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1946 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Finals Site Madison Square Garden New York City Champions Oklahoma A&M (2nd title) Runner-Up North Carolina (1st title game) Semifinalists California (1st Final Four) Ohio State (4th Final Four) Winning Coach Henry Iba (2nd title) MOP Bob Kurland Oklahoma A&M Attendance 73,116 Top scorer Bob Kurland Oklahoma A&M (72 points) |
The 1946 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 8 schools playing in
single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division
I college basketball. It began on March 21, 1946, and ended with the championship
game on March 26 in New York City. A total of 10 games were played, including
a third place game in each region and a national third place game. Oklahoma A&M, coached by Henry Iba, won the national title with a 43-40 victory in the final game over North Carolina, coached by Ben Carnevale. Bob Kurland of Oklahoma A&M was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. This was the first tournament to have four teams advance to the final site, though not the first to have a true "Final Four" format (that would not occur until 1952). The two regional losers played in the national third-place game, while the two winners played for the championship. |
In total, Oklahoma State has 48 team national titles, the fourth-most team national
championships in the country. These national titles have come in wrestling (34),
golf (10), basketball (2), baseball (1), and cross country (1). Oklahoma State first took the basketball court in the 1908-1908 season. Henry Iba era (1934-70) Under head coach Henry Iba, Oklahoma A&M Aggies (now Oklahoma State) won NCAA championships in consecutive years, 1945-1946. their man-to-man defense. |
Oklahoma State Cowboys (Cowgirls for women's teams) are the athletic teams that represent
Oklahoma State University. Their mascot is a cowboy named Pistol Pete.
The school colors are orange, black, and white. Oklahoma State was formerly called
Oklahoma A&M with the nickname being Aggies. Oklahoma State participates in
the NCAA's Division I-A and in the Big 12 Conference's South division. The university's
current athletic director is Mike Holder. |
March 18, 2008 UD Arena Dayton, Ohio Host: University of Dayton UD Arena Concierge March 20 and 22, 2008 Honda Center Anaheim, California Host: Big West Conference Honda Center Concierge Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado Hosts: Colorado State University Pepsi Center Concierge Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska Hosts: Creighton University Qwest Center Omaha Concierge Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Host: Georgetown University Verizon Center Concierge March 21 and 23, 2008 BJCC Arena Birmingham, Alabama Host: Southeastern Conference BJCC Arena Concierge Alltel Arena Little Rock, Arkansas Host: University of Arkansas Alltel Arena Concierge RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina Host: North Carolina State University RBC Center Concierge St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, Florida Host: University of South Florida St Pete Times Forum Concierge March 27 and 29, 2008 East Regional Charlotte Bobcats Arena Charlotte, North Carolina Host: University of North Carolina Charlotte Arena Concierge West Regional US Airways Center Phoenix, Arizona Host: Arizona State University US Airways Center Concierge March 28 and 30, 2008 Midwest Regional Ford Field Detroit, Michigan Host: University of Detroit Mercy Ford Field Concierge South Regional Reliant Stadium Houston, Texas Host: University of Houston and Rice Reliant Stadium Concierge Final Four: April 5 and 7, 2008 Alamodome San Antonio, Texas Host: Univ. of Texas-San Antonio Alamodome Concierge |
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Those championship teams were led by Bob Kurland, the game's first seven-foot-tall
player. Throughout Iba's 36-year tenure as head coach (nearly all while also
serving as the athletic director), his teams won 655 games and were known for 1970-90 Eddie Sutton era (1990-2006) One of Iba's students, Eddie Sutton, was named head coach in 1990, leading the team to two more Final Four appearances. |
