1947–48 Baylor Bears basketball team

1947–48 Baylor Bears men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
Southwest Conference champions
National Championship Game,
L 42-58 vs. Kentucky
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record24–8 (11–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home arenaMarrs McLean Gymnasium
1947–48 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Baylor 11 1   .917 24 8   .750
Texas 9 3   .750 20 5   .800
Arkansas 8 4   .667 16 8   .667
Rice 6 6   .500 10 14   .417
SMU 5 7   .417 13 10   .565
Texas A&M 2 10   .167 7 17   .292
TCU 1 11   .083 3 20   .130

The 1947–48 Baylor Bears men's basketball team represented the Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1947–48 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by 5th-year head coach Bill Henderson, the team played their home games at Marrs McLean Gymnasium in Waco, Texas.

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.