1948–49 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

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{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

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|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.

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Roster

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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}}

Rankings

{{main|1948–49 NCAA men's basketball rankings}}

{{cite book|title=ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game|publisher=Random House|page=590|year=2009|isbn=978-0-345-51392-2}}

References

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