The 1947–48 Baylor Bears men's basketball team represented the

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as a member of the

Southwest Conference The Southwest Conference (SWC) was an NCAA Division I college athletic conference in the United States that existed from 1914 to 1996. Composed primarily of schools from Texas, at various times the conference also included schools from Oklaho ...

(SWC) during the

1947–48 NCAA men's basketball season The 1947–48 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1947, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1948 NCAA basketball tournament championship game on March 23, 1948, at Madison Square Gar ...

. Led by 5th-year head coach Bill Henderson, the team played their home games at Marrs McLean Gymnasium in

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. This season marked the first Final Four appearance in program history for the Bears. Baylor would return again in 1950, but then waited another 71 years before winning the national championship in 2021.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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