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

1944–45 Oklahoma A&M Aggies men's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions
MVC regular season champions
National Championship Game,
W 49–45 vs. NYU
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record27-4 ( MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coachBud Millikan

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.

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