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Preseason AP No. 1 | None |
NCAA Tournament | 1953 |
Tournament dates | March 10 – 18, 1953 |
National Championship | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
NCAA Champions | Indiana |
Helms National Champions | Indiana |
Other champions | Seton Hall (NIT) |
Player of the Year (Helms) | Bob Houbregs, Washington |
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The 1952–53 NCAA men's basketball season began in December 1952, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1953 NCAA basketball tournament championship game on March 18, 1953, at Municipal AuditoriuminKansas City, Missouri. The Indiana Hoosiers won their second NCAA national championship with a 69–68 victory over the Kansas Jayhawks.
Teams must take a free throw after a foul, as had been the practice through the 1938–39 season. Previously, under a rule that had been in effect since the 1939–40 season, a team could waive its free throw and instead take the ball at mid-court after a foul.[1]
The Top 20 from the AP Poll and the UP Coaches Poll during the pre-season.[6][7]
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School | Former conference | New conference |
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Arizona State College-Flagstaff Lumberjacks | Border Conference | Non-major basketball program |
Bowling Green State Falcons | Independent | Mid-American Conference |
Evansville Purple Aces | Ohio Valley Conference | Non-major basketball program |
Marshall Thundering Herd | Ohio Valley Conference | Independent |
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders | Non-major basketball program | Ohio Valley Conference |
Pacific Tigers | Non-major basketball program | California Basketball Association |
Saint Mary's (Calif.) Gaels | Independent | California Basketball Association |
San Francisco Dons | Independent | California Basketball Association |
San Jose State Spartans | Independent | California Basketball Association |
Santa Clara Broncos | Independent | California Basketball Association |
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National semifinals | National finals | ||||||||
LSU | 67 | ||||||||
Indiana | 80 | ||||||||
Indiana | 69 | ||||||||
Kansas | 68 | ||||||||
Kansas | 79 | ||||||||
Washington | 53 |
Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
St. John's | 64 | ||||||||
Duquesne | 55 | ||||||||
St. John's | 46 | ||||||||
Seton Hall | 58 | ||||||||
Manhattan | 56 | ||||||||
Seton Hall | 74 |
Player | Position | Class | Team |
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Ernie Beck | F | Senior | Pennsylvania |
Walter Dukes | C | Senior | Seton Hall |
Tom Gola | F | Sophomore | La Salle |
Bob Houbregs | F | Senior | Washington |
Johnny O'Brien | G | Senior | Seattle |
Player | Position | Class | Team |
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Dick Knostman | F | Senior | Kansas State |
Bob Pettit | C | Junior | Louisiana State |
Joe Richey | G | Senior | Brigham Young |
Don Schlundt | C | Sophomore | Indiana |
Frank Selvy | G | Junior | Furman |
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A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
Team | Former Coach |
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Kansas State | Jack Gardner | Tex Winter | ||
Marquette | Tex Winter | Jack Nagle | ||
Pittsburgh | Doc Carlson | Bob Timmons | ||
Utah | Vadal Peterson | Jack Gardner |
NCAA Division I men's basketball seasons
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