1947 National Invitation Tournament
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Teams | 8 | ||||
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Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City |
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Champions | Utah (1st title) | ||||
Runner-up | Kentucky (2nd title game) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Vadal Peterson (1st title) | ||||
MVP | Vern Gardner (Utah) | ||||
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The 1947 National Invitation Tournament was the 1947 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams
Below is a list of the 8 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
Participants | ||||
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Bradley | ||||
Duquesne | ||||
Kentucky | ||||
Long Island | ||||
NC State | ||||
St. John's | ||||
Utah | ||||
West Virginia |
Brackets/Results
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
Utah | 45 | |||||||||||||
Duquesne | 44 | |||||||||||||
Utah | 64 | |||||||||||||
West Virginia | 62 | |||||||||||||
West Virginia | 69 | |||||||||||||
Bradley | 60 | |||||||||||||
Utah | 49 | |||||||||||||
Kentucky | 45 | |||||||||||||
Kentucky | 66 | |||||||||||||
Long Island | 62 | |||||||||||||
Kentucky | 60 | |||||||||||||
NC State | 42 | |||||||||||||
NC State | 61 | |||||||||||||
St. John's | 55 | |||||||||||||
- Third Place - NC State 64, West Virginia 52
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tournament Results (1940's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 9, 2009. Archived 11/7/09