1951–52 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team explained

Sport:	Basketball
Year:	1951-52
Prev Year:	1950-51
Next Year:	1952-53
Team:	La Salle Explorers
Conference:	Independent
Coachrank:	17
Record:	25–7
Bowl Result:	Champions

The 1951–52 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team represented La Salle University. The Explorers would win the 1952 National Invitation Tournament.

National Invitation Tournament

• First Round
  • La Salle 80, Seton Hall 76
• Quarterfinals
  • La Salle 51, St. John's 45
• Semifinal round
  • La Salle 59, Duquesne 46
• Final
  • La Salle 75, Dayton 64

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Awards and honors

• Tom Gola and Norm Grekin, NIT co-Most Valuable Players

Team players drafted into the NBA

Player	NBA Club
Newt Jones	Philadelphia Warriors
Bud Donnelly	Syracuse Nationals

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Rankings

See main article: 1951–52 NCAA men's basketball rankings.

Notes and References

1. Web site: NIT OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - History . 2009-12-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100326191327/http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1950s.html . 2010-03-26 .
2. Web site: 1952 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com . 2009-05-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100117212832/http://databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1952&lg=N . 2010-01-17 .