1944 NCAA basketball championship game

American collegiate basketball final March 2026 1944 NCAA basketball tournament August 2023 1944 NCAA Tournament Championship Game ncg 1944 NCAA Program.png March 28, 1944 1943-44 University of Utah Utah Redskins 22-4 MSC Vadal Peterson 17 19 6 University of Dartmouth Dartmouth Indians 19-2 Ivy Earl Brown 18 18 4 Madison Square Garden New York City, New York 17,990 Arnie Ferrin, Utahhttp://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/outstandingplayer Final Four Most Outstanding Players cbs.sportsline.com February 19, 2024 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080907123518/http://sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/outstandingplayer 7 September 2008 1943 1945 The 1944 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1944 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, and it determined the national champion for the 1943-44 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 1944 National Title Game was played on March 28, 1944, and it was played at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. Background Utah The Utah Redskins were coached by Vadal Peterson, and this was the Utes' first and only National Championship. The team had only 9 lettermen, 7 of which were freshmen, including eventual All-American Arnie Ferrin. They went 22-4 that season, but would not have qualified for the tournament had the Arkansas team not been involved in an automobile accident that killed an assistant coach and a player. The Redskins were invited to replace the Razorbacks a mere two days before the tournament was set to commence.Benson Lee Utah's 'Blitz Kids' surprised the basketball world in 1944 https://www.deseret.com/1988/4/2/18762459/utah-s-blitz-kids-surprised-the-basketball-world-in-1944 April 2, 1988 Deseret News July 1, 2020 They would beat Missouri and then go on to beat Iowa State to win the championship. The Redskins would not go to another National Championship game until 1998 in which they lost. Utah was the first team to be in the National Invitation Tournament and the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament both in the same season. Utah was an Independent that year. Dartmouth The Dartmouth Indians were led by Earl Brown to their second and final National Championship appearance. Dartmouth beat Catholic University, and then faced off Ohio State until they got to the championship. The Indians went 19–2 that year. Dartmouth was and is still part of the Ivy League. The Indians were led by All-American Aud Brindley and experienced significant roster turnover due to World War II. The Indians lost lettermen Larry Killick, Joe Fater, Larry Baxter, John Monahan and Paul Campbell to the draft, but added standout players Dick McGuire of St. John's and Bob Gale of Cornell, who were transferred to Dartmouth as a part of their military training program.Dartmouth Indians rebuilding for NCAA tourney https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54531114/the-burlington-free-press/ The Burlington Free Press March 7, 1944 8 Newspapers.com July 1, 2020 Game summary With 17,990 fans watching the game in New York, Utah hung tight with Dartmouth, who was favored by eight points prior to the game. For the first time in NCAA Championship Game history, an overtime period was required to determine a winner. Such overtime would not happen again until 1957. The next night, Utah played the winner of the National Invitational Tournament in St. John's as a charity event and won 43–36.https://utahcommhistory.com/2010/04/30/university-of-utah-1944-ncaa-basketball-championship/ University of Utah 1944 NCAA Basketball Championship 30 April 2010 See also 1944 NCAA basketball tournament References NCAA Basketball Championship Game Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball championship games Category:Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball Category:Utah Utes men's basketball Category:College basketball tournaments in New York City NCAA Basketball Championship Game NCAA Basketball Championship Game Category:1940s in Manhattan Category:Sports competitions in Manhattan