1944–45 NYU Violets men's basketball team

1944–45 NYU Violets men's basketball
1945 NCAA tournament, national runners-up
Conference	Independent
Record	14–7
Head coach	Howard Cann
Seasons ← 1943–44 1945–46 →

The 1944–45 NYU Violets men's basketball team represented New York University in intercollegiate basketball during the 1944–45 season. The team finished the season with a 14–7 overall record and were national runners-up to the Oklahoma A&M Aggies (now known as the Oklahoma State Cowboys).^[1] The Violets were led by head coach and future Basketball Hall of Famer Howard Cann, while the Aggies were led by future hall of fame player Bob Kurland.^[2] The 1944–45 season was NYU's first of two NCAA Division I Final Four appearances; the second was in 1959–60.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "1944-45 New York University Violets Roster and Stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
^ Goldaper, Sam (December 19, 1992). "Howard Cann, Longtime N.Y.U. Coach, Dies at 97". The New York Times. Retrieved April 17, 2014.

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Venues	Coles Sports and Recreation Center (1981–present)
Culture & lore	Point shaving scandal
People	Head coaches
<span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Notable seasons</span>	1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1919–20 1937–38 1934–35 1942–43 1944–45 1945–46 1947–48 1948–49 1951–52 1956–57 1958–59 1959–60 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1985–86 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 2011–12 2015–16 2022–23
Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Division I Final Four appearances in italics

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