1944–45 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

1944–45 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
1944–45 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	8–9
Head coach	Ray Farnham (1st season);
Captain	John Mueller
Home arena	Schmidlapp Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1943–44 1945–46 →

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.

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References

^ "1944–45 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
^ "2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2019.

[1] "1944–45 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 19, 2019.

[2] "2016–17 Cincinnati Bearcats Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2019.

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