1944–45 Oklahoma A&M Aggies men's basketball team

1944–45 Oklahoma A&M Aggies men's basketball
1944–45 Oklahoma A&M Aggies men's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions; MVC regular season champions
National Championship Game, ; W 49–45 vs. NYU
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	27-4 ( MVC)
Head coach	Henry Iba;
Assistant coach	Bud Millikan
	Seasons ← 1943–44 1945–46 →

The 1944–45 Oklahoma A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Oklahoma A&M College, now known as Oklahoma State University,^[a] in NCAA competition in the 1944–45 season. The Aggies won their first NCAA championship, defeating the NYU Violets by a score of 49–45 in the championship game of the NCAA Tournament. Oklahoma A&M was also retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation.^[1]^[2]

NCAA tournament

West Region
- Oklahoma A&M 62, Utah 37
Final Four
- Oklahoma A&M 68, Arkansas 41^[3]
Finals
- Oklahoma A&M 49, NYU 45

Notes

^ When Oklahoma A&M changed its name to Oklahoma State in 1957, it also adopted a new athletic nickname. Men's teams are now "Cowboys" and women's teams are now "Cowgirls".

References

^ "NCAA Division I Mens Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
^ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 577. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
^ "Cowboys Drub Porkers 68-41 in NCAA Finals". Stillwater News-Press. March 25, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[1] When Oklahoma A&M changed its name to Oklahoma State in 1957, it also adopted a new athletic nickname. Men's teams are now "Cowboys" and women's teams are now "Cowgirls".

[2] "NCAA Division I Mens Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved May 26, 2015.

[3] ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 577. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[4] "Cowboys Drub Porkers 68-41 in NCAA Finals". Stillwater News-Press. March 25, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved November 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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