1944–45 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

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.

1944–45 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record17–9 (9–3 SWC)
Head coach
Home arenaMen's Gymnasium
1944–45 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Rice120 1.000201  .952
Arkansas93 .750179  .654
SMU75 .5831110  .524
TCU75 .583920  .310
Texas57 .4171010  .500
Texas A&M210 .167318  .143
Baylor012 .000017  .000
Rankings from AP Poll

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. 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.

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