1952 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Infobox NCAA Basketball Tournament
Year=1952


ImageSize=
Caption=
Teams=16
FinalFourArena=Hec Edmundson Pavilion
FinalFourCity=Seattle, Washington
Champions=Kansas
TitleCount=3rd
RunnerUp=St. John's
GameCount=1st
Semifinal1=Illinois
FinalFourCount=3rd
Semifinal2=Santa Clara
FinalFourCount2=1st
Coach=Phog Allen
CoachCount=1st
MOP=Clyde Lovellette
MOPTeam=Kansas
Attendance=115,712
OneTopScorer=*
TwoTopScorers=
TopScorer=Clyde Lovellette
TopScorerTeam=Kansas
Points=141The 1952 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 16 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 21, 1952, and ended with the championship game on March 26 in Seattle, Washington. A total of 20 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game.

Kansas, coached by Phog Allen, won the national title with a 80-63 victory in the final game over St. John's, coached by Frank McGuire. Clyde Lovellette of Kansas was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

This tournament was the first to have a true "Final Four" format, with the winners at four regional sites advancing to the final site—although the four regionals did not receive distinct names until the 1956 tournament. It was also the first to have regional television coverage.

Locations

Teams

Bracket

16TeamBracket | RD3=National Semifinals | RD4=National Final
group1=EAST REGION
group2=WEST REGION
RD1-seed01=
RD1-team01=Kentucky
RD1-score01=82
RD1-seed02=
RD1-team02=Penn St.
RD1-score02=54
RD1-seed03=
RD1-team03=St John's
RD1-score03=60
RD1-seed04=
RD1-team04=N.C. State
RD1-score04=49
RD1-seed05=
RD1-team05=Illinois
RD1-score05=80
RD1-seed06=
RD1-team06=Dayton
RD1-score06=61
RD1-seed07=
RD1-team07=Duquesne
RD1-score07=60
RD1-seed08=
RD1-team08=Princeton
RD1-score08=49
RD2-seed01=
RD2-team01=Kentucky
RD2-score01=57
RD2-seed02=
RD2-team02=St John's
RD2-score02=64
RD2-seed03=
RD2-team03=Illinois
RD2-score03=74
RD2-seed04=
RD2-team04=Duquesne
RD2-score04=68

RD1-seed09=
RD1-team09=Kansas
RD1-score09=68
RD1-seed10=
RD1-team10=TCU
RD1-score10=64
RD1-seed11=
RD1-team11=St. Louis
RD1-score11=62
RD1-seed12=
RD1-team12=New Mexico St
RD1-score12=53
RD1-seed13=
RD1-team13=Santa Clara
RD1-score13=68
RD1-seed14=
RD1-team14=UCLA
RD1-score14=59
RD1-seed15=
RD1-team15=Wyoming
RD1-score15=54
RD1-seed16=
RD1-team16=Oklahoma City
RD1-score16=48
RD2-seed05=
RD2-team05=Kansas
RD2-score05=74
RD2-seed06=
RD2-team06=St. Louis
RD2-score06=55
RD2-seed07=
RD2-team07=Santa Clara
RD2-score07=56
RD2-seed08=
RD2-team08=Wyoming
RD2-score08=53

RD3-seed01=
RD3-team01=St John's
RD3-score01=61
RD3-seed02=
RD3-team02=Illinois
RD3-score02=59
RD3-seed03=
RD3-team03=Kansas
RD3-score03=74
RD3-seed04=
RD3-team04=Santa Clara
RD3-score04=55
RD4-seed01=
RD4-team01=St John's
RD4-score01=63
RD4-seed02=
RD4-team02=Kansas
RD4-score02=80

ee also

* 1952 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

External links

* [http://www.shrpsports.com/collbask/1952.htm 1952 NCAA Basketball Tournament] on Shrp Sports (source for the bracket)
* [http://www.hoopstournament.net/index.html HoopsTournament.Net] , source for much of the information on this page.