▁Tro jan ▁basketball ▁teams ▁won ▁Pacific ▁Coast ▁Conference ▁titles ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 0 — al ong ▁with ▁eight ▁southern ▁division ▁titles ▁between ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 0 — and ▁conference ▁crow ns ▁in ▁baseball ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁the ▁US C ▁basketball ▁team ▁was ▁widely ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁best ▁in ▁the ▁nation , ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁nas cent ▁NCAA ▁tournament , ▁but ▁they ▁lost ▁their ▁bid ▁for ▁the ▁national ▁title ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁ups et ▁in ▁the ▁national ▁semif inal ▁at ▁Kansas ▁City , ▁against ▁Kansas , ▁when ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁oppos ing ▁coach , ▁Ph og ▁Allen , ▁made ▁a ▁basket ▁with ▁seconds ▁left ▁for ▁a ▁one - point ▁victory . ▁Despite ▁the ▁loss , ▁the ▁Hel ms ▁Athlet ic ▁Foundation ▁later ▁retro act ively ▁selected ▁US C ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁national ▁champions . ▁ ▁Barry ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁val ued ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁US C ▁football ▁teams ▁which ▁claimed ▁national ▁champion ships ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 3 2 ,