| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 1944–45 |
| Prev Year: | 1943–44 |
| Next Year: | 1945–46 |
| Team: | NYU Violets |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 14–7 |
| Conf Record: | N/A |
| Champion: | 1945 NCAA tournament, Runner-up |
| Bowl Result: | L 45-49 vs. Oklahoma A&M |
The 1944–45 NYU Violets men's basketball team represented New York University in intercollegiate basketball during the 1944–45 season. The team finished the season with a 14–7 overall record and were national runners-up to the Oklahoma A&M Aggies (now known as the Oklahoma State Cowboys).[1] The Violets were led by head coach and future Basketball Hall of Famer Howard Cann, while the Aggies were led by future hall of fame player Bob Kurland.[2] The 1944–45 season was NYU's first of two NCAA Division I Final Four appearances; the second was in 1959–60.[1]