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

American college basketball season

Field	Value
year	1944–45
team	Oklahoma A&M Aggies
sport	Basketball
image	1945_Oklahoma_State.jpg
image_size	300px
conference	Missouri Valley Conference
short_conf	MVC
record	27–4
head_coach	Henry Iba
asst_coach1	Bud Millikan
champion	[NCAA tournament](1945-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament) National champions
MVC regular season champions
tourney	[National Championship Game](1945-ncaa-basketball-championship-game)
tourney_result
W 49–45 vs. [NYU](1944-45-nyu-violets-men-s-basketball-team)

MVC regular season champions W 49–45 vs. NYU

The 1944–45 Oklahoma A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Oklahoma A&M College, now known as Oklahoma State University, in NCAA competition in the 1944–45 season. The Aggies won their first NCAA championship, defeating the NYU Violets by a score of 49–45 in the championship game of the NCAA Tournament. Oklahoma A&M was also retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation.

NCAA tournament

Main article: 1945 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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

References

(2004). "NCAA Division I Mens Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street.
(2009). "ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game". ESPN Books.
(March 25, 1945). "Cowboys Drub Porkers 68-41 in NCAA Finals". [[Stillwater News-Press]].

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