1952–53 NCAA men's basketball season
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.
| 1952–53 NCAA Division I men's basketball season | |
|---|---|
| Preseason AP No. 1 | None |
| NCAA Tournament | 1953 |
| Tournament dates | March 10 – 18, 1953 |
| National Championship | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| NCAA Champions | Indiana |
| Helms National Champions | Indiana |
| Other champions | Seton Hall (NIT) |
| Player of the Year (Helms) | Bob Houbregs, Washington |
Rule changes
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]
Season headlines
- Prior to the season, the NCAA ruled that colleges and universities could no longer count games played against non-collegiate opponents in their annual won-loss records. Previously, it had been a common practice for many years for colleges and universities to include non-collegiate opponents in their schedules, with the games recognized as part of their official record for the season.[2]
- The California Basketball Association began play, with five original members. It would be renamed the West Coast Athletic Conference in 1956 and the West Coast Conference in 1989.
- The NCAA forced Kentucky to suspend its men's basketball program for the entire 1952–53 season as a result of the CCNY point-shaving scandal, which had been revealed in 1951.[3]
- The NCAA tournament expanded from 16 to 22 teams.
Season outlook
Pre-season polls
The Top 20 from the AP Poll and the UP Coaches Poll during the pre-season.[4][5]
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Conference membership changes
| School | Former conference | New conference |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona State College-Flagstaff Lumberjacks | Border Conference | Non-major basketball program |
| Bowling Green State Falcons | Independent | Mid-American Conference |
| Evansville Purple Aces | Ohio Valley Conference | Non-major basketball program |
| Marshall Thundering Herd | Ohio Valley Conference | Independent |
| Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders | Non-major basketball program | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Pacific Tigers | Non-major basketball program | California Basketball Association |
| Saint Mary's (Calif.) Gaels | Independent | California Basketball Association |
| San Francisco Dons | Independent | California Basketball Association |
| San Jose State Spartans | Independent | California Basketball Association |
| Santa Clara Broncos | Independent | California Basketball Association |
Regular season
Conference winners and tournaments
Statistical leaders
Post-season tournaments
NCAA tournament
Final Four
| National semifinals | National finals | ||||||||
| LSU | 67 | ||||||||
| Indiana | 80 | ||||||||
| Indiana | 69 | ||||||||
| Kansas | 68 | ||||||||
| Kansas | 79 | ||||||||
| Washington | 53 | ||||||||
- Third Place – Washington 88, LSU 69
National Invitation tournament
Semifinals & finals
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| St. John's | 64 | ||||||||
| Duquesne | 55 | ||||||||
| St. John's | 46 | ||||||||
| Seton Hall | 58 | ||||||||
| Manhattan | 56 | ||||||||
| Seton Hall | 74 | ||||||||
- Third Place – Duquesne 81, Manhattan 67
Awards
Consensus All-American teams
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Major player of the year awards
Other major awards
- NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Walter Dukes, Seton Hall
Coaching changes
A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
| Team | Former Coach |
Interim Coach |
New Coach |
Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas State | Jack Gardner | Tex Winter | ||
| Marquette | Tex Winter | Jack Nagle | ||
| Pittsburgh | Doc Carlson | Bob Timmons | ||
| Utah | Vadal Peterson | Jack Gardner | ||
References
- orangehoops.org History of NCAA Basketball Rule Changes
- "The Georgetown Basketball History Project: Non-Collegiate Opponents". Archived from the original on February 12, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- Goldstein, Joe, "Explosion: 1951 scandals threaten college hoops" - ESPN - November 19, 2003
- ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia. Random House. 2009. p. 836. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- "1977 Preseason AP Men's Basketball Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- "2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
- 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Honors Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
- 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section, Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09
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