American college basketball season
The 1945–46 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented The College of the Holy Cross during the 1944–45 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Alvin Julian, coaching the crusaders in his first season. The team finished with an overall record of 12–3.[ 1]
Schedule
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Site
12/08/1945 *vs. C.C.N.Y.
W 45–35 1–0
Madison Square Garden New York, NY
12/13/1945 *vs. Lowell Hospital
W 64–54 2–0
Fort Devens, MA
12/21/1945 *vs. Dartmouth
W 60–44 3–0
Boston Garden Boston, MA
1/10/1946 *vs. Bowling Green
W 69–63 4–0
Boston Garden Boston, MA
1/12/1946 *at Harvard
W 47–42 5–0
Malkin Athletic Center Boston, MA
1/17/1946 *vs. Boston College
W 47–42 6–0
Boston Garden Boston, MA
1/19/1946 *vs. Coast Guard
W 36–31 7–0
New London, CT
1/24/1946 *at Rhode Island
L 58–65 7–1
Boston Garden Boston, MA
1/26/1946 *at Tufts
W 76–53 8–1
Medford, MA
1/31/1946 *vs. Temple
W 53–47 9–1
Boston Garden Boston, MA
2/02/1946 *at Brown
W 57–51 10–1
Marvel Gymnasium Providence, RI
2/07/1946 *vs. Valparaiso
L 62–73 10–2
Boston Garden Boston, MA
2/09/1946 *at Yale
L 45–58 10–3
Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
2/14/1946 *vs. Boston College
W 62–42 11–3
Boston Garden Boston, MA
3/09/1946 *vs. Merchant Marines
W 61–50 12–3
Jamaica N.Y. Armory Jamaica, NY
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
[ 2]
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics
