View source for 1943–44 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|sport        = Basketball
|year         = 1943–44
|team         = Ohio State Buckeyes
|image        = Ohio State Buckeyes Logo 1898-1978.png
|image_size   =
|conference   = Big Ten Conference
|division     =
|short_conf   = Big Ten
|CoachRank    =
|APRank       =
|record       = 14–7
|conf_record  = 10–2
|head_coach   = [[Harold Olsen]]
|hc_year      = 22nd
|asst_coach1  = J. E. Blickle
|asst_coach2  =
|asst_coach3  =
|stadium         = [[Taft Coliseum|Fairgrounds Coliseum]]
|champion        = Big Ten Champions
|tourney         = [[1944 NCAA basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]]
|tourney_result  = [[1944 NCAA basketball tournament|Final Four]]
}}
{{1943–44 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings}}
The '''1943–44 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team''' represented [[Ohio State University]] as a member of the [[Big Ten Conference]] during the [[1943–44 NCAA men's basketball season]]. The team's head coach was [[Harold Olsen]] and they played their home games at the [[Taft Coliseum|Fairgrounds Coliseum]]. Ohio State finished Big Ten play atop the standings with a 10–2 record.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ohio State Quintet Takes Big Ten Title |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1939/03/05/archives/ohio-state-quintet-takes-big-ten-title-defeats-purdue-as-indiana.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=March 5, 1939 |access-date=September 3, 2023}}</ref> The Buckeyes were one of eight teams selected to play in the [[1944 NCAA basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]] where they reached the second Final Four in program history before losing to [[1943–44 Dartmouth Indians men's basketball team|Dartmouth]] in the East regional final.<ref>{{cite news |title=Oregon Five Halts Ohio State in Final |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1939/03/28/archives/oregon-five-halts-ohio-state-in-final-coast-champions-top-big-ten.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=March 28, 1939 |access-date=September 3, 2023}}</ref>
==Roster==
{{CBB roster/Header|year=1943|team=Ohio State Buckeyes|teamcolors=y|high_school=}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
* [[Harold Olsen]] ({{college|Wisconsin}})
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==Schedule and results==
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Ohio State Buckeyes}}| Regular season
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Ohio State Buckeyes}}| NCAA tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = Mar 24, 1944
| time         =
| nonconf      = yes
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| neutral      = yes
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| opponent     = {{cbb link|year=1943|sex=men|team=Temple Owls|title=Temple}}
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| site_stadium = [[Madison Square Garden (1925)|Madison Square Garden]]
| site_cityst  = [[New York, New York]]
| gamename     = National Quarterfinal {{ndash}} Elite Eight
| score        = 57–47
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| attend       =
| record       = 14–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = Mar 25, 1944
| time         =
| nonconf      = yes
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| neutral      = yes
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| opponent     = {{cbb link|year=1933|sex=men|team=Dartmouth Indians|title=Dartmouth}}
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| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_cityst  = New York, New York
| gamename     = National Semifinal {{ndash}} Final Four
| score        = 53–60
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| attend       =
| record       = 14–7
}}
{{CBB schedule end
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| region  = E
| regionname = East
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<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 23 Ohio State Mens Basketball Media Information Record Book SM |url=https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/documents/2023/5/5/2022-23-Ohio-State-Mens-Basketball-Meida-Information-Record-Book-SM.pdf |publisher=[[Ohio State Buckeyes|Ohio State University Athletics]] |access-date=September 3, 2023}}</ref>
==References==
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