1945–46 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

1945–46 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
1945–46 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Big Ten Champions
NCAA tournament, Third Place
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	16–5 (10–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Harold Olsen (24th season);
Assistant coach	J. E. Blickle
Home arena	Fairgrounds Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1944–45 1946–47 →

The 1945–46 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1945–46 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 Big Ten play atop the standings with a 10–2 record. The Buckeyes were one of eight teams selected to play in the NCAA tournament where they reached the fourth Final Four in program history before losing to North Carolina in the East regional final.^[1]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
NCAA tournament
Mar 21, 1946*	vs. Harvard East Regional Semifinal / National Quarterfinal – Elite Eight	W 46–38	15–4	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Mar 23, 1946*	vs. North Carolina East Regional Final / National Semifinal – Final Four	L 57–60 ^OT	15–5	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Mar 26, 1946*	vs. California National Third Place Game	W 63–45	16–5	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.