1948–49 Oklahoma A&M Aggies men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1948–49 Oklahoma A&M Aggies men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, Runner-up MVC Season Champions | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 2 |
Record | 23–5 (9–1 MVC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Gallagher Hall |
Seasons ← 1947–48 1949–50 → |
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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 |
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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.