See also: 1953 NCAA basketball tournament.
1953 NCAA Tournament Championship Game | |
Type: | ncg |
Date: | March 18, 1953[1] |
Year: | 1952-53 |
Visitor School: | University of Kansas |
Visitor Name Short: | Kansas |
Visitor Nickname: | Jayhawks |
Visitor Record: | 19-5 |
Visitor Conference: | Big 7 |
Visitor Ap: | 3 |
Visitor Coaches: | 5 |
Visitor Coach: | Phog Allen |
Visitor Per1: | 41 |
Visitor Per2: | 27 |
Home School: | Indiana University |
Home Name Short: | Indiana |
Home Nickname: | Hoosiers |
Home Record: | 22-3 |
Home Conference: | Big Ten |
Home Ap: | 1 |
Home Coaches: | 1 |
Home Coach: | Branch McCracken |
Home Per1: | 41 |
Home Per2: | 28 |
Arena: | Municipal Auditorium |
City: | Kansas City, Missouri |
Mvp: | B.H. Born, Kansas[2] |
Previous: | 1952 |
Next: | 1954 |
The 1953 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship Game was the finals of the 1953 NCAA basketball tournament and it determined the national champion for the 1952-53 NCAA men's basketball season. The game was played on March 20, 1954, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. It featured the Indiana Hoosiers of the Big Ten Conference, and the defending national champion Kansas Jayhawks of the Big Seven Conference. This was a rematch of the 1940 NCAA basketball championship game, which Indiana won.
See also: 1952-53 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team.
See also: 1952-53 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team.
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