1939–40 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

1939–40 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
1939–40 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	8–9
Head coach	Clark Ballard (1st season);
Captain	Ed Jucker
Home arena	Schmidlapp Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1938–39 1940–41 →

The 1939–40 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1939–40 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Clark Ballard, coaching his first season with the Bearcats. The team finished with an overall record of 8–9.^[1]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 6	at Notre Dame	L 17–54	0–1	Notre Dame Fieldhouse Notre Dame, IN
December 9	Georgetown (KY)	W 39–18	1–1	Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
December 13	at Hanover	L 41–57	1–2	Hanover, IN
December 16	at Kentucky	W 39–30	2–2	Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, KY
December 20	Centre	W 42–30	3–2	Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
December 22	Wilmington	W 40–36 ^2OT	4–2	Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
January 6	at Toledo	L 35–42	4–3	The Field House Toledo, OH
January 10	Miami (OH)	L 42–49	4–4	Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
January 15	Alumni	L 38–41	4–5	Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
January 20	Hanover	W 43–31	5–5	Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
January 25	at Wilmington	W 38–37 ^OT	6–5	Wilmington, OH
January 30	at Akron	W 48–31	7–5	Akron Armory Akron, OH
February 6	at Ohio	L 48–60	7–6	Men's Gymnasium Athens, OH
February 10	at Dayton	L 36–42	7–7	Montgomery County Fairgrounds Coliseum Dayton, OH
February 17	Dayton	W 41–31	8–7	Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
February 24	Ohio	L 37–60	8–8	Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
February 28	at Miami (OH)	L 31–42	8–9	Withrow Court Oxford, OH
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ "1939–40 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
^ "2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2019.

[1] "1939–40 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 18, 2019.

[2] "2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2019.

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v t e Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Venues	Schmidlapp Gymnasium (1901–1954) Cincinnati Gardens (1949–1954; 1987–1989) Armory Fieldhouse (1954–1976) Riverfront Coliseum (1976–1987) Fifth Third Arena (1989–2017; 2018–present) BB&T Arena (2017–2018)
Rivalries	Louisville Memphis West Virginia Xavier
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People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics