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1952 National Invitation Tournament

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1952 National Invitation Tournament
Season1951–52
Teams12
Finals siteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsLa Salle Explorers (1st title)
Runner-upDayton Flyers (2nd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachKen Loeffler (1st title)
MVPTom Gola and Norm Grekin (La Salle)
National Invitation Tournaments
«1951 1953»

The 1952 National Invitation Tournament was the 1952 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. The 1952 tournament was won by La Salle University. Tom Gola and Norm Grekin were co-MVPs.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.[1]

Participants
Dayton
Duquesne
Holy Cross
La Salle
Louisville
NYU
St. Bonaventure
St. John's
Saint Louis
Seattle
Seton Hall
Western Kentucky

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket.[1]

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
            
Western Kentucky 62
Louisville 59
Western Kentucky 69
St. Bonaventure 70
St. Bonaventure 62
Dayton 69
Saint Louis 58
Dayton 68
Dayton 81
NYU 66
Dayton 64
La Salle 75
La Salle 80
Seton Hall 76
La Salle 51
St. John's 45
La Salle 59
Duquesne 46
Duquesne 78
Holy Cross 68
Holy Cross 77
Seattle 72
Third place game
   
St. Bonaventure 48
Duquesne 34

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Tournament Results (1950's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
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