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1952 NCAA basketball tournament
Edition of USA college basketball tournament
Edition of USA college basketball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 1952 |
| Teams | 16 |
| FinalFourArena | Hec Edmundson Pavilion |
| FinalFourCity | Seattle, Washington |
| Champions | [Kansas Jayhawks](1951-52-kansas-jayhawks-men-s-basketball-team) |
| TitleCount | 1st |
| ChampGameCount | 2nd |
| ChampFFCount | 2nd |
| RunnerUp | [St. John's Redmen](1951-52-st-john-s-redmen-basketball-team) |
| GameCount | 1st |
| RunnerFFCount | 1st |
| Semifinal1 | [Illinois Fighting Illini](1951-52-illinois-fighting-illini-men-s-basketball-team) |
| FinalFourCount | 3rd |
| Semifinal2 | [Santa Clara Broncos](1951-52-santa-clara-broncos-men-s-basketball-team) |
| FinalFourCount2 | 1st |
| Coach | Phog Allen |
| CoachCount | 1st |
| MOP | Clyde Lovellette |
| MOPTeam | Kansas |
| Attendance | 115,712 |
| TopScorer | Clyde Lovellette |
| TopScorerTeam | Kansas |
| Points | 141 |
The 1952 NCAA basketball tournament involved 16 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. The 14th annual edition of the tournament began on March 21, 1952, and ended with the championship game on March 26, at the Hec Edmundson Pavilion, located on the University of Washington's campus in Seattle. 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 an 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
The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 1952 tournament:
Regionals
;March 21 and 22 :East-1 Regional, Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, North Carolina (Host: North Carolina State University) :East-2 Regional, Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois (Hosts: Northwestern University, Loyola University Chicago, DePaul University) :West-1 Regional, Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri (Host: Missouri Valley Conference) :West-2 Regional, Oregon State Coliseum, Corvallis, Oregon (Host: Oregon State University)
Final Four
;March 25 and 26: :Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington (Host: University of Washington)
Teams
| Region | Team | Coach | Conference | Finished | Final Opponent | Score | East | West |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | Tom Blackburn | Independent | Regional third place | [Princeton](1951-52-princeton-tigers-men-s-basketball-team) | W 77–61 | |||
| East | Dudey Moore | Independent | Elite Eight | [Illinois](1951-52-illinois-fighting-illini-men-s-basketball-team) | L 74–68 | |||
| East | [Illinois](1951-52-illinois-fighting-illini-men-s-basketball-team) | Harry Combes | Big Ten | Third Place | [Santa Clara](1951-52-santa-clara-broncos-men-s-basketball-team) | W 67–64 | ||
| East | [Kentucky](1951-52-kentucky-wildcats-men-s-basketball-team) | Adolph Rupp | Southeastern | Elite Eight | [St. John's](1951-52-st-john-s-redmen-basketball-team) | L 64–57 | ||
| East | Everett Case | Southern | Regional third place | W 69–60 | ||||
| East | Elmer Gross | Independent | Regional Fourth Place | L 69–60 | ||||
| East | [Princeton](1951-52-princeton-tigers-men-s-basketball-team) | Franklin Cappon | Ivy League | Regional Fourth Place | L 77–61 | |||
| East | [St. John's](1951-52-st-john-s-redmen-basketball-team) | Frank McGuire | Metro NY | Runner-up | [Kansas](1951-52-kansas-jayhawks-men-s-basketball-team) | L 80–63 | ||
| West | [Kansas](1951-52-kansas-jayhawks-men-s-basketball-team) | Phog Allen | Big 7 | **Champion** | [St. John's](1951-52-st-john-s-redmen-basketball-team) | W 80–63 | ||
| West | George McCarty | Border | Regional Fourth Place | L 61–44 | ||||
| West | Doyle Parrack | Independent | Regional third place | [UCLA](1951-52-ucla-bruins-men-s-basketball-team) | W 55–53 | |||
| West | [Santa Clara](1951-52-santa-clara-broncos-men-s-basketball-team) | Bob Feerick | Independent | Fourth Place | [Illinois](1951-52-illinois-fighting-illini-men-s-basketball-team) | L 67–64 | ||
| West | Eddie Hickey | Missouri Valley | Elite Eight | [Kansas](1951-52-kansas-jayhawks-men-s-basketball-team) | L 74–55 | |||
| West | Buster Brannon | Southwest | Regional third place | W 61–44 | ||||
| West | [UCLA](1951-52-ucla-bruins-men-s-basketball-team) | John Wooden | Pacific Coast | Regional Fourth Place | L 55–53 | |||
| West | Everett Shelton | Mountain States | Elite Eight | [Santa Clara](1951-52-santa-clara-broncos-men-s-basketball-team) | L 56–53 |
Bracket
East-1 regional – Raleigh, North Carolina
March 21 March 22
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Kentucky | RD1-score1=82 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=54 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=St. John's | RD1-score3=60 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=49
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Kentucky | RD2-score1=57 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=St John's | RD2-score2=64 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=NC State | RD2-score3=69 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Penn State | RD2-score4=60
East-2 regional – Chicago, Illinois
March 21 March 22
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Illinois | RD1-score1=80 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=61 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=**** | RD1-score3=60 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Princeton | RD1-score4=49
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Illinois | RD2-score1=74 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Duquesne | RD2-score2=68 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Dayton | RD2-score3=77 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Princeton | RD2-score4=61
West-1 regional – Kansas City, Missouri
March 21 March 22
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Kansas | RD1-score1=68 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=64 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=**** | RD1-score3=62 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=53
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Kansas | RD2-score1=74 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Saint Louis | RD2-score2=55 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=TCU | RD2-score3=61 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=New Mexico A&M | RD2-score4=44
West-2 regional – Corvallis, Oregon
March 21 March 22
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Santa Clara | RD1-score1=68 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=UCLA | RD1-score2=59 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=**** | RD1-score3=54 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=48
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Santa Clara | RD2-score1=56 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Wyoming | RD2-score2=53 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Oklahoma City | RD2-score3=55 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=UCLA | RD2-score4=53
Final Four – Seattle, Washington
March 25 March 26
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=St John's | RD1-score1=61 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Illinois | RD1-score2=59 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Kansas | RD1-score3=74 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Santa Clara | RD1-score4=55
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=St. John's | RD2-score1=63 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Kansas | RD2-score2=80 | RD2-team3=Illinois | RD2-score3=67 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Santa Clara | RD2-score4=64 :Source:
References
References
- "1952 NCAA basketball tournament". College Basketball Reference.
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