1943 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
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| 1943 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament |
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| Teams | 8 | ||
| Finals Site | Madison Square Garden New York City |
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| Champions | Wyoming (1st title) | ||
| Runner-Up | Georgetown (1st title game) | ||
| Semifinalists | DePaul (1st Final Four) Texas (1st Final Four) |
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| Winning Coach | Everett Shelton (1st title) | ||
| MOP | Ken Sailors Wyoming | ||
| Attendance | 56,876 | ||
| Top scorer | John Hargis Texas (59 points) |
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NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournaments
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The 1943 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 8 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 9 games were played, including a third place game in each region.
Wyoming, coached by Everett Shelton, won the national title with a 46-34 victory in the final game over Georgetown, coached by Elmer Ripley. Ken Sailors of Wyoming was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
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[edit] Locations
| Region | Site | Other Locations |
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| East | New York, New York | |
| West | Kansas City, Missouri | |
| Finals | New York, New York |
[edit] Teams
| Region | Seed | Team | Coach | Finished | Final Opponent | Score |
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| East | ||||||
| East | n/a | Dartmouth | O. B. Cowles | Regional Third Place | NYU | W 51-49 |
| East | n/a | DePaul | Ray Meyer | National Semifinals | Georgetown | L 53-49 |
| East | n/a | Georgetown | Elmer Ripley | Runner Up | Wyoming | L 46-34 |
| East | n/a | NYU | Howard Cann | Regional Fourth Place | Dartmouth | L 51-49 |
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| West | n/a | Oklahoma | Bruce Drake | Regional Third Place | Washington | W 48-43 |
| West | n/a | Texas | Bully Gilstrap | National Semifinals | Wyoming | L 58-54 |
| West | n/a | Washington | Hec Edmundson | Regional Fourth Place | Oklahoma | L 48-43 |
| West | n/a | Wyoming | Everett Shelton | Champion | Georgetown | W 46-34 |
[edit] Bracket
| 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 | ||||||||||||
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- 1943 NCAA Basketball Tournament on Shrp Sports (source for the bracket)
- HoopsTournament.Net, source for much of the information on this page.
| NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Final Four broadcasters | Champions and records |
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