1947–48 NCAA men's basketball season
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The 1947–48 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1947, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1948 NCAA basketball tournament championship game on March 23, 1948, at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. The Kentucky Wildcats won their first NCAA national championship with a 58–42 victory over the Baylor Bears.
1947–48 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | |
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NCAA Tournament | 1948 |
Tournament dates | March 19 – 23, 1948 |
National Championship | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
NCAA Champions | Kentucky |
Helms National Champions | Kentucky |
Other champions | Saint Louis (NIT) |
Player of the Year (Helms) | Ed Macauley, Saint Louis |
Season headlines edit
- In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Kentucky as its national champion for the 1947–48 season.[1]
Conference membership changes edit
School | Former conference | New conference |
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Colorado Buffaloes | Skyline Conference | Big Seven Conference |
Dickinson College Red Devils | Middle Atlantic States Conference North | No NCAA basketball program |
Miami (OH) Redskins | Independent | Mid-American Conference |
Washington University Bears | Missouri Valley Conference | Independent |
Wayne State Warriors | Mid-American Conference | Independent |
Western Michigan Broncos | Independent | Mid-American Conference |
Regular season edit
Conference winners and tournaments edit
Statistical leaders edit
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Post-season tournaments edit
NCAA tournament edit
Semifinals & finals edit
National semifinals | National Finals | ||||||||
Kentucky | 60 | ||||||||
Holy Cross | 52 | ||||||||
Kentucky | 58 | ||||||||
Baylor | 42 | ||||||||
Kansas State | 52 | ||||||||
Baylor | 60 |
- Third Place – Holy Cross 60, Kansas State 54
National Invitation tournament edit
Semifinals & finals edit
Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
Western Kentucky State | 53 | ||||||||
Saint Louis | 60 | ||||||||
Saint Louis | 65 | ||||||||
NYU | 52 | ||||||||
NYU | 72 | ||||||||
DePaul | 59 |
- Third Place – Western Kentucky State 61, DePaul 59
Awards edit
Consensus All-American teams edit
Player | Position | Class | Team |
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Ralph Beard | G | Junior | Kentucky |
Ed Macauley | F | Junior | Saint Louis |
Jim McIntyre | C | Junior | Minnesota |
Kevin O'Shea | G | Sophomore | Notre Dame |
Murray Wier | G | Senior | Iowa |
Player | Position | Class | Team |
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Dick Dickey | F | Sophomore | NC State |
Arnie Ferrin | F | Senior | Utah |
Alex Groza | C | Junior | Kentucky |
Hal Haskins | F/G | Sophomore | Hamline |
George Kaftan | F | Senior | Holy Cross |
Duane Klueh | G | Junior | Indiana State |
Tony Lavelli | F | Junior | Yale |
Jack Nichols | C | Senior | Washington |
Andy Wolfe | G/F | Senior | California |
Major player of the year awards edit
Other major awards edit
- NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Dolph Schayes, NYU
Coaching changes edit
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A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
Team | Former Coach |
Interim Coach |
New Coach |
Reason |
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Holy Cross | Doggie Julian | Buster Sheary | ||
Rhode Island State | Frank Keaney | Red Haire |
References edit
- ^ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. pp. 526, 529–587. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
- ^ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09