MOP Ken Sailors Wyoming Teams 8 Finals site Madison Square Garden | Dates 24 Mar 1943 – 30 Mar 1943 Attendance 56,876 | |
Champions Wyoming (1st title, 1st title game) Runner-up Georgetown (1st title game,
1st Final Four) Semifinalists DePaul (1st Final Four)
Texas (1st Final Four) Winning coach Everett Shelton (1st title) Top scorer John Hargis Texas
(59 points) Champion Wyoming Cowboys basketball People also search for 1942 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament | ||
The 1943 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 8 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 24, 1943, and ended with the championship game on March 30 in New York City. A total of 9 games were played, including a third place game in each region.
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Wyoming, coached by Everett Shelton, won the national title with a 46-34 victory in the final game over Georgetown, coached by Elmer Ripley. Ken Sailors of Wyoming was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
Locations
The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 1943 tournament:
Regionals
Championship Game
References
1943 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA