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1946–47 Texas Longhorns Men's Basketball Team
The 1946–47 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 1883 and is the oldest institution in the University of Texas System. With 40,916 undergraduate students, 11,075 ... in College basketball, intercollegiate basketball competition during the 1946–47 season. The Longhorns were led by eighth-year head coach and former Longhorn basketball 1935 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans, consensus first-team All-American Jack Gray (basketball), Jack Gray. The team finished the season with a 26–2 overall record, for the highest win percentage in all of college basketball for the season, and a 12–0 record in Southwest Conference play to win the SWC championship. Texas advanced to the 1947 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA tournament for the third time, recording its second Final Four appearanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Gray (basketball)
Jack Gray (May 12, 1911 – March 7, 1992) was an American college basketball player and coach. Gray played for the Texas Longhorns men's basketball team from 1933 to 1935. As a player, he set a Southwest Conference record with 32 points in 1933 which stood for 16 years. Gray was a First-Team All-American guard in 1935 and was All-SWC all three years of his varsity career. He was known for his one-handed "push" shot, a precursor of the jump shot. With one year of coaching experience, Gray took over the coaching job at age 25. In his first six years as coach beginning in 1937, he led the Longhorns to five winning seasons and led the Longhorns to their first Elite Eight in the first NCAA tournament in 1939. After returning from World War II, Gray led the Longhorns to their first Final Four in the 1947 NCAA tournament. He coached Basketball Hall of Famer Slater Martin from 1944 to 1949. Gray got his team in the National Invitation Tournament in 1948, their first AP Poll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |