1952 National Invitation Tournament

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.

1952 National Invitation Tournament

Season	1951–52
Teams	12
Finals site	Madison Square Garden, New York City
Champions	La Salle Explorers (1st title)
Runner-up	Dayton Flyers (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	St. Bonaventure Bonnies (1st semifinal) Duquesne Dukes (3rd semifinal)
Winning coach	Ken Loeffler (1st title)
MVP	Tom Gola and Norm Grekin (La Salle)
National Invitation Tournaments «1951 1953»

Selected teams

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

• 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

• 1952 NCAA basketball tournament
• 1952 NAIA Basketball Tournament