1944–45 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

The 1944–45 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1944–45 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 second to Iowa in Big Ten play with a 10–2 record. The Buckeyes were one of eight teams selected to play in the NCAA tournament where they reached the Final Four for the third time in program history before losing to NYU in the East regional final.

1944–45 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record15–5 (10–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachJ. E. Blickle
Home arenaFairgrounds Coliseum
1944–45 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Iowa111 .917171  .944
Ohio State102 .833155  .750
Illinois75 .583137  .650
Purdue66 .500911  .450
Michigan57 .417127  .632
Wisconsin48 .3331011  .476
Minnesota48 .333813  .381
Northwestern48 .333712  .368
Indiana39 .2501011  .476
Chicago00 78  .467
Rankings from AP Poll
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