1952 National Invitation Tournament
The 1952 National Invitation Tournament was the 1952 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. The 1952 tournament was won by La Salle University. Tom Gola and Norm Grekin were co-MVPs.
| Season | 1951–52 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 12 | ||||
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | La Salle Explorers (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Dayton Flyers (2nd title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Ken Loeffler (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Tom Gola and Norm Grekin (La Salle) | ||||
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Selected teams
Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
| Participants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton | ||||
| Duquesne | ||||
| Holy Cross | ||||
| La Salle | ||||
| Louisville | ||||
| NYU | ||||
| St. Bonaventure | ||||
| St. John's | ||||
| Saint Louis | ||||
| Seattle | ||||
| Seton Hall | ||||
| Western Kentucky | ||||
Bracket
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
| NYU | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| La Salle | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| La Salle | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| La Salle | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 45 | |||||||||||||||||
| La Salle | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
| Duquesne | 46 | |||||||||||||||||
| Duquesne | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| Seattle | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| Third place game | ||||
| St. Bonaventure | 48 | |||
| Duquesne | 34 | |||
References
- Tournament Results (1950's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
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