1945–46 Oklahoma A&M Aggies men's basketball team

1945–46 Oklahoma A&M Aggies men's basketball
1945–46 Oklahoma A&M Aggies men's basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Champions
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
1945–46 record	31-2 (12-0 MVC)
Head coach	Henry Iba;
Assistant coach	Leroy Floyd
	Seasons ← 1944–45 →

The 1945–46 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 1945–46 season. The Aggies won their second consecutive NCAA championship, defeating the North Carolina Tar Heels by a score of 43–40 in the championship game of the NCAA Tournament. Oklahoma A&M was also retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.^[2]^[3]

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^ 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".
^ "NCAA Division I Mens Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
^ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 577. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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Venues	(1919–1938) Gallagher-Iba Arena (1938–present)
Rivalries	Oklahoma
Culture & lore	Bullet Pistol Pete 2001 team plane crash 2017–18 corruption scandal
People	Statistical leaders
Seasons	1910–11 1944–45 1945–46 1948–49 1950–51 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1999–2000 2003–04 2004–05 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics