1947 National Invitation Tournament | |||
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Teams | 8 | ||
Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City |
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Champions | Utah (1st title) | ||
Runner-up | Kentucky (2nd title game) | ||
Semifinalists | NC State (1st semifinal) West Virginia (3rd semifinal) |
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Winning coach | Vadal Peterson (1st title) | ||
MVP | Vern Gardner Utah | ||
National Invitation Tournament
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The 1947 National Invitation Tournament was the 1947 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Below is a list of the 8 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
Participants | ||||
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Bradley | ||||
Duquesne | ||||
Kentucky | ||||
Long Island | ||||
NC State | ||||
St. John's | ||||
Utah | ||||
West Virginia |
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
Utah | 45 | ||||||||||||
Duquesne | 44 | ||||||||||||
Utah | 64 | ||||||||||||
West Virginia | 62 | ||||||||||||
West Virginia | 69 | ||||||||||||
Bradley | 60 | ||||||||||||
Utah | 49 | ||||||||||||
Kentucky | 45 | ||||||||||||
Kentucky | 66 | ||||||||||||
Long Island | 62 | ||||||||||||
Kentucky | 60 | ||||||||||||
NC State | 42 | ||||||||||||
NC State | 61 | ||||||||||||
St. John's | 55 |
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