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1 Locations  


1.1  Regionals  




1.2  Championship Game  






2 Teams  




3 Bracket  


3.1  Regional third place  






4 See also  




5 References  













1943 NCAA basketball tournament






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1943 NCAA basketball tournament
Teams8
Finals siteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsWyoming Cowboys (1st title, 1st title game,
1st Final Four)
Runner-upGeorgetown Hoyas (1st title game,
1st Final Four)
Semifinalists
  • Texas Longhorns (1st Final Four)
    • Winning coachEverett Shelton (1st title)
    MOPKen Sailors (Wyoming)
    Attendance56,876
    Top scorerJohn Hargis (Texas)
    (59 points)
    NCAA Division I men's tournaments
    «1942 1944»

    The 1943 NCAA basketball tournament involved eight schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 24, 1943, and ended with the championship game on March 30 in New York City. A total of nine games were played, including a third place game in each region. Top-ranked Illinois declined to participate in the NCAA tournamentorNIT after three of its starters were drafted into the Army.

    Wyoming, coached by Everett Shelton, won the national title with a 46–34 victory in the final game over Georgetown, coached by Elmer Ripley.[1][2][3] Ken Sailors of Wyoming was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. The Cowboys were the first team in the 5-year history of the tournament to win after making a previous appearance in the tournament, having appeared in the 1941 tournament.

    Locations[edit]

    Only two venues hosted the 1943 tournament:

    Regionals[edit]

    March 24 and 25
    East Regional, Madison Square Garden, New York, New York (Host: Metropolitan New York Conference)
    March 26 and 27
    West Regional, Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri (Host: Missouri Valley Conference)

    Championship Game[edit]

    March 30
    Madison Square Garden, New York, New York (Host: Metropolitan New York Conference)

    Teams[edit]

    East Regional - New York City
    School Coach Conference Record
    Dartmouth Osborne Cowles EIBL 19–2
    DePaul Ray Meyer Independent 18–4
    Georgetown Elmer Ripley Independent 20–4
    NYU Howard Cann Metropolitan New York 16–4
    West Regional - Kansas City
    School Coach Conference Record
    Oklahoma Bruce Drake Big Six 17–8
    Texas Bully Gilstrap Southwest 18–6
    Washington Hec Edmundson Pacific Coast 24–5
    Wyoming Everett Shelton Mountain States 28–2

    Bracket[edit]

    Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
             
    Georgetown 55
    NYU 36
    Georgetown 53
    DePaul 49
    DePaul 46
    Dartmouth 35
    Georgetown 34
    Wyoming 46
    Texas 59
    Washington 55
    Texas 54
    Wyoming 58
    Wyoming 53
    Oklahoma 50

    Regional third place[edit]

    Source[1][2][3][4]

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b "Georgetown beaten by Wyoming, 46-34". Milwaukee Journal. United Press. March 31, 1943. p. 8, part 2.
  • ^ a b "Wyoming defeats Georgetown, 46-34, for NCAA basketball title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 31, 1943. p. 8.
  • ^ a b "Wyoming takes coveted crown". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). United Press. March 31, 1943. p. 11.
  • ^ "1943 NCAA basketball tournament". College Basketball Reference. Retrieved April 3, 2018.

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