1948–49 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

The 1948–49 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon, during the 1948–49 season.

1948–49 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball
Pacific Coast Conference champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	24–12 (12–4 PCC)
Head coach	Slats Gill (21st season)
Home arena	Men's Gymnasium
Seasons ← 1947–48 1949–50 →

1948–49 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North
Oregon State †	12	–	4		.750			24	–	12		.667
Washington State	8	–	8		.500			21	–	9		.700
Oregon	7	–	9		.438			12	–	18		.400
Idaho	7	–	9		.438			17	–	15		.531
Washington	6	–	10		.375			11	–	15		.423
South
No. 15 UCLA	10	–	2		.833			22	–	7		.759
USC	8	–	4		.667			14	–	10		.583
Stanford	5	–	7		.417			19	–	9		.679
California	1	–	11		.083			14	–	19		.424
† Conference playoff series winner Rankings from AP Poll

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. ^[1]

Roster

1948–49 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 18 Cliff Crandall 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Sr	Head coach Slats Gill (Oregon State) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 1, 1948*		at Portland	W 43–33	1–0	Howard Hall  Portland, Oregon
Dec 3, 1948*		vs. Utah State	W 52–38	2–0	Nielsen Fieldhouse  Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 4, 1948*		at Utah	L 42–53	2–1	Nielsen Fieldhouse  Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 10, 1948*		Willamette	W 63–40	3–1	Men's Gymnasium  Corvallis, Oregon
Dec 11, 1948*		Portland	W 70–53	4–1	Men's Gymnasium  Corvallis, Oregon
Dec 14, 1948*		at Willamette	W 43–41	5–1	Salem, Oregon
Dec 17, 1948*		Oakland Bittners	L 41–45	5–2	Men's Gymnasium  Corvallis, Oregon
Dec 18, 1948*		Oakland Bittners	L 40–52	5–3	Men's Gymnasium  Corvallis, Oregon
Dec 20, 1948*		Wyoming	W 55–50	6–3	Men's Gymnasium  Corvallis, Oregon
Dec 21, 1948*		Wyoming	L 52–53 OT	6–4	Men's Gymnasium  Corvallis, Oregon
Dec 27, 1948*		vs. USC Pacific Coast Conference basketball tournament	L 40–60	6–5	Cow Palace  Daly City, California
Dec 28, 1948*		vs. Washington Pacific Coast Conference basketball tournament	W 64–62	7–5	Cow Palace  Daly City, California
Dec 30, 1948*		vs. UCLA Pacific Coast Conference basketball tournament	W 62–58	8–5	Cow Palace  Daly City, California
Jan 3, 1949*		vs. Portland	W 61–45	9–5	McMinnville, Oregon
Jan 7, 1949		at Washington	W 52–50	10–5 (1–0)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion  Seattle, Washington
Jan 8, 1949		at Washington	L 43–54	10–6 (1–1)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion  Seattle, Washington
Jan 17, 1949		Idaho	W 42–31	11–6 (2–1)	Men's Gymnasium  Corvallis, Oregon
Jan 18, 1949		Idaho	W 69–53	12–6 (3–1)	Men's Gymnasium  Corvallis, Oregon
Jan 28, 1949		Washington	W 54–44	13–6 (4–1)	Men's Gymnasium  Corvallis, Oregon
Jan 29, 1949		Washington	W 49–45	14–6 (5–1)	Men's Gymnasium  Corvallis, Oregon
Feb 4, 1949		at Idaho	L 39–51	14–7 (5–2)	Memorial Gymnasium  Moscow, Idaho
Feb 5, 1949		at Idaho	W 47–35	15–7 (6–2)	Memorial Gymnasium  Moscow, Idaho
Feb 7, 1949		at No. 17 Washington State	L 41–47	15–8 (6–3)	Bohler Gymnasium  Pullman, Washington
Feb 8, 1949		at No. 17 Washington State	W 42–34	16–8 (7–3)	Bohler Gymnasium  Pullman, Washington
Feb 18, 1949		Washington State	W 52–47	17–8 (8–3)	Men's Gymnasium  Corvallis, Oregon
Feb 19, 1949		Washington State	W 51–42	18–8 (9–3)	Men's Gymnasium  Corvallis, Oregon
Feb 25, 1949		at Oregon	L 54–61	18–9 (9–4)	McArthur Court  Eugene, Oregon
Feb 26, 1949		Oregon	W 42–38	19–9 (10–4)	Men's Gymnasium  Corvallis, Oregon
Mar 4, 1949		at Oregon	W 79–72 2OT	20–9 (11–4)	McArthur Court  Eugene, Oregon
Mar 5, 1949		Oregon	W 47–45	21–9 (12–4)	Men's Gymnasium  Corvallis, Oregon
PCC Championship
Mar 11, 1949		No. 15 UCLA PCC Championship play-offs	W 53–41	22–9	Men's Gymnasium  Corvallis, Oregon
Mar 12, 1949		No. 15 UCLA PCC Championship play-offs	L 39–46	22–10	Men's Gymnasium  Corvallis, Oregon
Mar 14, 1949		No. 15 UCLA PCC Championship play-offs	W 41–35	23–10	Men's Gymnasium  Corvallis, Oregon
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1949*		vs. Arkansas National Quarterfinal – Elite Eight	W 56–38	24–10	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 19, 1949*		vs. No. 2 Oklahoma A&M National Semifinal – Final Four	L 30–55[2]	24–11	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 26, 1949*		vs. No. 4 Illinois National consolation game	L 53–57	24–12	Hec Edmundson Pavilion  Seattle, Washington
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Sources^[3][4]

Rankings

Main article: 1948–49 NCAA men's basketball rankings

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References

1. "1948-49 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
2. "OKLAHOMA AGGIES TRIUMPH, 55 TO 30". The New York Times. March 20, 1949. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
3. "2020-21 Oregon State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oregon State University Athletics. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
4. "1948-49 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
5. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 590. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.