1952–53 LSU Tigers basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball none 1952–53 LSU Tigers Southeastern Conference SEC 6 5 22–3 13–0 Harry Rabenhorst Huey P. Long Field House SEC Regular Season Champions NCAA tournament Final Four The 1952–53 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1952–53 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Harry Rabenhorst, and the team played their home games at Huey P. Long Field House in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Tigers swept through the SEC regular season and followed that success by reaching the first Final Four appearance in school history. The team finished with a record of 22–3 (13–0 SEC). Roster 1952 LSU Tigers y Bob Pettit 50 FC 6 9 200 Jr Baton Rouge, Louisiana y https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/louisiana-state/1952.html Harry Rabenhorst 1952-53 LSU Men's Basketball Roster https://lsusports.net/sports/mb/roster/season/1953/ Louisiana State University Athletics December 18, 2021 Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=LSU Tigers| Regular Season Dec 5, 1952 yes 1952 men Birmingham–Southern Panthers Birmingham–Southern Huey Long Field House Baton Rouge, Louisiana 98–38 1–0 Dec 8, 1952 yes Southwestern (TN) Huey Long Field House Baton Rouge, Louisiana 124–33 2–0 Dec 11, 1952 yes 1952 men Miami Hurricanes Miami (FL) Huey Long Field House Baton Rouge, Louisiana 86–58 3–0 Dec 17, 1952 yes 1952 men Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama Foster Auditorium Tuscaloosa, Alabama 58–45 4–0 1–0 Dec 22, 1952 yes yes 1952 men Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa 14 Expo Square Pavilion Tulsa, Oklahoma 58–84 4–1 Dec 29, 1952 yes yes 1952 men Villanova Wildcats Villanova New Orleans, Louisiana Sugar Bowl Classic 100–94 5–1 Dec 30, 1952 yes yes 1952 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis New Orleans, Louisiana Sugar Bowl Classic 70–67 6–1 Jan 5, 1953 yes 1952 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt Huey Long Field House Baton Rouge, Louisiana 74–61 7–1 2–0 Jan 10, 1953 yes 1952 none Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State McCarthy Gymnasium Starkville, Mississippi 75–55 8–1 3–0 Jan 12, 1953 yes 1952 men Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss Gymnasium Oxford, Mississippi 67–66 9–1 4–0 Jan 16, 1953 yes yes 1952 men Loyola Wolf Pack Loyola (LA) The Field House New Orleans, Louisiana 58–52 10–1 Jan 19, 1953 yes Georgia Woodruff Hall Athens, Georgia 55–50 11–1 5–0 Jan 26, 1953 yes Tulsa 20 Huey Long Field House Baton Rouge, Louisiana 55–51 12–1 Jan 31, 1953 1952 none Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Huey Long Field House Baton Rouge, Louisiana 95–59 13–1 6–0 Feb 7, 1953 1952 men Tulane Green Wave Tulane Huey Long Field House Baton Rouge, Louisiana 48–31 14–1 7–0 Feb 10, 1953 yes 1952 men Florida Gators Florida Florida Gymnasium Gainesville, Florida 68–56 15–1 8–0 Feb 14, 1953 yes 1952 men Auburn Tigers Auburn Auburn Sports Arena Auburn, Alabama 65–57 16–1 9–0 Feb 21, 1953 1952 men Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech Huey Long Field House Baton Rouge, Louisiana 76–52 17–1 10–0 Feb 23, 1953 Ole Miss Huey Long Field House Baton Rouge, Louisiana 63–48 18–1 11–0 Feb 27, 1953 Mississippi State Huey Long Field House Baton Rouge, Louisiana 82–47 19–1 12–0 Mar 6, 1953 yes Tulane Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana 53–52 20–1 13–0 |- !colspan=9 style=LSU Tigers| NCAA Tournament Mar 13, 1953 yes yes 7 1952 men Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen Lebanon Valley Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina 89–76 21–1 Mar 14, 1953 yes yes 7 1952 men Holy Cross Crusaders Holy Cross Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina 81–73 22–1 Mar 17, 1953 yes yes 7 Indiana 1 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri National Semifinal – Final Four 67–80 22–2 Mar 18, 1953 yes yes 7 Washington 2 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Consolation 69–88 10,500 22–3 AP Poll E1 East-1 1952-53 LSU Men's Basketball Schedule https://lsusports.net/sports/mb/schedule/season/1952/ Louisiana State University Athletics December 18, 20212020-21 LSU Men's Basketball Record Book November 6, 2019 https://lsusports.net/news/2019/11/06/2020-21-lsu-mbb-record-book/ Louisiana State University Athletics December 18, 2021 Rankings 1952–53 NCAA men's basketball rankings Awards and honors Bob Pettit – Consensus Second-Team All-American References Category:LSU Tigers men's basketball seasons Lsu Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Lsu LSU LSU