1937–38 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1937â38 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1937â38 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by three head coaches, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 12â10 with a mark of 4â6 in conference play, placing ninth in the SEC. The team captain was Jack Farren.
- Vernon Smith (1st season; first 2 games)
- Frank Johnson (1st season; next 13 games)
- Elmer A. Lampe (1st season; final 7 games)
| 1937â38 Georgia Bulldogs basketball | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 12â10 (4â6 SEC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Jack Farren |
| Home arena | Woodruff Hall |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 6 | â | 0 | 1.000 | 13 | â | 5 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 11 | â | 2 | .846 | 22 | â | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech â | 9 | â | 2 | .818 | 18 | â | 2 | .900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 6 | â | 3 | .667 | 14 | â | 5 | .737 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 7 | â | 4 | .636 | 15 | â | 8 | .652 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 7 | â | 6 | .538 | 10 | â | 10 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 5 | â | 6 | .455 | 8 | â | 10 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 7 | â | 9 | .438 | 9 | â | 12 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 4 | â | 6 | .400 | 12 | â | 10 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 4 | â | 8 | .333 | 9 | â | 12 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 3 | â | 7 | .300 | 11 | â | 9 | .550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 4 | â | 12 | .250 | 4 | â | 13 | .235 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | 2 | â | 10 | .167 | 4 | â | 13 | .235 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| â Regular-season championship and SEC Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rex Enright had served as the head Georgia's head basketball coach for the prior six seasons. In late December 1937, he was hired as the head football coach at the University of South Carolina.[1] Vernon Smith coached the Bulldogs for their first two games of the season, in early January, before leaving Georgia to become an assistant under Enright at South Carolina. On January 10, 1938, Georgia's athletic board named Elmer A. Lampe of Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin as the school's new head basketball coach and ends coach for the Georgia Bulldogs football team under Joel Hunt, newly hired as head football coach.[2] At that time, Frank Johnson was appointed head coach of Georgia's basketball team, as Lampe was not scheduled to come to Georgia until February, at which time he would be occupied with spring football training.[3] Johnson left Georgia on February 20, following Harry Mehre, who had been head coach of Georgia's football team since 1928, to the University of Mississippi. Lampe then took charge of the Georgia basketball team.[4]
Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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| January 4, 1938* |
South Carolina | W 26â24 | 1â0 |
(1,800[5]) Athens, GA | |||||||
| January 7, 1938* |
NC State | L 21â24 | 1â1 |
Athens, GA | |||||||
| January 11, 1938* |
Clemson | W 26â22 | 2â1 |
Athens, GA | |||||||
| January 14, 1938 |
at Florida | W 34â31 | 3â1 |
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| January 15, 1938 |
at Florida | L 32â38 | 3â2 |
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| January 21, 1938* |
Chattanooga | W 42â18 | 4â2 |
Athens, GA | |||||||
| January 22, 1938* |
Chattanooga | W 31â23 | 5â2 |
Athens, GA | |||||||
| January 23, 1938* |
Chattanooga | W 32â30 | 6â2 |
Athens, GA | |||||||
| January 25, 1938 |
at Sewanee | W 24â16 | 7â2 |
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| January 29, 1938 |
at Georgia Tech | L 28â51 | 7â3 |
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| January 31, 1938* |
at South Carolina | W 36â22 | 8â3 |
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| February 4, 1938 |
Florida | L 36â41 | 8â4 |
Athens, GA | |||||||
| February 5, 1938 |
Florida | W 28â27 | 9â4 |
Athens, GA | |||||||
| February 8, 1938* |
at Clemson | L 28â40 | 9â5 |
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| February 9, 1938 |
Sewanee | W 46â22 | 10â5 |
Athens, GA | |||||||
| February 12, 1938 |
at Auburn | L 27â34 | 10â6 |
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| February 14, 1938 |
at Alabama | L 26â38 | 10â7 |
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| February 16, 1938* |
Mercer | W 47â38 | 11â7 |
Athens, GA | |||||||
| February 19, 1938 |
Georgia Tech | L 27â29 | 11â8 |
Athens, GA | |||||||
| February 25, 1938* |
at Erskine | W 39â27 | 12â8 |
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| February 28, 1938* |
Mercer | L 24â34 | 12â9 |
Athens, GA | |||||||
| March 3, 1938* |
vs. Tulane SEC tournament first round |
L 36â47 | 12â10 |
Huey P. Long Field House Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||