Men's Basketball Yearly Results (1945-50)
1945-46
9-12
Head Coach: William Bussenius
| Date | Opponent | USF-Opp | |
| W | Fort Mason Army | 37-17 | |
| W | San Francisco Marine Corps | 36-30 | |
| W | San Bruno N.C. | 56-39 | |
| W | Treasure Island Navy | 56-30 | |
| W | Coast Guard A.S. | 51-32 | |
| W | Alameda Naval A.S. | 45-39 | |
| W | San Bruno N.C. | 40-36 | |
| J-3 | L | vs. Fleet City # | 43-60 |
| L | Hamilton Field ATC | 34-40 | |
| J-15 | L | Santa Clara $ | 35-46 |
| J-19 | L | Saint Mary’s Pre-Flight | 34-43 |
| J-25 | L | at California | 32-38 |
| W | San Francisco AC | 46-36 | |
| F-2 | W | at Stanford | 49-39 |
| F-5 | L | Saint Mary’s (OT) $ | 38-42 |
| F-6 | L | Olympic Club $ | 49-37 |
| F-8 | L | at Santa Clara (OT) % | 40-44 |
| F-14 | L | Saint Mary’s $ | 34-36 |
| F-22 | L | at Nevada | 38-49 |
| F-23 | L | at Nevada | 36-61 |
| F-29 | L | Stanford | 29-33 |
# Oakland Auditorium; Oakland, Calif.
$ Kezar Pavilion; San Francisco, Calif.
% Civic Auditorium; San Jose, Calif.
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1946-47
13-14
Head Coach: Pete Newell
| Date | Opponent | USF-Opp | |
| D-6 | L | at USC | 41-57 |
| D-9 | L | at UCLA | 30-43 |
| D-13 | W | at Utah | 39-37 |
| D-14 | L | vs. Utah State # | 35-44 |
| D-16 | W | at Colorado | 34-30 |
| D-17 | W | at Regis | 41-32 |
| D-18 | L | at Denver | 43-54 |
| D-20 | L | vs. BYU $ | 36-45 |
| D-21 | W | vs. Colorado State $ | 45-22 |
| D-31 | W | California | 34-31 |
| J-3 | W | San Francisco A.C. | 39-29 |
| J-9 | L | San Jose State | 34-44 |
| J-10 | W | Saint Mary’s | 45-37 |
| J-14 | W | Olympic Club | 51-50 |
| J-17 | L | San Jose State | 25-45 |
| J-21 | L | Borlo Athletic Club | 30-40 |
| J-23 | L | at Santa Clara % | 31-40 |
| L | Sacramento Senators | 40-45 | |
| J-25 | W | at Loyola (Los Angeles) | 48-40 |
| J-26 | L | at Carroll Shamrocks | 33-37 |
| J-31 | L | at Stanford | 36-38 |
| F-4 | W | Saint Mary’s | 39-38 |
| F-7 | W | San Francisco State | 35-34 |
| F-12 | W | Santa Clara | 43-35 |
| F-14 | W | Nevada | 47-35 |
| F-15 | L | at Nevada | 31-53 |
| F-25 | L | Santa Clara | 37-45 |
# Salt Lake City, Utah
$ Nevada Invitational; Reno, Nev.
% Civic Auditorium; San Jose, Calif.
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1947-48
13-11
Head Coach: Pete Newell
| Date | Opponent | USF-Opp | |
| D-5 | L | California # | 44-55 |
| D-6 | W | San Jose State | 42-36 |
| D-12 | W | vs. Utah State $ | 55-54 |
| D-14 | W | at Utah | 38-37 |
| D-16 | L | at Creighton | 29-31 |
| D-18 | L | at Bradley | 43-50 |
| D-22 | L | at Regis (OT) | 48-52 |
| D-26 | L | Kansas # | 43-47 |
| D-27 | W | Oregon State # | 44-42 |
| J-2 | L | Arkansas # | 58-74 |
| J-3 | L | Oregon # | 46-48 |
| J-9 | W | Santa Clara # | 52-42 |
| J-10 | W | Loyola (Los Angeles) | 48-45 |
| J-15 | W | Olympic Club | 56-45 |
| J-16 | L | at Sacramento Senators | 50-51 |
| J-30 | W | Saint Mary’s % | 51-46 |
| J-31 | L | at Stanford | 42-46 |
| F-6 | W | at Loyola (Los Angeles) | 62-41 |
| F-7 | L | at USC | 41-52 |
| F-13 | W | at Nevada | 45-37 |
| F-14 | W | at Nevada | 55-40 |
| F-19 | W | at Santa Clara | 51-31 |
| F-21 | L | Saint Mary’s % | 46-49 |
| F-24 | W | San Jose State | 50-32 |
# Cow Palace; San Francisco, Calif.
$ Salt Lake City, Utah
% Kezar Pavilion; San Francisco, Calif.
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1948-49
25-5
NIT Champions
Final Ranking: 8th AP
Head Coach: Pete Newell
| Date | Opponent | USF-Opp | |
| N-26 | W | National Guard | 54-38 |
| N-30 | W | YMI # | 52-47 |
| D-2 | W | San Jose State | 66-49 |
| D-7 | W | at California | 49-47 |
| D-10 | W | Kansas State $ | 57-55 |
| D-11 | L | UCLA $ | 57-61 |
| D-23 | W | North Carolina State $ | 54-47 |
| D-29 | W | at La Salle | 51-45 |
| D-30 | W | at City College of New York % | 54-51 |
| J-1 | W | at Bradley | 60-58 |
| J-3 | W | Santa Clara $ | 57-47 |
| J-7 | W | at Nevada | 61-55 |
| J-8 | W | at Nevada | 52-50 |
| J-14 | W | Loyola (Los Angeles) | 40-39 |
| J-15 | W | at Santa Clara | 49-43 |
| J-22 | L | (6) at Stanford (17) | 55-65 |
| J-23 | W | (6) Stewart’s Chevrolet # | 37-34 |
| J-29 | W | (9) Arizona $ | 56-49 |
| F-1 | W | (10) Saint Mary’s $ | 47-38 |
| F-5 | L | (10) USC $ | 39-41 |
| F-6 | W | (10) City College of New York $ | 48-32 |
| F-11 | L | (9) Bradley $ | 52-54 |
| F-12 | W | (9) at San Jose State | 50-43 |
| F-18 | W | (8) at Oregon | 62-58 |
| F-19 | L | (8) at Oregon | 51-56 |
| F-24 | W | (8) Saint Mary’s # | 38-34 |
| M-12 | W | (8) vs. Manhattan | 68-43 |
| M-14 | W | (8) vs. Utah | 66-63 |
| M-17 | W | (8) vs. Bowling Green | 49-39 |
| M-19 | W | (8) vs. Loyola-Chicago | 48-47 |
# Kezar Pavilion; San Francisco, Calif.
$ Cow Palace; San Francisco, Calif.
% Madison Square Garden; New York City
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1949-50
19-7
NIT Participants
Final Ranking: 12th AP
Head Coach: Pete Newell
| Date | Opponent | USF-Opp | |
| D-1 | L | San Jose State # | 38-43 |
| D-8 | W | Nevada # | 70-57 |
| D-13 | W | Olympic Club # | 80-24 |
| D-17 | W | UCLA $ | 53-50 |
| D-22 | L | vs. St. John’s % | 44-60 |
| D-26 | L | vs. Long Island % | 48-56 |
| D-29 | W | at La Salle | 46-44 |
| D-31 | W | at Niagara | 52-48 |
| J-3 | L | at North Carolina State | 44-69 |
| J-10 | W | Santa Clara # | 50-36 |
| J-14 | W | Loyola (Los Angeles) $ | 62-50 |
| J-20 | W | Stanford # | 54-39 |
| J-21 | W | Saint Mary’s # | 64-37 |
| J-29 | W | USC # | 55-41 |
| J-28 | L | California $ | 44-56 |
| F-1 | W | at John Carroll | 66-53 |
| F-4 | W | at DePaul | 53-51 |
| F-7 | W | (15) at Xavier | 57-47 |
| F-11 | W | (15) YMI # | 74-52 |
| F-13 | L | (15) at Santa Clara | 43-51 |
| F-18 | W | (12) St. Francis $ | 73-42 |
| F-21 | W | (11) San Jose State $ | 55-44 |
| F-28 | W | (13) Saint Mary’s # | 49-35 |
| M-3 | W | (13) at Loyola (Los Angeles) | 59-43 |
| M-4 | W | (13) at Loyola (Los Angeles) | 61-60 |
| M-11 | L | (12) vs. City College of New York | 46-65 |
# Kezar Pavilion; San Francisco, Calif.
$ Cow Palace; San Francisco, Calif.
% Madison Square Garden; New York City
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