1947–48 NCAA men's basketball season

Men's collegiate basketball season August 2023 March 2026 1947 March 19 23, 1948 Madison Square Garden New York City, New York Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky Wildcats Saint Louis Billikens Ed Macauley, Saint Louis Billikens The 1947–48 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1947, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1948 NCAA basketball tournament championship game on March 23, 1948, at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. The Kentucky Wildcats won their first NCAA national championship with a 58–42 victory over the Baylor Bears. Season headlines The dispute among basketball fans over which was more prestigious, the National Invitation Tournament or the NCAA Tournament, continued throughout the entire year.Criblez Adam J. 2018-11-01 Making March Madness: The Early Years of the NCAA, NIT, and College Basketball Championships, 1922-1951 https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/shr/49/2/article-p206.xml Sport History Review en-US 49 2 206–207 10.1123/shr.2018-0028 1543-2947 subscription Saint Louis won the 1948 National Invitation Tournament.NIT history NCAA.com https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2024-02-05/nit-history?amp 2025-02-18 www.ncaa.com en In 1995, the Premo-Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Kentucky as its top-ranked team for the 1947–48 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 Colorado Colorado Buffaloes Skyline Conference Big Seven Conference Dickinson College Dickinson College Red Devils Middle Atlantic States Conference North No NCAA basketball program Miami Miami (OH) Redskins Independent Mid-American Conference Washington Washington University Bears Missouri Valley Conference Independent Wayne State Wayne Tartars Mid-American Conference Independent Western Michigan Western Michigan Broncos Independent Mid-American Conference 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 Seven Conference Kansas State None selected No TournamentBig Nine Conference Michigan None selected No TournamentBorder Conference Arizona None selected No TournamentEastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Yale None selected No TournamentMetropolitan New York Conference Columbia No TournamentMid-American Conference Cincinnati None selected No TournamentMiddle Atlantic States Conference North Muhlenberg No TournamentMissouri Valley Conference Oklahoma A&M None selected No TournamentMountain States (Skyline) Conference BYU No TournamentPacific Coast Conference Washington (North); USC (South) No Tournament;Washington defeated USC in best-of-three conference championship playoff seriesSoutheastern Conference Kentucky None selected 1948 SEC men's basketball tournament Jefferson County Armory,(Louisville, Kentucky) KentuckySouthern Conference NC State None selected 1948 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 Baylor None selected No TournamentWestern New York Little Three Conference Niagara No TournamentYankee Conference Connecticut None selected No Tournament Conference standings Major independents A total of 56 college teams played as major independents. 1947 Western Kentucky University Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky State (28–2) had the best winning percentage (.933) and 1947 men Louisville Cardinals Louisville (29–6) finished with the most wins.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/independent/men/1948.html Sports Reference 1947-48 Men's Independent Season Summary August 6, 2024 Post-season tournaments NCAA tournament 1948 NCAA basketball tournament Semifinals & finals no National Semifinals National Finals Third place Kentucky 60 Holy Cross 52 Kansas State 52 Baylor 60 Kentucky 58 Baylor 42 Holy Cross 60 Kansas State 54 National Invitation tournament 1948 National Invitation Tournament Semifinals & finals no Semifinals Finals Third place   Western Kentucky State 53   Saint Louis 60   NYU 72   DePaul 59   Saint Louis 65   NYU 52   Western Kentucky State 61   DePaul 59 Awards Consensus All-American teams 1948 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans + Consensus First Team Player Position Class Team Ralph Beard G Junior Kentucky Ed Macauley F Junior Saint Louis Jim McIntyre C Junior Minnesota Kevin O'Shea G Sophomore Notre Dame Murray Wier G Senior Iowa + Consensus Second Team Player Position Class Team Dick Dickey F Sophomore NC State Arnie Ferrin F Senior Utah Alex Groza C Junior Kentucky Hal Haskins F/G Sophomore Hamline George Kaftan F Senior Holy Cross Duane Klueh G Junior Indiana State Tony Lavelli F Junior Yale Jack Nichols C Senior Washington Andy Wolfe G/F Senior California Major player of the year awards Helms Player of the Year: Ed Macauley, Saint Louis Other major awards NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Dolph Schayes, NYU Coaching changes A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended. TeamFormerCoachInterimCoachNewCoachReasonArizona State–TempeRudy LavikBill Kajikawa Boston UniversityRuss PetersonCharles Cummings BradleyAlfred J. RobertsonForddy Anderson Robertson also stepped down from the baseball team, football team, and athletic director duties.CanisiusEarl BrownJoseph Niland DetroitJohn ShadaBob Calihan DrakeForddy AndersonJack McClelland Anderson left to coach Bradley.DuquesneChick DaviesDudey Moore Holy CrossDoggie JulianBuster Sheary Indiana StateJohn WoodenJohn Longfellow Kent StateHarry C. AdamsDavid E. McDowell MichiganOsborne CowlesErnie McCoy McCoy is also the assistant athletic director. Cowles left to coach Minnesota.MinnesotaDave MacMillanOsborne Cowles Montana StateMax WorthingtonBrick Breeden PennRed KellettHowie Dallmar Rhode Island StateFrank KeaneyRed HaireSt. Francis (NY)Joseph BrennanDaniel Lynch Texas State M&MRoss MooreDale Waters TCUHerb McQuillanBuster Brannon UCLAWilbur JohnsJohn Wooden ValparaisoEmory BauerDon Warnke Wichita MunicipalMelvin J. BinfordKen Gunning References 2