1944–45 Oklahoma A&M Aggies men's basketball team
American college basketball season
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
| 1944–45 Oklahoma A&M Aggies men's basketball | |
|---|---|
 | |
NCAA tournament National champions MVC regular season champions | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 27–4 ( MVC) |
| Head coach | |
| Assistant coach | Bud Millikan |
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".