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1947 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA basketball competition

Annual NCAA basketball competition

FieldValue
titleNational Invitation Tournament
year1947
image1947 NIT program.png
venuesMadison Square Garden
cityNew York City
num_teams8
winnersUtah Utes
count1
secondKentucky Wildcats
semifinal1North Carolina State Wolfpack
semifinal2West Virginia Mountaineers
award_titleMVP
awardVern Gardner (Utah)
prev_season[1946](1946-national-invitation-tournament)
next_season[1948](1948-national-invitation-tournament)

The 1947 National Invitation Tournament was the 1947 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. The Utah Utes won the tournament, led by Wataru Misaka. Misaka later joined the New York Knicks and became the first person of color to play in modern professional basketball.

In the championship game against the Kentucky Wildcats, Utah held star Ralph Beard to a single point. Beard later pleaded guilty for his part in the 1951 NCAA point shaving scandal.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 8 teams selected for the tournament.

  • Bradley
  • Duquesne
  • Kentucky
  • Long Island
  • NC State
  • St. John's
  • Utah
  • West Virginia

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket.

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Utah | RD1-score1=45 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Duquesne | RD1-score2=44

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=West Virginia | RD1-score3=69 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Bradley | RD1-score4=60

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Kentucky | RD1-score5=66 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Long Island | RD1-score6=62

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=NC State | RD1-score7=61 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=St. John's | RD1-score8=55

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Utah | RD2-score1=64 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=West Virginia | RD2-score2=62

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Kentucky | RD2-score3=60 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=NC State | RD2-score4=42

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Utah | RD3-score1=49 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Kentucky | RD3-score2=45

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=West Virginia | RD1-score1=52 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=NC State | RD1-score2=64

References

References

  1. "New York Times".
  2. (November 30, 2007). "The story of Ralph Beard". Sports Illustrated.
  3. [http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1940s.html Tournament Results (1940s)] at nit.org, URL accessed December 9, 2009. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100326191321/http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1940s.html Archived] 11/7/09
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