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1945 Men's NCAA Basketball Tournament

1945 NCAA Tournament | Bracket

Champion: Oklahoma A&M

Most Outstanding Player: Bob Kurland, Oklahoma A&M

Final Four: Oklahoma A&M, NYU, Ohio State, Arkansas

Great nugget: Kurland was a 7-footer, which meant he was actually too tall for the war. So with him, A&M was a juggernaut in ‘45. A 7-footer in those days was equivalent to a 7-5 guy today. Kurland was the first player who developed a reputation/was known for his dunking.
Legendary hoops coach Hank Iba is the one who guided A&M to the title.
Eventual NBA great Dolph Schayes played for NYU in this tournament -- as a 16-year-old.

- Matt Norlander

Location: New York

Scoring Leader: Bob Kurland, Oklahoma A&M (65 points, 21.7 ppg).

Highest Scoring Average: Dick Wilkins, Oregon (44 points, 22 ppg).

Most Outstanding Player: Bob Kurland, C, Jr., Oklahoma A&M (37 points in final two games).

REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
East New York Univ. 59, Tufts (Mass.) 44 Ohio State 45, Kentucky 37 West Arkansas 79, Oregon 76 Oklahoma A&M 62, Utah 37

REGIONAL THIRD PLACE
East Kentucky 66, Tufts (Mass.) 56 West Oregon 69, Utah 66

REGIONAL FINALS
East NYU 70, Ohio State 65 (OT) West Oklahoma A&M 68, Arkansas 41

Championship
Oklahoma A&M 49, New York Univ. 45

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