1949 NCAA basketball championship game explained

See also: 1949 NCAA basketball tournament.

1949 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
Type:ncg
Date:March 26, 1949[1]
Year:1948-49
Visitor School:Oklahoma State University-Stillwater
Visitor Name Short:Oklahoma A&M
Visitor Nickname:Aggies
Visitor Record:23-4
Visitor Conference:MVC
Visitor Ap:2
Visitor Coach:Henry Iba
Visitor Per1:20
Visitor Per2:16
Home School:University of Kentucky
Home Name Short:Kentucky
Home Nickname:Wildcats
Home Record:31-2
Home Conference:SEC
Home Ap:1
Home Coach:Adolph Rupp
Home Per1:25
Home Per2:21
Arena:Hec Edmundson Pavilion
City:Seattle, Washington
Mvp:Alex Groza, Kentucky[2]
Previous:1948
Next:1950

The 1949 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1949 NCAA basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1948-49 NCAA men's basketball season. The game was played on March 26, 1949, at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington. It featured the defending national champion Kentucky Wildcats of the Southeastern Conference, and the Oklahoma A&M Aggies of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Participating teams

Oklahoma A&M Aggies

Kentucky Wildcats

See also: 1948-49 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team.

Game summary

Source:[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oklahoma State vs. Kentucky (Men), March 26, 1949. Sports-Reference.com. February 18, 2024.
  2. Web site: Final Four Most Outstanding Players . cbs.sportsline.com . February 18, 2024. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080907123518/http://sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/outstandingplayer . 7 September 2008.
  3. News: OKLAHOMA AGGIES TRIUMPH, 55 TO 30 . . March 20, 1949 . August 7, 2023.
  4. Web site: Oklahoma State vs. Kentucky Box Score, March 26, 1949 College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.