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* This was the first appearance for Oklahoma A&M, who would win their first two NCAA tournaments, a feat |
* This was the first appearance for Oklahoma A&M, who would win their first two NCAA tournaments, a feat matched only by San Francisco. |
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* Three teams - NYU, Ohio State and Oklahoma A&M - would return for the 1946 tournament. Arkansas and Kentucky would both return within four years; Utah would not return to the tournament until 1955, and Oregon would not return until 1960. |
* Three teams - NYU, Ohio State and Oklahoma A&M - would return for the 1946 tournament. Arkansas and Kentucky would both return within four years; Utah would not return to the tournament until 1955, and Oregon would not return until 1960. |
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* This was the only appearance of then-Tufts College, who are currently in Division III. Tufts is one of fourteen colleges and universities to have made the NCAA tournament and no longer be in Division I. |
* This was the only appearance of then-Tufts College, who are currently in Division III. Tufts is one of fourteen colleges and universities to have made the NCAA tournament and no longer be in Division I. |
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| Teams | 8 | ||||
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| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | Oklahoma A&M Aggies (1st title, 1st title game, 1st Final Four) | ||||
| Runner-up | NYU Violets (1st title game, 1st Final Four) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Henry Iba (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Bob Kurland (Oklahoma A&M) | ||||
| Attendance | 67,780 | ||||
| Top scorer | Bob Kurland (Oklahoma A&M) (65 points) | ||||
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The 1945 NCAA Basketball Tournament was an eight-team single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) college basketball. It began on March 22, 1945, and ended with the championship game on March 27 in New York City. A total of nine games were played, including a third place game in each region.
Oklahoma A&M, coached by Henry Iba, won the national title with a 49–45 victory in the final game over NYU, coached by Howard Cann. Bob Kurland of Oklahoma A&M was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
Locations
The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 1945 tournament:
Regionals
- March 22 and 24
- East Regional, Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
- March 23 and 24
- West Regional, Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri
Championship Game
- March 27
- Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Teams
| Region | Team | Coach | Conference | Finished | Final Opponent | Score |
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| East | ||||||
| East | Kentucky | Adolph Rupp | SEC | Regional Third Place | Tufts | W 66–56 |
| East | NYU | Howard Cann | Middle Atlantic | Runner Up | Oklahoma A&M | L 49–45 |
| East | Ohio State | Harold Olsen | Big Ten | National Semifinals | NYU | L 70–65 |
| East | Tufts | Richard Cochran | New England | Regional Fourth Place | Kentucky | L 66–56 |
| West | ||||||
| West | Arkansas | Eugene Lambert | Southwest | National Semifinals | Oklahoma A&M | L 68–41 |
| West | Oklahoma A&M | Henry Iba | Missouri Valley | Champion | NYU | W 49–45 |
| West | Oregon | John A. Warren | Pacific Coast | Regional Third Place | Utah | W 69–66 |
| West | Utah | Vadal Peterson | Skyline | Regional Fourth Place | Oregon | L 69–66 |
Bracket
* – Denotes overtime period
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| NYU | 59 | |||||||||||||
| Tufts | 44 | |||||||||||||
| NYU | 70 | |||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 65* | |||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 45 | |||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 37 | |||||||||||||
| NYU | 45 | |||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 49 | |||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 79 | |||||||||||||
| Oregon | 76 | |||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 41 | |||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 68 | |||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 62 | |||||||||||||
| Utah | 37 | |||||||||||||
Regional Third Place
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Notes
- This was the first appearance for Oklahoma A&M, who would win their first two NCAA tournaments, a feat matched only by San Francisco.
- Three teams - NYU, Ohio State and Oklahoma A&M - would return for the 1946 tournament. Arkansas and Kentucky would both return within four years; Utah would not return to the tournament until 1955, and Oregon would not return until 1960.
- This was the only appearance of then-Tufts College, who are currently in Division III. Tufts is one of fourteen colleges and universities to have made the NCAA tournament and no longer be in Division I.
See also
References
- ^ "1945 NCAA Basketball Tournament". College Basketball Reference. Retrieved 4 April 2018.