| 1945–46 Oklahoma A&M Aggies men's basketball | |
|---|---|
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NCAA tournament National champions MVC regular season champions | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 31-2 (12-0 MVC) |
| Head coach | |
| Assistant coach | Leroy Floyd |
The 1945–46 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 1945–46 season. The Aggies won their second consecutive NCAA championship, defeating the North Carolina Tar Heels by a score of 43–40 in the championship game of the NCAA Tournament. Oklahoma A&M was also retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[2][3]
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NCAA tournament
- West Region
- Oklahoma A&M 44, Baylor 29
- Final Four
- Oklahoma A&M 52, California 35
- Finals
- Oklahoma A&M 43, North Carolina 40
Notes and references
- ^ 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".
- ^ "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.
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