American college basketball season
The 1944–45 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1944–45 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Ray Farnham, coaching his first season with the Bearcats. The team finished with an overall record of 8–9.[ 1]
Schedule
Date time, TV
Opponent
Result
Record
Site city, state
December 1
Morehead (KY)
L 24–35
0–1
Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
December 9
at Kentucky
L 24–66
0–2
Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, KY
December 16
Wilmington
W 66–21
1–2
Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
December 22
Cincinnati Ferry Com.
W 64–42
2–2
Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
January 5
at Wayne (MI)
L 39–49
2–3
January 6
at Michigan State
W 39–37
3–3
Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
January 12
Michigan State
W 54–50
4–3
Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
January 15
at Marshall
L 37–75
4–4
Huntington, WV
January 19
Ohio
L 36–61
4–5
Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
January 25
at Wilmington
W 52–40
5–5
Wilmington, OH
February 3
Marshall
W 36–34
6–5
Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
February 7
at Miami (OH)
L 36–55
6–6
Withrow Court Oxford, OH
February 10
at Ohio
L 40–48
6–7
Men's Gymnasium Athens, OH
February 15
Miami (OH)
W 45–40
7–7
Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
February 17
at Akron
L 38–66
7–8
Akron Armory Akron, OH
February 20
Wayne (MI)
W 57–40
8–8
Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
February 24
Wright Field
L 35–65
8–9
Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
[ 2]
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics