MOP Alex Groza Kentucky Teams 8 Finals site Madison Square Garden | Dates 19 Mar 1948 – 23 Mar 1948 Attendance 72,523 | |
Champions Kentucky (1st title, 1st title game,
2nd Final Four) Runner-up Baylor (1st title game,
1st Final Four) Semifinalists Holy Cross (2nd Final Four)
Kansas State (1st Final Four) Winning coach Adolph Rupp (1st title) Top scorer Alex Groza Kentucky
(54 points) Champion Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball People also search for 1949 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament | ||
The 1948 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 19, 1948, and ended with the championship game on March 23 in New York City. A total of 10 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game.
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Kentucky, coached by Adolph Rupp, won the national title with a 58-42 victory in the final game over Baylor, coached by Bill Henderson. Alex Groza of Kentucky was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
Locations
The following are the sites selected to host each round of the 1948 tournament:
Regionals
Championship Game
References
1948 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA