1946–47 NCAA men's basketball season

Men's collegiate basketball season August 2023 March 2026 1946 March 19 25, 1947 Madison Square Garden New York City, New York Holy Cross Crusaders Holy Cross Crusaders Utah Redskins Gerald Tucker, Oklahoma Sooners The 1946–47 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1946, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1947 NCAA basketball tournament championship game on March 25, 1947, at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. The Holy Cross Crusaders won their first NCAA national championship with a 58–47 victory over the Oklahoma Sooners. Season headlines The Mid-American Conference began play, with five original members. The Western New York Little Three Conference began play. The Yankee Conference began play, with six original members."New England/Yankee regular-season champions," Coaches Database Accessed April 27, 2021 Ben Carnevale of Navy took the Midshipmen to the 1947 NCAA basketball tournament, becoming the first head coach to take two different teams to the NCAA tournament. He previously had taken North Carolina to the 1946 NCAA basketball tournament.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/Rules.pdf Playing Rules History ncaa.org NCAA June 25, 2024 12 George Kaftan of Holy Cross became the first player to score 30 points or more in a Final Four game of the NCAA basketball tournament, scoring 30 points against CCNY in a national semifinal game on March 22, 1947.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/Rules.pdf Playing Rules History ncaa.org NCAA June 25, 2024 11 Don Barksdale of UCLA was a 1947 consensus Second-Team All-American, becoming the first African-American to be named to the consensus all-America basketball team.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/Rules.pdf Playing Rules History ncaa.org NCAA June 25, 2024 13 In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Kentucky as its top-ranked team for the 1946–47 season.ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game ESPN ESPN Books New York, NY 2009 526, 529–587 978-0-345-51392-2 Conference membership changes SchoolFormer conferenceNew conference Butler Butler Bulldogs Independent Mid-American Conference Canisius Canisius Golden Griffins Independent Western New York Little Three Conference Chicago Chicago Maroons Big Ten Conference No NCAA basketball program Cincinnati Cincinnati Bearcats Independent Mid-American Conference Connecticut Connecticut Huskies New England Conference Yankee Conference Dickinson College Dickinson College Red Devils No NCAA basketball program Middle Atlantic States Conference North Harvard Harvard Crimson Independent Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Maine Maine Black Bears New England Conference Yankee Conference Massachusetts Massachusetts Minutemen Independent Yankee Conference New Hampshire New Hampshire Wildcats New England Conference Yankee Conference Niagara Niagara Purple Eagles Independent Western New York Little Three Conference Northeastern Northeastern Huskies New England Conference Non-major basketball program Ohio Ohio Bobcats Independent Mid-American Conference Rhode Island Rhode Island State Rams New England Conference Yankee Conference Saint Bonaventure St. Bonaventure Brown Indians Independent Western New York Little Three Conference Vermont Vermont Catamounts Independent Yankee Conference Wayne Wayne Tartars No NCAA basketball program Mid-American Conference Western Reserve Western Reserve Red Cats No NCAA basketball program Mid-American Conference Yale Yale Bulldogs Independent Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Regular season Conferences Conference winners and tournaments ConferenceRegular season winnerhttp://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/2009/Standings.pdf 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section 2009 NCAA 2009-02-14Conference player of the yearConference tournamentTournament venue (City)Tournament winnerBig Six Conference Oklahoma None selected No TournamentBig Nine Conference Wisconsin None selected No TournamentBorder Conference Arizona None selected No TournamentEastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Columbia None selected No TournamentMetropolitan New York Conference St. John's No TournamentMid-American Conference Butler & Cincinnati None selected No TournamentMiddle Atlantic States Conference North Muhlenberg No TournamentMissouri Valley Conference Saint Louis None selected No TournamentPacific Coast Conference Oregon State (North); UCLA (South) No Tournament;Oregon State defeated UCLA in best-of-three conference championship playoff seriesSoutheastern Conference Kentucky None selected 1947 SEC men's basketball tournament Jefferson County Armory,(Louisville, Kentucky) KentuckySouthern Conference NC State None selected 1947 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Duke Indoor Stadium(Durham, North Carolina) NC State2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section https://web.archive.org/web/20110930163611/http://www.soconsports.com/fls/4000/socon/files/0809mbkguide/standingsandresults.pdf?SPSID=35819&SPID=1798&DB_OEM_ID=4000 September 30, 2011 , Southern Conference, retrieved 2009-02-09Southwest Conference Texas None selected No TournamentWestern New York Little Three Conference Canisius No TournamentYankee Conference Vermont None selected No Tournament Conference standings Major independents A total of 50 college teams played as major independents. 1946 Duquesne University Duquesne Dukes Duquesne (20–2) had the best winning percentage (.909) and 1945 Marshall University Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall (32–5) finished with the most wins.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/independent/men/1947.html Sports Reference 1946-47 Men's Independent Season Summary August 6, 2024 Post-season tournaments NCAA tournament 1947 NCAA basketball tournament Semifinals and finals no National Semifinals National Finals Third place Holy Cross 60 CCNY 45 Texas 54 Oklahoma 55 Holy Cross 58 Oklahoma 47 CCNY 50 Texas 54 National Invitation tournament 1947 National Invitation Tournament Semifinals and finals no Semifinals Finals Third place   Utah 64   West Virginia 62   Kentucky 60   NC State 42   Utah 49   Kentucky 45   West Virginia 52   NC State 64 Awards Consensus All-American teams 1947 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans + Consensus First Team Player Position Class Team Ralph Beard G Sophomore Kentucky Alex Groza C Sophomore Kentucky Ralph Hamilton G Senior Indiana Sid Tanenbaum G Senior New York University Gerry Tucker C Senior Oklahoma + Consensus Second Team Player Position Class Team Don Barksdale C Senior UCLA Arnie Ferrin F Junior Utah Vern Gardner C Senior Utah John Hargis G Senior Texas George Kaftan F Junior Holy Cross Ed Koffenberger C Junior Duke Andy Phillip G/F Senior Illinois Major player of the year awards Helms Player of the Year: Gerald Tucker, Oklahoma Other major awards NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Sid Tanenbaum, NYU Coaching changes A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended. TeamFormerCoachInterimCoachNewCoachReasonArmyStu HolcombJohn MauerAuburnV. J. EdneyDanny DoyleBrownWeeb EwbankRobert MorrisBucknellJ. Ellwood LudwigJack GuyThe CitadelWhitey PiroBernard O'NeilCreightonEddie HickeyDuce BelfordDaytonJames CarterTom BlackburnGeorge WashingtonOtts ZahnGeorge GarberIdahoGuy WicksCharles FinleyIllinoisDouglas R. MillsHarry CombsIowa StateLouis MenzeClay SutherlandMarylandBurton ShipleyFlucie StewartMississippi StateStanfield HittPaul GregoryMontana StateBrick BreedenMax WorthingtonNew Mexico A&MJerry HinesJohn GunnArizona State–FlagstaffFrank BrickeyNick RagusOregonHoward HobsonJohn A. WarrenSaint LouisJohn FlanniganEddie HickeySaint Mary'sClarence AndersenBenjamin NeffSeton HallBob DaviesJack ReitmeierSMUF. C. BaccusDoc HayesSt. BonaventureHarry SingletonEd MelvinSt. John'sJoe LapchickFrank McGuire TennesseeJohn MauerEmmett Lowery Mauer left to coach Army.Texas State M&MDale WatersRoss MooreTexas TechBerl HuffmanPolk RobisonToledoBill OrwigJerry BushTulsaDon ShieldsJohn GarrisonUtah StateBebe LeeJoe WhitesidesValparaisoLoren EllisEmory BauerVanderbiltNorm CooperBob PolkVirginia TechGeorge S. ProctorRed LairdVMILoyd RobertsFrank SummersWilliam & MaryRichard F. GallagherBarney WilsonYaleIvy WilliamsonHoward Hobson References