at Pittsburgh	W 43–41	13–2 (6–1)	Pitt Pavilion
2/12/1938*	NYU	W 42–34	14–2	Convention Hall
2/14/1938	Carnegie Mellon	W 48–39	15–2 (7–1)	Mitten Hall
2/16/1938*	at Navy	W 61–58	16–2
2/18/1938	Pittsburgh	W 46–34	17–2 (8–1)	Philadelphia Arena
2/23/1938*	Albright	W 46–25	18–2	Convention Hall
2/25/1938	Georgetown	W 51–34	19–2 (9–1)	Philadelphia Arena
3/4/1938*	Saint Joseph's (Rivalry)	W 40–34	20–2	Convention Hall
National Invitation Tournament
3/9/1938*	vs. Bradley (NIT Quarterfinals)	W 53–40	21–2	Madison Square Garden
3/14/1938*	vs. Oklahoma A&M (NIT Semifinals)	W 56–44	22–2	Madison Square Garden
3/16/1938*	vs. Colorado (NIT Championship)	W 60–36	23–2	Madison Square Garden
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source^[4]

References

↑ "Temple Owls season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
↑ "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
↑ 3.0 3.1 "Hall of Fame – James Usilton, Sr.". OwlSports.com. Temple University. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
↑ "History and Records (p. 96)" (PDF). 2013–14 Temple Owls Men's Basketball Media Guide. Temple University. 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2014.

Temple Owls men's basketball

Venues	Convention Hall (1938–1955) ? (1955–1969) McGonigle Hall (1969–1997) Liacouras Center (1997–present)

Rivalries	Saint Joseph's

Culture & lore	City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) Hooter T. Owl

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics