1945–46 Oklahoma A&M Aggies men's basketball team

1945–46 Oklahoma A&M Aggies men's basketball
1945–46 Oklahoma A&M Aggies men's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions; MVC regular season champions
National Championship Game, ; W 43-40 vs. North Carolina
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	31-2 (12-0 MVC)
Head coach	Henry Iba;
Assistant coach	Leroy Floyd
	Seasons ← 1944–45 1946–47 →

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]

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.

[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.

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