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

American college basketball season

1944–45 Oklahoma A&M Aggies men's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions
MVC regular season champions
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record27-4 ( MVC)
Head coach
  • Henry Iba
Assistant coachBud Millikan
Seasons
← 1943–44

The 1944–45 Oklahoma A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Oklahoma A&M College, now known as Oklahoma State University,[1] in NCAA competition in the 1944–45 season.

NCAA tournament

  • West Region
    • Oklahoma A&M 62, Utah 37
  • Final Four
    • Oklahoma A&M 68, Arkansas 41
  • Finals
    • Oklahoma A&M 49, NYU 45

Notes and references

  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".
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Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
Venues
  • Armory–Gymnasium (1919–1938)
  • Gallagher-Iba Arena (1938–present)
Rivalries
  • Oklahoma
Culture & lorePeopleSeasons
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics
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Oklahoma A&M Aggies men's basketball 1944–45 NCAA champions
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NCAA Division I men's basketball champions
1939
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1940
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1941
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1942
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1943
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1944
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1945
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1946
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1947
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1948
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1949
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1950
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1951
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1952
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1953
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1954
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1955
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1956
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1957
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1958
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1959
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1961
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1962
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1963
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1964
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1965
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1966
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1968
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1969
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1970
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1971
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1972
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1974
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1981
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1986
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1987
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1989
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1991
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1992
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1993
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1996
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1997
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1999
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2004
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2005
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2006
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2007
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2008
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2009
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2010
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2011
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2012
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2013
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2014
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2015
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2016
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2017
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2018
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2019
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2020
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