# 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.
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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | 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 | 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. ||||||
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