1939–40 USC Trojans men's basketball team

1939–40 USC Trojans men's basketball
PCC South Division Champions Helms Foundation National Champions
NCAA Tournament, Final Four
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference South
1939–40 record	20–3 (10–2 PCC)
Head coach	Sam Barry (11th year)
MVP	Tom McGarvin
Captain	None
Home arena	Shrine Auditorium

	Conf				Overall
1939–40 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
Oregon State	12	–	4	.750	27	–	11	.711
Oregon	10	–	6	.625	19	–	12	.613
Washington State	9	–	7	.563	23	–	10	.697
Washington	6	–	10	.375	10	–	15	.400
Idaho	3	–	13	.188	11	–	15	.423
South
USC	10	–	2	.833	20	–	3	.870
Stanford	6	–	6	.500	14	–	9	.609
California	5	–	7	.417	15	–	17	.469
UCLA	3	–	9	.250	8	–	17	.320

Rankings from AP Poll

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. The head coach was Sam Barry, coaching in his 11th season with the Trojans.^[1] The team finished the season with a 20–3 record^[2] and were named national champions by the Helms Athletic Foundation^[3]

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

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site
Regular season
12/18/1939*	at DePaul	W 44–42 ^OT	1–0
12/20/1939*	at Purdue	W 38–34	2–0	Lambert Fieldhouse
12/22/1939*	at Notre Dame	W 55–38	3–0	ND Fieldhouse
12/26/1939*	at Long Island	W 57–49	4–0
12/27/1939*	at Temple	W 46–30	5–0	Convention Hall
1/5/1940*	Loyola Marymount	W 43–33	6–0	Shrine Auditorium
1/6/1940*	Saint Mary's	W 59–23	7–0	Shrine Auditorium
1/12/1940	California	W 49–36	8–0 (1–0)	Shrine Auditorium
1/13/1940	California	W 56–49	9–0 (2–0)	Shrine Auditorium
1/19/1940	UCLA (Rivalry)	W 50–32	10–0 (3–0)	Shrine Auditorium
1/26/1940	Stanford	W 51–48	11–0 (4–0)	Shrine Auditorium
1/27/1940	Stanford	W 53–36	12–0 (5–0)	Shrine Auditorium
2/9/1940	UCLA (Rivalry)	W 60–26	13–0 (6–0)	Shrine Auditorium
2/16/1940	at California	L 30–38	13–1 (6–1)	Haas Pavilion
2/17/1940	at California	W 49–33	14–1 (7–1)	Haas Pavilion
2/23/1940	at Stanford	L 45–46	14–2 (7–2)	Stanford Pavilion
2/24/1940	at Stanford	W 39–32	15–2 (8–2)	Stanford Pavilion
3/1/1940	at UCLA (Rivalry)	W 32–26	16–2 (9–2)	Men's Gym
3/2/1940	at UCLA (Rivalry)	W 47–35	17–2 (10–2)	Men's Gym
3/8/1940*	Oregon State	W 54–41	18–2	Shrine Auditorium
3/9/1940*	Oregon State	W 62–25	19–2	Shrine Auditorium
NCAA Tournament
3/22/1940*	vs. Colorado (NCAA Quarterfinals)	W 38–32	20–2	Municipal Auditorium
3/23/1940*	vs. Kansas (NCAA Semifinals)	L 42–43	20–3	Municipal Auditorium
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source^[4]

References

↑ "USC Trojans season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
↑ "History" (PDF). 2013–14 USC Trojans Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Southern California. 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
↑ "NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
↑ "Game-by-game records" (PDF). 2013–14 USC Trojans Men's Basketball Media Guide. University of Southern California. 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2014.

USC Trojans men's basketball

Venues	Shrine Auditorium (1926–1949) Pan-Pacific Auditorium (1949–1959) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (1959–2006) Galen Center (2006–present)

Rivalries	UCLA

Culture & lore	History George Tirebiter "Fight On" Traveler Athletics scandal

People	Head coaches Notable players

Seasons	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 2015–16

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