1952 NCAA basketball tournament

1952 NCAA basketball tournament
Season	1951–52
Teams	16
Finals site	Hec Edmundson Pavilion,; Seattle, Washington
Champions	Kansas Jayhawks (1st title, 2nd title game,; 2nd Final Four)
Runner-up	St. John's Redmen (1st title game,; 1st Final Four)
Semifinalists	Illinois Fighting Illini (3rd Final Four); Santa Clara Broncos (1st Final Four);
Winning coach	Phog Allen (1st title)
MOP	Clyde Lovellette (Kansas)
Attendance	115,712
Top scorer	Clyde Lovellette (Kansas); (141 points)
NCAA Division I men's tournaments
«1951	1953»

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.

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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.

Region	Team	Coach	Conference	Finished	Final Opponent	Score
East
East	Dayton	Tom Blackburn	Independent	Regional third place	Princeton	W 77–61
East	Duquesne	Dudey Moore	Independent	Elite Eight	Illinois	L 74–68
East	Illinois	Harry Combes	Big Ten	Third Place	Santa Clara	W 67–64
East	Kentucky	Adolph Rupp	Southeastern	Elite Eight	St. John's	L 64–57
East	NC State	Everett Case	Southern	Regional third place	Penn State	W 69–60
East	Penn State	Elmer Gross	Independent	Regional Fourth Place	NC State	L 69–60
East	Princeton	Franklin Cappon	Ivy League	Regional Fourth Place	Dayton	L 77–61
East	St. John's	Frank McGuire	Metro NY	Runner-up	Kansas	L 80–63
West
West	Kansas	Phog Allen	Big 7	Champion	St. John's	W 80–63
West	New Mexico A&M	George McCarty	Border	Regional Fourth Place	TCU	L 61–44
West	Oklahoma City	Doyle Parrack	Independent	Regional third place	UCLA	W 55–53
West	Santa Clara	Bob Feerick	Independent	Fourth Place	Illinois	L 67–64
West	Saint Louis	Eddie Hickey	Missouri Valley	Elite Eight	Kansas	L 74–55
West	TCU	Buster Brannon	Southwest	Regional third place	New Mexico A&M	W 61–44
West	UCLA	John Wooden	Pacific Coast	Regional Fourth Place	Oklahoma City	L 55–53
West	Wyoming	Everett Shelton	Mountain States	Elite Eight	Santa Clara	L 56–53

Regional Semifinals March 21		Regional Finals March 22

Kentucky	82

Penn State	54
		Kentucky	57

		St John's	64
St. John's	60

NC State	49	Third place


		NC State	69

		Penn State	60

Regional Semifinals March 21		Regional Finals March 22

Illinois	80

Dayton	61
		Illinois	74

		Duquesne	68
Duquesne	60

Princeton	49	Third place


		Dayton	77

		Princeton	61

Regional Semifinals March 21		Regional Finals March 22

Kansas	68

TCU	64
		Kansas	74

		Saint Louis	55
Saint Louis	62

New Mexico A&M	53	Third place


		TCU	61

		New Mexico A&M	44

Regional Semifinals March 21		Regional Finals March 22

Santa Clara	68

UCLA	59
		Santa Clara	56

		Wyoming	53
Wyoming	54

Oklahoma City	48	Third place


		Oklahoma City	55

		UCLA	53

1952 NCAA basketball tournament

Locations

Regionals

Final Four

Teams

Bracket

East-1 regional – Raleigh, North Carolina

East-2 regional – Chicago, Illinois

West-1 regional – Kansas City, Missouri

West-2 regional – Corvallis, Oregon

Final Four – Seattle, Washington

See also

References

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