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1944–45 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

1944–45 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball

Big Ten Conference
15–5 (10–2 Big Ten)
Harold Olsen (23rd season)
J. E. Blickle
Fairgrounds Coliseum

The 1944–45 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1944–45 NCAA men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Harold Olsen and they played their home games at the Fairgrounds Coliseum. Ohio State finished second to Iowa in Big Ten play with a 10–2 record. The Buckeyes were one of eight teams selected to play in the NCAA tournament where they reached the Final Four for the third time in program history before losing to NYU in the East regional final.

1944–45 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
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Name Height Weight Year Hometown | Head coach Harold Olsen (Wisconsin) Assistant coach(es)

Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt |

Datetime, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Dec 9, 1944*	Michigan State	W 58–31	1–0	Fairgrounds Coliseum Columbus, Ohio
Dec 18, 1944*	Utah	W 64–36	2–0	Fairgrounds Coliseum Columbus, Ohio
Dec 23, 1944*	at Kentucky	L 48–53 OT	3–0	Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 16, 1945	at Illinois	L 41–56	11–4(7–2)	Huff Hall (6,000)Champaign, Illinois
Feb 17, 1945	at Indiana	W 63–45	12–4(8–2)	The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
Feb 23, 1945	Illinois	W 60–44	13–4(9–2)	Fairgrounds Coliseum Columbus, Ohio
Feb 24, 1945	Indiana	W 85–52	14–4(10–2)	Fairgrounds Coliseum Columbus, Ohio
Mar 22, 1945*	vs. Kentucky National Quarterfinal – Elite Eight	W 45–37	15–4	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Mar 24, 1945*	vs. NYU National Semifinal – Final Four	L 65–70 OT	15–5	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

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