1952 National Invitation Tournament

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1952 National Invitation Tournament
Season 195152
Teams12
Finals site Madison Square Garden
New York City
Champions La Salle Explorers (1st title)
Runner-up Dayton Flyers (2nd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Ken Loeffler (1st title)
MVP Tom Gola and Norm Grekin (La Salle)
National Invitation Tournaments
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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.

Contents

Selected teams

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

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket. [1]

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
            
Western Kentucky62
Louisville 59
Western Kentucky 69
St. Bonaventure70
St. Bonaventure 62
Dayton69
Saint Louis 58
Dayton68
Dayton81
NYU 66
Dayton 64
La Salle75
La Salle80
Seton Hall 76
La Salle51
St. John's 45
La Salle59
Duquesne 46
Duquesne78
Holy Cross 68
Holy Cross77
Seattle 72
Third place game
   
St. Bonaventure48
Duquesne 34

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References

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