Year: | 1952 |
Preseason Ap: | None |
Tourney Start: | March 10 |
Nc Date: | 18, 1953 |
Champ Stad: | Municipal Auditorium |
Champ City: | Kansas City, Missouri |
Champ: | Indiana |
Helmschamp: | Indiana |
Nit Champ: | Seton Hall |
Helmspoy: | Bob Houbregs, Washington |
The 1952–53 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1952, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1953 NCAA basketball tournament championship game on March 18, 1953, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The Indiana Hoosiers won their second NCAA national championship with a 69–68 victory over the Kansas Jayhawks.
Teams must take a free throw after a foul, as had been the practice through the 1938–39 season. Previously, under a rule that had been in effect since the 1939–40 season, a team could waive its free throw and instead take the ball at mid-court after a foul.[1]
See main article: 1952–53 NCAA men's basketball rankings.
The Top 20 from the AP Poll and the UP Coaches Poll during the pre-season.[6] [7]
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School | Former conference | New conference | |
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Border Conference | Non-major basketball program | ||
Independent | Mid-American Conference | ||
Ohio Valley Conference | Non-major basketball program | ||
Ohio Valley Conference | Independent | ||
Non-major basketball program | Ohio Valley Conference | ||
Non-major basketball program | California Basketball Association | ||
Independent | California Basketball Association | ||
Independent | California Basketball Association | ||
Independent | California Basketball Association | ||
Independent | California Basketball Association |
Conference | Regular season winner[8] | Conference player of the year | Conference tournament | Tournament venue (City) | Tournament winner | |
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None selected | No Tournament | |||||
None selected | No Tournament | |||||
Arizona & | No Tournament | |||||
None selected | No Tournament | |||||
None selected | No Tournament | |||||
No Tournament | ||||||
None selected | No Tournament | |||||
None selected | No Tournament | |||||
No Tournament | ||||||
None selected | Jefferson County Armory (Louisville, Kentucky) | Western Kentucky State | ||||
No Tournament; Washington defeated California in best-of-three conference championship playoff series | ||||||
None selected | No Tournament | |||||
Frank Selvy, Furman[9] | Reynolds Coliseum (Raleigh, | Wake Forest[10] | ||||
None selected | No Tournament | |||||
No Tournament | ||||||
None selected | No Tournament |
A total of 44 college teams played as major independents. Among them, (31–2) finished with both the best winning percentage (.939) the most wins.[11]
Although not considered a major independent during the season,[11] (24–4) played as an independent[11] and was ranked No. 20 in the season's final AP Poll.[12]
See main article: 1953 NCAA basketball tournament and 1953 NCAA Basketball Championship Game.
See main article: 1953 National Invitation Tournament.
See main article: 1953 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans.
Player | Position | Class | Team | |
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Ernie Beck | F | Senior | Pennsylvania | |
Walter Dukes | C | Senior | Seton Hall | |
Tom Gola | F | Sophomore | La Salle | |
Bob Houbregs | F | Senior | Washington | |
Johnny O'Brien | G | Senior | Seattle |
Player | Position | Class | Team | |
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Dick Knostman | F | Senior | Kansas State | |
Bob Pettit | C | Junior | Louisiana State | |
Joe Richey | G | Senior | Brigham Young | |
Don Schlundt | C | Sophomore | Indiana | |
Frank Selvy | G | Junior | Furman |
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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Kansas State | Jack Gardner | Tex Winter | ||
Marquette | Tex Winter | Jack Nagle | ||
Pittsburgh | Doc Carlson | Bob Timmons | ||
Utah | Vadal Peterson | Jack Gardner | ||