1952 National Invitation Tournament

1952 National Invitation Tournament
Season 195152
Teams 12
Finals site Madison Square Garden
New York City
Champions La Salle (1st title)
Runner-up Dayton (2nd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Ken Loeffler (1st title)
MVP Tom 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

Brackets/Results

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  

References

  1. 1 2 Tournament Results (1950's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
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