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1951–52 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
year	1951–52
team	La Salle Explorers
sport	Basketball
conference	Independent
CoachRank	17
record	25–7
tourney	[National Invitation Tournament](1952-national-invitation-tournament)
tourney_result	[Champions](1952-national-invitation-tournament)

The 1951–52 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team represented La Salle University. The Explorers would win the 1952 National Invitation Tournament.

National Invitation Tournament

First Round
- La Salle 80, Seton Hall 76
Quarterfinals
- La Salle 51, St. John's 45
Semifinal round
- La Salle 59, Duquesne 46
Final
- La Salle 75, Dayton 64

Awards and honors

Tom Gola and Norm Grekin, NIT co-Most Valuable Players

Team players drafted into the NBA

Player	NBA club
Newt Jones	Philadelphia Warriors
Bud Donnelly	Syracuse Nationals

Rankings

Main article: 1951–52 NCAA men's basketball rankings

References

Info: Wikipedia Source

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