1952 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National championship game
St. John's Redmen Kansas Jayhawks
MNYC Big 7
(25-5) (27-3)
63 80
Head coach:
Frank McGuire		 Head coach:
Phog Allen
1st half2nd half Total
St. John's Redmen 2736 63
Kansas Jayhawks 4139 80
DateMarch 26, 1952[1]
VenueHec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington
MVPClyde Lovellette, Kansas[2]
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The 1952 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1952 NCAA basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1951-52 NCAA men's basketball season. The game was played on March 26, 1952, at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington. It featured the St. John's Redmen of the Metropolitan New York Conference, and the Kansas Jayhawks of the Big Seven Conference.

Participating teams

St. John's Redmen

See also: 1951-52 St. John's Redmen basketball team

Kansas Jayhawks

See also: 1951-52 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

Game summary

Source:[3]

March 26, 1952
Kansas Jayhawks 80, St. John's Redmen 63
Scoring by half: 41-27, 39-36
Pts: Clyde Lovellette 33
Rebs: Clyde Lovellette 17		 Pts: Zeke Zawoluk 20
Rebs: Ronnie MacGilvray 10

References

  1. ^ "St. John's (NY) vs. Kansas (Men), March 26, 1952". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  3. ^ "St. John's (NY) vs. Kansas Box Score, March 18, 1953 | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com".
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