1946–47 NCAA men's basketball season
Men's collegiate basketball season
| 1946–47 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
← 1945–46 1947–48 → | |
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.
Season headlines
- 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
Regular season
Conference winners and tournaments
| Conference | Regular season winner[3] | Conference player of the year | Conference tournament | Tournament venue (City) | Tournament winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Six Conference | Oklahoma | None selected | No Tournament | ||
| Big Ten Conference | Wisconsin | None selected | No Tournament | ||
| Border Conference | Arizona | None selected | No Tournament | ||
| Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League | Columbia | None selected | No Tournament | ||
| Metropolitan New York Conference | St. John's | No Tournament | |||
| Mid-American Conference | Butler & Cincinnati | None selected | No Tournament | ||
| Middle Atlantic States Conference North | Muhlenberg | No Tournament | |||
| Missouri Valley Conference | Saint Louis | None selected | No Tournament | ||
| Pacific Coast Conference | Oregon State (North); UCLA (South) | No Tournament; Oregon State defeated UCLA in best-of-three conference championship playoff series | |||
| Skyline Conference | Wyoming | No Tournament | |||
| Southeastern Conference | Kentucky | None selected | 1947 SEC men's basketball tournament | Jefferson County Armory, (Louisville, Kentucky) | Kentucky |
| Southern Conference | NC State | None selected | 1947 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament | Duke Indoor Stadium (Durham, North Carolina) | NC State[4] |
| Southwest Conference | Texas | None selected | No Tournament | ||
| Western New York Little Three Conference | Canisius | No Tournament | |||
| Yankee Conference | Vermont | None selected | No Tournament | ||
Statistical leaders
Post-season tournaments
NCAA tournament
Semifinals and finals
| National 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
Semifinals and finals
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| Utah | 64 | ||||||||
| West Virginia | 62 | ||||||||
| Utah | 49 | ||||||||
| Kentucky | 45 | ||||||||
| Kentucky | 60 | ||||||||
| NC State | 42 | ||||||||
- Third Place – NC State 64, West Virginia 52
Awards
Consensus All-American teams
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Other major awards
- NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Sid Tanenbaum, NYU
Coaching changes
A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
| Team | Former Coach | Interim Coach | New Coach | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | Howard Hobson | John A. Warren | ||
| St. John's | Joe Lapchick | Frank McGuire | ||
| Yale | Ivy Williamson | Howard Hobson |
References
- ^ "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
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