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1944 NCAA basketball tournament
Edition of USA college basketball tournament
Edition of USA college basketball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 1944 |
| Image | 1944 NCAA Program.png |
| Caption | Championship game program |
| Teams | 8 |
| FinalFourArena | Madison Square Garden |
| FinalFourCity | New York City, New York |
| Champions | [Utah Redskins](1943-44-utah-redskins-men-s-basketball-team) |
| TitleCount | 1st |
| ChampGameCount | 1st |
| ChampFFCount | 1st |
| RunnerUp | [Dartmouth Indians](1943-44-dartmouth-big-green-men-s-basketball-team) |
| GameCount | 2nd |
| RunnerFFCount | 2nd |
| Semifinal1 | [Iowa State Cyclones](1943-44-iowa-state-cyclones-men-s-basketball-team) |
| FinalFourCount | 1st |
| Semifinal2 | [Ohio State Buckeyes](1943-44-ohio-state-buckeyes-men-s-basketball-team) |
| FinalFourCount2 | 2nd |
| Coach | Vadal Peterson |
| CoachCount | 1st |
| MOP | Arnie Ferrin |
| MOPTeam | Utah |
| Attendance | 59,369 |
| TopScorer | Audley Brindley |
| TopScorerTeam | Dartmouth |
| Points | 52 |
The 1944 NCAA basketball tournament involved eight schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of the 1943–44 NCAA men's basketball season. The 6th annual edition of the tournament began on March 24, 1944, and ended with the championship game on March 28, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. A total of nine games were played, including a third place game in each region.
Utah, coached by Vadal Peterson, won the national title with a 42–40 victory in the final game over Dartmouth, coached by Earl Brown. Arnie Ferrin of Utah was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Utah became the third team to play in both the NIT and NCAA tournament in the same season. Utah was given a second chance to play in the NCAA Tournament after a March 1944 automobile accident killed a coaching aide and seriously injured two players on the Arkansas team.
Utah's winning team featured Wataru Misaka, who later joined the New York Knicks to become the first person of color (in his case, being an Asian-American by being of Japanese descent) to play in modern professional basketball.
Locations
The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 1944 tournament:
Regionals
;March 24 and 25 :East Regional, Madison Square Garden, New York, New York (Host: Metropolitan New York Conference) :West Regional, Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri (Host: Missouri Valley Conference)
Championship Game
;March 28: :Madison Square Garden, New York, New York (Host: Metropolitan New York Conference)
Teams
| Region | Team | Coach | Conference | Finished | Final Opponent | Score | East | West |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | Catholic | John Long | Independent | Regional Fourth Place | Temple | L 55–35 | ||
| East | Dartmouth | Earl Brown | EIBL | Runner Up | [Utah](1943-44-utah-redskins-men-s-basketball-team) | L 42–40 | ||
| East | Ohio State | Harold Olsen | Big Ten | National Semifinals | Dartmouth | L 60–53 | ||
| East | Temple | Josh Cody | Middle Atlantic | Regional third place | Catholic | W 55–35 | ||
| West | [Iowa State](1943-44-iowa-state-cyclones-men-s-basketball-team) | Louis Menze | Big Six | National Semifinals | [Utah](1943-44-utah-redskins-men-s-basketball-team) | L 40–31 | ||
| West | Missouri | George R. Edwards | Big Six | Regional third place | Pepperdine | W 61–46 | ||
| West | Pepperdine | Al Duer | Independent | Regional Fourth Place | Missouri | L 61–46 | ||
| West | [Utah](1943-44-utah-redskins-men-s-basketball-team) | Vadal Peterson | Skyline | **Champion*** | Dartmouth | W 42–40OT |
Bracket
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Dartmouth | RD1-score1=63 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Catholic | RD1-score2=38 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Ohio State | RD1-score3=57 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Temple | RD1-score4=47 | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Iowa State | RD1-score5=44 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Pepperdine | RD1-score6=39 | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=Utah | RD1-score7=45 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=Missouri | RD1-score8=35 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Dartmouth | RD2-score1=60 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Ohio State | RD2-score2=53 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Iowa State | RD2-score3=31 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Utah | RD2-score4=40 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Dartmouth | RD3-score1=40 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Utah | RD3-score2=42OT
Regional third place
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Catholic | RD1-score1=35 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Temple | RD1-score2=55 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Pepperdine | RD1-score1=46 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Missouri | RD1-score2=61
References
References
- Chipman, Kit. (April 30, 2010). "University of Utah 1944 National Basketball Championship". University of Utah Department of Communication.
- "New York Times".
- "1944 NCAA basketball tournament". College Basketball Reference.
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