1952 National Invitation Tournament

United States college basketball tournament August 2023 April 2026 NIT 1952 12 Madison Square Garden New York City La Salle Explorers 1st Dayton Flyers 2nd St. Bonaventure Bonnies 1st Duquesne Dukes 3rd Ken Loeffler 1st Tom Gola and Norm Grekin La Salle The 1952 National Invitation Tournament was the 1952 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. The 1952 tournament was won by La Salle University. Tom Gola and Norm Grekin were co-MVPs. Selected teams Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.Tournament Results (1950s) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09 Dayton Duquesne Holy Cross La Salle Louisville NYU St. Bonaventure St. John's Saint Louis Seattle Seton Hall Western Kentucky Bracket Below is the tournament bracket. Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Western Kentucky 62 Louisville 59 Dayton 81 NYU 66 La Salle 80 Seton Hall 76 Holy Cross 77 Seattle 72 Western Kentucky 69 St. Bonaventure 70 Saint Louis 58 Dayton 68 La Salle 51 St. John's 45 Duquesne 78 Holy Cross 68 St. Bonaventure 62 Dayton 69 La Salle 59 Duquesne 46 Dayton 64 La Salle 75 Third place game St. Bonaventure 48 Duquesne 34 See also 1952 NCAA basketball tournament 1952 NAIA Basketball Tournament References National Invitation National Invitation Tournament Category:1950s in Manhattan Category:Basketball in New York City Category:College sports tournaments in New York City National Invitation Tournament Category:National Invitation Tournament Category:Sports competitions in Manhattan Category:Basketball competitions in New York City