1945–46 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

1945–46 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
1945–46 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	8–13
Head coach	Ray Farnham (2nd season);
Home arena	Schmidlapp Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1944–45 1946–47 →

The 1945–46 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 1945–46 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Ray Farnham, coaching his second season with the Bearcats. The team finished with an overall record of 8–13.^[1]

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 8	vs. Wilmington	W 30–22	1–0	Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH
December 11	at Dayton	W 45–28	2–0	Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
December 15	at Kentucky	L 31–67	2–1	Alumni Gymnasium Lexington, KY
December 18	at Indiana	L 44–54	2–2	The Field House Bloomington, IN
January 4	at Wayne (MI)	L 38–45	2–3
January 5	at Michigan State	L 38–69	2–4	Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI
January 12	at Louisville	L 40–59	2–5	Jefferson County Armory Louisville, KY
January 15	at Dayton	L 37–48	2–6	Montgomery County Fairgrounds Dayton, OH
January 19	Marshall	W 49–47	3–6	Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
January 22	Louisville	L 39–61	3–7	Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
January 24	at Wilmington	W 74–39	4–7	Wilmington, OH
January 26	at Ohio	L 43–46	4–8	Men's Gymnasium Athens, OH
January 31	Wayne (MI)	W 58–47	5–8	Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
February 4	vs. Michigan State	L 39–69	5–9	Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH
February 9	at Miami (OH)	L 35–40	5–10	Withrow Court Oxford, OH
February 17	vs. Indiana	L 22–60	5–11	Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH
February 13	at Marshall	L 53–60	5–12	Huntington, WV
February 16	Ohio	L 39–45	5–13	Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
February 21	Miami (OH)	W 57–36	6–13	Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
February 23	Akron	W 58–40	7–13	Schmidlapp Gymnasium Cincinnati, OH
February 27	at Xavier	W 53–39	8–13	Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References[edit]

^ "1945–46 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] "1945–46 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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v t e Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Venues	Schmidlapp Gymnasium (1901–1954) Cincinnati Gardens (1949–1954; 1987–1989) Armory Fieldhouse (1954–1976) Riverfront Coliseum (1976–1987) Fifth Third Arena (1989–2017; 2018–present) BB&T Arena (2017–2018)
Rivalries	Louisville Memphis West Virginia Xavier
Culture & lore	Bearcat "Cheer Cincinnati" 2011 Crosstown Shootout brawl Longest game in Division I history UC Pep Band
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics