1938–39 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

The 1938–39 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1938–39 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Walter Van Winkle, coaching his second season with the Bearcats. The team finished with an overall record of 12–5.

1938–39 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	12–5
Head coach	Walter Van Winkle (2nd season)
Captain	Robert Biedenbender
Home arena	Schmidlapp Gymnasium

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 7	Georgetown (KY)	W 47–31	1–0	Schmidlapp Gymnasium  Cincinnati, OH
December 10	Morehead (KY)	W 40–19	2–0	Schmidlapp Gymnasium  Cincinnati, OH
December 14	vs. Wayne (MI)	L 36–53	2–1
December 17	at Kentucky	L 27–44	2–2	Alumni Gymnasium  Lexington, KY
December 21	at Louisville	W 54–41	3–2	Louisville, KY
December 23	Wilmington	W 38–27	4–2	Schmidlapp Gymnasium  Cincinnati, OH
December 30	at Toledo	L 25–43	4–3	The Field House  Toledo, OH
January 5	at Miami (OH)	W 43–31	5–3	Withrow Court  Oxford, OH
January 10	Dayton	W 46–27	6–3	Schmidlapp Gymnasium  Cincinnati, OH
January 14	Louisville	W 62–17	7–3	Schmidlapp Gymnasium  Cincinnati, OH
January 17	at Marshall	L 22–23	7–4	Huntington, WV
January 21	Alumni	W 51–40	8–4	Schmidlapp Gymnasium  Cincinnati, OH
February 4	at Dayton	L 27–40	8–5	Montgomery County Fair Grounds Coliseum  Dayton, OH
February 7	at Wilmington	W 49–36	9–5	Wilmington, OH
February 11	at Western Reserve	W 40–30	10–5
February 18	Marshall	W 35–30	11–5	Schmidlapp Gymnasium  Cincinnati, OH
February 22	Miami (OH)	W 46–31	12–5	Schmidlapp Gymnasium  Cincinnati, OH
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.