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1947 National Invitation Tournament
Teams8
Finals siteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsUtah Utes (1st title)
Runner-upKentucky Wildcats (2nd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachVadal Peterson (1st title)
MVPVern Gardner (Utah)
National Invitation Tournaments
«1946 1948»

The 1947 National Invitation Tournament was the 1947 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. The Utah Utes won the tournament. They were led by Wataru Misaka, who later joined the New York Knicks and became the first person of color to play in modern professional basketball.[1] In the championship game against the Kentucky Wildcates, Utah held star Ralph Beard to a single point.[2]

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 8 teams selected for the tournament.[3]

Participants
Bradley
Duquesne
Kentucky
Long Island
NC State
St. John's
Utah
West Virginia

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket.[3]

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 game
   
West Virginia 52
NC State 64

See also

References

  1. ^ "New York Times". New York Times. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  2. ^ "New York Times". New York Times. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Tournament Results (1940s) at nit.org, URL accessed December 9, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
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