1947 National Invitation Tournament

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1947 National Invitation Tournament
1947 NIT program.png
Tournament details
CityNew York City
Venue Madison Square Garden
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Utah Utes (1st title)
Runners-up Kentucky Wildcats
Semifinalists
Awards
MVP Vern Gardner (Utah)
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The 1947 National Invitation Tournament was the 1947 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. The Utah Utes won the tournament, led by Wataru Misaka. Misaka later joined the New York Knicks and became the first person of color to play in modern professional basketball. [1]

Contents

In the championship game against the Kentucky Wildcats, Utah held star Ralph Beard to a single point. [1] Beard later pleaded guilty for his part in the 1951 NCAA point shaving scandal. [2]

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 8 teams selected for the tournament. [3]

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket. [3]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
Utah45
Duquesne 44
Utah64
West Virginia 62
West Virginia69
Bradley 60
Utah49
Kentucky 45
Kentucky66
Long Island 62
Kentucky60
NC State 42
NC State61
St. John's 55
Third place game
   
West Virginia 52
NC State64

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "New York Times" . Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  2. ↑ "The story of Ralph Beard". Sports Illustrated. November 30, 2007.
  3. 1 2 Tournament Results (1940s) at nit.org, URL accessed December 9, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
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