1948–49 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|year=1948–49
|team=Oregon State Beavers
|sport=Basketball
|image=
|conference=Pacific Coast Conference
|division=
|short_conf=PCC
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=24–12
|conf_record=12–4
|head_coach=Slats Gill
|hc_year=21st
|asst_coach1=
|arena=Men's Gymnasium
|champion=Pacific Coast Conference champions
|tourney=NCAA tournament
|tourney_result=Final Four
}}
{{1948–49 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1948–49 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon, during the 1948–49 season.
Led by head coach Slats Gill – serving in his 21st of 36 seasons, the Beavers participated in the 1949 NCAA Tournament and reached the first Final Four in school history.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Footer
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- Slats Gill ({{college|Oregon State}})
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Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Oregon State Beavers}}| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 1, 1948
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1948|sex=men|team=Portland Pilots|title=Portland}}
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Howard Hall
| site_cityst = Portland, Oregon
| gamename =
| score = 43–33
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 3, 1948
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1948|sex=men|team=Utah State Aggies|title=Utah State}}
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Nielsen Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, Utah
| gamename =
| score = 52–38
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 4, 1948
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1948|sex=men|team=Utah Redskins|title=Utah}}
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Nielsen Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Salt Lake City, Utah
| gamename =
| score = 42–53
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 10, 1948
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1948|sex=men|team= Willamette Bearcats|title= Willamette}}
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Men's Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Corvallis, Oregon
| gamename =
| score = 63–40
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 11, 1948
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = Portland
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Men's Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Corvallis, Oregon
| gamename =
| score = 70–53
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 14, 1948
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = Willamette
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Salem, Oregon
| gamename =
| score = 43–41
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 17, 1948
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = Oakland Bittners
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Men's Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Corvallis, Oregon
| gamename =
| score = 41–45
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 18, 1948
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = Oakland Bittners
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Men's Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Corvallis, Oregon
| gamename =
| score = 40–52
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 5–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 20, 1948
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = Wyoming
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Men's Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Corvallis, Oregon
| gamename =
| score = 55–50
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 6–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 21, 1948
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = Wyoming
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Men's Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Corvallis, Oregon
| gamename =
| score = 52–53
| overtime = OT
| attend =
| record = 6–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 27, 1948
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1948|sex=men|team=USC Trojans|title=USC}}
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Cow Palace
| site_cityst = Daly City, California
| gamename = Pacific Coast Conference basketball tournament
| score = 40–60
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 6–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 28, 1948
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = Washington
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Cow Palace
| site_cityst = Daly City, California
| gamename = Pacific Coast Conference basketball tournament
| score = 64–62
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 7–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 30, 1948
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = UCLA
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Cow Palace
| site_cityst = Daly City, California
| gamename = Pacific Coast Conference basketball tournament
| score = 62–58
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 8–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 3, 1949
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = Portland
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = McMinnville, Oregon
| gamename =
| score = 61–45
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 9–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 7, 1949
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = Washington
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Hec Edmundson Pavilion
| site_cityst = Seattle, Washington
| gamename =
| score = 52–50
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 10–5
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 8, 1949
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = Washington
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Hec Edmundson Pavilion
| site_cityst = Seattle, Washington
| gamename =
| score = 43–54
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 10–6
| conference = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 17, 1949
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = Idaho
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Men's Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Corvallis, Oregon
| gamename =
| score = 42–31
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 11–6
| conference = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 18, 1949
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = Idaho
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Men's Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Corvallis, Oregon
| gamename =
| score = 69–53
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 12–6
| conference = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 28, 1949
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = Washington
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Men's Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Corvallis, Oregon
| gamename =
| score = 54–44
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 13–6
| conference = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 29, 1949
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = Washington
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Men's Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Corvallis, Oregon
| gamename =
| score = 49–45
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 14–6
| conference = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 4, 1949
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = Idaho
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Moscow, Idaho
| gamename =
| score = 39–51
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 14–7
| conference = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 5, 1949
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = Idaho
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Moscow, Idaho
| gamename =
| score = 47–35
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 15–7
| conference = 6–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 7, 1949
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = Washington State
| opprank = 17
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Bohler Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Pullman, Washington
| gamename =
| score = 41–47
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 15–8
| conference = 6–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 8, 1949
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = Washington State
| opprank = 17
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Bohler Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Pullman, Washington
| gamename =
| score = 42–34
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 16–8
| conference = 7–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 18, 1949
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = Washington State
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Men's Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Corvallis, Oregon
| gamename =
| score = 52–47
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 17–8
| conference = 8–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 19, 1949
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = Washington State
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Men's Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Corvallis, Oregon
| gamename =
| score = 51–42
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 18–8
| conference = 9–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 25, 1949
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1948|sex=men|team=Oregon Webfoots|title=Oregon}}
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = McArthur Court
| site_cityst = Eugene, Oregon
| gamename =
| score = 54–61
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 18–9
| conference = 9–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 26, 1949
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = Oregon
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Men's Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Corvallis, Oregon
| gamename =
| score = 42–38
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 19–9
| conference = 10–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 4, 1949
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = Oregon
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = McArthur Court
| site_cityst = Eugene, Oregon
| gamename =
| score = 79–72
| overtime = 2OT
| attend =
| record = 20–9
| conference = 11–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 5, 1949
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = Oregon
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Men's Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Corvallis, Oregon
| gamename =
| score = 47–45
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 21–9
| conference = 12–4
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Oregon State Beavers}}| PCC Championship
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 11, 1949
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UCLA
| opprank = 15
| site_stadium = Men's Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Corvallis, Oregon
| gamename = PCC Championship play-offs
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 53–41
| overtime =
| record = 22–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 12, 1949
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UCLA
| opprank = 15
| site_stadium = Men's Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Corvallis, Oregon
| gamename = PCC Championship play-offs
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 39–46
| overtime =
| record = 22–10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 14, 1949
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UCLA
| opprank = 15
| site_stadium = Men's Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Corvallis, Oregon
| gamename = PCC Championship play-offs
| attend =
| tv =
| score = 41–35
| overtime =
| record = 23–10
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Oregon State Beavers}}| 1949 NCAA basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 18, 1949
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = Arkansas
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Municipal Auditorium
| site_cityst = Kansas City, Missouri
| gamename = National Quarterfinal {{ndash}} Elite Eight
| score = 56–38
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 24–10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 19, 1949
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = Oklahoma A&M
| opprank = 2
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Municipal Auditorium
| site_cityst = Kansas City, Missouri
| gamename = National Semifinal {{ndash}} Final Four
| score = 30–55{{cite news |title=OKLAHOMA AGGIES TRIUMPH, 55 TO 30 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1949/03/20/archives/oklahoma-aggies-triumph-55-to-30-conquer-oregon-state-quintet-at.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 20, 1949 |access-date=August 7, 2023}}
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 24–11
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 26, 1949
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed =
| opponent = Illinois
| opprank = 4
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Hec Edmundson Pavilion
| site_cityst = Seattle, Washington
| gamename = National consolation game
| score = 53–57
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 24–12
}}
{{CBB schedule end| rank = | poll=AP Poll| time=Pacific}}
Sources{{cite web |title=2020-21 Oregon State Men's Basketball Media Guide |url=https://osubeavers.com/documents/2020/11/20/Full_Guide.pdf |publisher=Oregon State University Athletics |access-date=August 7, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/oregon-state/1949-schedule.html|title=1948-49 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results|work=Sports Reference|access-date=August 7, 2023}}
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