1943–44 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

1943–44 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
1943–44 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Big Ten Champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	14–7 (10–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Harold Olsen (22nd season);
Assistant coach	J. E. Blickle
Home arena	Fairgrounds Coliseum

1943–44 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
	10	–	2	.833	14	–	7	.667
Iowa	9	–	3	.750	14	–	4	.778
Wisconsin	9	–	3	.750	12	–	9	.571
Northwestern	8	–	4	.667	12	–	7	.632
Purdue	8	–	4	.667	11	–	10	.524
Illinois	5	–	7	.417	11	–	9	.550
Michigan	5	–	7	.417	8	–	10	.444
Minnesota	2	–	10	.167	7	–	14	.333
Indiana	2	–	10	.167	7	–	15	.318
Chicago	0	–	8	.000	1	–	19	.050

The 1943–44 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1943–44 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.^[1] The Buckeyes were one of eight teams selected to play in the NCAA tournament where they reached the second Final Four in program history before losing to Dartmouth in the East regional final.^[2]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	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

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
NCAA tournament
Mar 24, 1944*	vs. Temple National Quarterfinal – Elite Eight	W 57–47	14–6	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Mar 25, 1944*	vs. Dartmouth National Semifinal – Final Four	L 53–60	14–7	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

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References

^ "Ohio State Quintet Takes Big Ten Title". The New York Times. March 5, 1939. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
^ "Oregon Five Halts Ohio State in Final". The New York Times. March 28, 1939. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
^ "2022 23 Ohio State Mens Basketball Media Information Record Book SM" (PDF). Ohio State University Athletics. Retrieved September 3, 2023.

[1] "Ohio State Quintet Takes Big Ten Title". The New York Times. March 5, 1939. Retrieved September 3, 2023.

[2] "Oregon Five Halts Ohio State in Final". The New York Times. March 28, 1939. Retrieved September 3, 2023.

[3] "2022 23 Ohio State Mens Basketball Media Information Record Book SM" (PDF). Ohio State University Athletics. Retrieved September 3, 2023.

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Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Venues	The Armory (1897–1918) Fairgrounds Coliseum (1918–1956) St. John Arena (1956–1998) Value City Arena (1998–present)
Rivalries	Michigan
Culture & lore	Brutus Buckeye Buckeye Nuthouse WBNS WBNS-FM Ohio State Sports Network
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics