1944–45 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team explained

The 1944–45 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 1944–45 college basketball season. The Razorbacks played their home games in the Men's Gymnasium in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It was former Razorback All-American Eugene Lambert's third season as head coach of the Hogs. The Razorbacks finished second in the Southwest Conference standings with a record of 9–3 and 17–9 overall.^{[1] [2]}

Arkansas received a bid to the NCAA tournament, its second appearance in the tournament overall after not being able to participate the year before due to a serious car crash that killed a staff member, Everett Norris, and injured two starters, Deno Nichols and Ben Jones.^{[3] [4]} Arkansas beat Oregon in the first round of the tournament to advance to its second Final Four in as many tournament appearances before losing to eventual champion Oklahoma A&M in the two clubs' fourth meeting of the season.

Center George Kok was named First Team All-SWC for the season.^{[5] [6]}

Roster

Roster retrieved from HogStats.com.^[7]

Schedule and Results

Schedule retrieved from HogStats.com.^[8] |-!colspan=12 style=|Regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| NCAA Tournament

Notes and References

1. Web site: HogStats.com :: 1944-45 Arkansas Basketball Schedule . HogStats.com . 29 June 2021.
2. Web site: 1944-45 Southwest Conference Season Summary College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com . Sports-Reference.com . 29 June 2021.
3. News: Arkansas Fans Remember '44 Tragedy That Took Team Out of NCAA . 29 June 2021 . Tulsa World . 4 April 1995.
4. Web site: 1943-44 College Hoopedia . collegehoopedia.com . 29 June 2021.
5. Book: Arkansas 2020-21 Men's Basketball Media Guide . 2020 . University of Arkansas . Fayetteville, Arkansas . 113 . 29 June 2021.
6. Web site: HogStats.com :: Player Information :: George Kok . HogStats.com . 29 June 2021.
7. Web site: 1944-45 Arkansas Basketball Schedule . HogStats.com . 29 June 2021.
8. Web site: HogStats.com :: 1944-45 Arkansas Basketball Schedule . HogStats.com . 29 June 2021.