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1952 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Teams 16 Finals Site Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington Champions Kansas (1st title) Runner-Up St. John's (1st title game) Semifinalists Illinois (3rd Final Four) Santa Clara (1st Final Four) Winning Coach Phog Allen (1st title) MOP Clyde Lovellette Kansas Attendance 115,712 Top scorer Clyde Lovellette Kansas (141 points) |
The 1952 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 16 schools playing
in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division
I college basketball. It began on March 21, 1952, and ended with the championship
game on March 26 in Seattle, Washington. A total of 20 games were played,
including a third place game in each region and a national third place game. Kansas, coached by Phog Allen, won the national title with a 80-63 victory in the final game over St. John's, coached by Frank McGuire. Clyde Lovellette of Kansas was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. This tournament was the first to have a true "Final Four" format, with the winners at four regional sites advancing to the final site—although the four regionals did not receive distinct names until the 1956 tournament. It was also the first to have regional television coverage. |
The men's team has enjoyed considerable national success, having been selected Helms
Foundation National Champions in 1922 and 1923, winning two NCAA national championships
in 1952 and 1988, playing in a grand total of 12 Final Fours, and
being regularly ranked in the AP Top 25 College Basketball Poll. A perennial conference
powerhouse, Kansas leads all universities with 50 regular-season conference
titles in 100 years of conference play through the 2006-2007 regular season,
one more than the second place Kentucky Wildcats. The Jayhawks have won a record
seven conference titles and a record five conference tournaments in the 11
years of the Big 12's existence. |
The Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball
program of the University of Kansas Jayhawks. The program is classified in
the NCAA's Division I, and the team competes in the Big 12 Conference. Considered
one of the best basketball programs in collegiate sports history, their first
coach was the inventor of the game, James Naismith. |
March 18, 2008 UD Arena Dayton, Ohio Host: University of Dayton UD Arena Concierge March 20 and 22, 2008 Honda Center Anaheim, California Host: Big West Conference Honda Center Concierge Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado Hosts: Colorado State University Pepsi Center Concierge Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska Hosts: Creighton University Qwest Center Omaha Concierge Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Host: Georgetown University Verizon Center Concierge March 21 and 23, 2008 BJCC Arena Birmingham, Alabama Host: Southeastern Conference BJCC Arena Concierge Alltel Arena Little Rock, Arkansas Host: University of Arkansas Alltel Arena Concierge RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina Host: North Carolina State University RBC Center Concierge St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, Florida Host: University of South Florida St Pete Times Forum Concierge March 27 and 29, 2008 East Regional Charlotte Bobcats Arena Charlotte, North Carolina Host: University of North Carolina Charlotte Arena Concierge West Regional US Airways Center Phoenix, Arizona Host: Arizona State University US Airways Center Concierge March 28 and 30, 2008 Midwest Regional Ford Field Detroit, Michigan Host: University of Detroit Mercy Ford Field Concierge South Regional Reliant Stadium Houston, Texas Host: University of Houston and Rice Reliant Stadium Concierge Final Four: April 5 and 7, 2008 Alamodome San Antonio, Texas Host: Univ. of Texas-San Antonio Alamodome Concierge |
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The program also owns the best Big 12 records in both those areas with a 145-31
record in conference play and a 22-6 record in tournament play. From 1990 to 1999 Kansas compiled a 286-60 record, the best win-loss record of any team in the decade. From 1994 to 1998, the Jayhawks won 62 consecutive home games at Allen Fieldhouse, which was the longest such streak in the NCAA at the time. The seniors of 1998 (Raef LaFrentz, Billy Thomas, and C.B. McGrath) went 58-0 at home during their KU careers.KU ranks fourth in NCAA Tournament appearances, with 36. Kansas is also ranked fifth in NCAA Tournament victories, with 73. |
