The 1946–47 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1946, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1947 NCAA basketball tournament championship game on March 25, 1947, at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. The Holy Cross Crusaders won their first NCAA national championship with a 58–47 victory over the Oklahoma Sooners.
1946–47 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | |
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NCAA Tournament | 1947 |
Tournament dates | March 19 – 25, 1947 |
National Championship | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
NCAA Champions | Holy Cross |
Helms National Champions | Holy Cross |
Other champions | Utah (NIT) |
Player of the Year (Helms) | Gerald Tucker, Oklahoma |
Season headlines
edit- The Mid-American Conference began play, with five original members.
- The Western New York Little Three Conference began play.
- The Yankee Conference began play, with six original members.[1]
- In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Kentucky as its national champion for the 1946–47 season.[2]
Conference membership changes
editRegular season
editConference winners and tournaments
editStatistical leaders
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Post-season tournaments
editNCAA tournament
editSemifinals and finals
editNational semifinals | National Finals | ||||||||
Holy Cross | 60 | ||||||||
CCNY | 45 | ||||||||
Holy Cross | 58 | ||||||||
Oklahoma | 47 | ||||||||
Texas | 54 | ||||||||
Oklahoma | 55 |
- Third Place – Texas 54, CCNY 50
National Invitation tournament
editSemifinals and finals
editSemifinals | Finals | ||||||||
Utah | 64 | ||||||||
West Virginia | 62 | ||||||||
Utah | 49 | ||||||||
Kentucky | 45 | ||||||||
Kentucky | 60 | ||||||||
NC State | 42 |
- Third Place – NC State 64, West Virginia 52
Awards
editConsensus All-American teams
editPlayer | Position | Class | Team |
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Ralph Beard | G | Sophomore | Kentucky |
Alex Groza | C | Sophomore | Kentucky |
Ralph Hamilton | G | Senior | Indiana |
Sid Tanenbaum | G | Senior | New York University |
Gerry Tucker | C | Senior | Oklahoma |
Player | Position | Class | Team |
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Don Barksdale | C | Senior | UCLA |
Arnie Ferrin | F | Junior | Utah |
Vern Gardner | C | Senior | Utah |
John Hargis | G | Senior | Texas |
George Kaftan | F | Junior | Holy Cross |
Ed Koffenberger | C | Junior | Duke |
Andy Phillip | G/F | Senior | Illinois |
Major player of the year awards
editOther major awards
edit- NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Sid Tanenbaum, NYU
Coaching changes
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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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Oregon | Howard Hobson | John A. Warren | ||
St. John's | Joe Lapchick | Frank McGuire | ||
Yale | Ivy Williamson | Howard Hobson |
References
edit- ^ "New England/Yankee regular-season champions," Coaches Database Accessed April 27, 2021
- ^ 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