1948–49 Oklahoma A&M Aggies men's basketball team

1948–49 Oklahoma A&M Aggies men's basketball
1948–49 Oklahoma A&M Aggies men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Runner-up; MVC Season Champions
National Championship Game, ; L 36-46 vs. Kentucky
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 2
Record	23–5 (9–1 MVC)
Head coach	Henry Iba;
Home arena	Gallagher Hall
	Seasons ← 1947–48 1949–50 →

1948–49 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Oklahoma A&M	9	–	1	.900	23	–	5	.821
No. 3 Saint Louis	8	–	2	.800	22	–	4	.846
No. 7 Bradley	6	–	4	.600	27	–	8	.771
Drake	4	–	6	.400	13	–	13	.500
Wichita State	3	–	7	.300	10	–	16	.385
Tulsa	0	–	10	.000	4	–	20	.167

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948–49 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 1948–49 season.

NCAA tournament

West
- Oklahoma A&M 40, Wyoming 39
Final Four
- Oklahoma A&M 55, Oregon State 30^[2]
Finals
- Kentucky 46, Oklahoma A&M 36

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Player	NBA Club
1	Bob Harris	Fort Wayne Pistons

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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".
^ "OKLAHOMA AGGIES TRIUMPH, 55 TO 30". The New York Times. March 20, 1949. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 590. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
^ "1949 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on May 3, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2012.

[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] "OKLAHOMA AGGIES TRIUMPH, 55 TO 30". The New York Times. March 20, 1949. Retrieved August 7, 2023.

[3] "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".

[ESPN-4] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 590. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[5] "1949 NBA Draft on databaseBasketball.com". Archived from the original on May 3, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2012.

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