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The 1946 47 NCAA men s basketball season began in December 1946 progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments and concluded with the 1947 NCAA basketball tournament championship game on March 25 1947 at Madison Square Garden in New York New York The Holy Cross Crusaders won their first NCAA national championship with a 58 47 victory over the Oklahoma Sooners 1946 47 NCAA Division I men s basketball seasonNCAA Tournament1947Tournament datesMarch 19 25 1947National ChampionshipMadison Square GardenNew York New YorkNCAA ChampionsHoly CrossHelms National ChampionsHoly CrossOther championsUtah NIT Player of the Year Helms Gerald Tucker Oklahoma 1945 461947 48 Contents 1 Season headlines 2 Conference membership changes 3 Regular season 3 1 Conference winners and tournaments 3 2 Statistical leaders 4 Post season tournaments 4 1 NCAA tournament 4 1 1 Semifinals and finals 4 2 National Invitation tournament 4 2 1 Semifinals and finals 5 Awards 5 1 Consensus All American teams 5 2 Major player of the year awards 5 3 Other major awards 6 Coaching changes 7 ReferencesSeason headlines EditThe Mid American Conference began play with five original members The Western New York Little Three Conference began play The Yankee Conference began play with six original members 1 In 1995 the Premo Porretta Power Poll retroactively selected Kentucky as its national champion for the 1946 47 season 2 Conference membership changes EditSchool Former conference New conferenceButler Bulldogs Independent Mid American ConferenceCanisius Golden Griffins Independent Western New York Little Three ConferenceChicago Maroons Big Ten Conference No NCAA basketball programCincinnati Bearcats Independent Mid American ConferenceConnecticut Huskies New England Conference Yankee ConferenceDickinson College Red Devils No NCAA basketball program Middle Atlantic States Conference NorthHarvard Crimson Independent Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball LeagueMaine Black Bears New England Conference Yankee ConferenceMassachusetts Minutemen Independent Yankee ConferenceNew Hampshire Wildcats New England Conference Yankee ConferenceNiagara Purple Eagles Independent Western New York Little Three ConferenceOhio Bobcats Independent Mid American ConferenceRhode Island State Rams New England Conference Yankee ConferenceSt Bonaventure Brown Indians Independent Western New York Little Three ConferenceVermont Catamounts Independent Yankee ConferenceWayne State Warriors No NCAA basketball program Mid American ConferenceWestern Reserve Red Cats No NCAA basketball program Mid American ConferenceYale Bulldogs Independent Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball LeagueRegular season EditConference winners and tournaments Edit Conference Regular season winner 3 Conference player of the year Conference tournament Tournament venue City Tournament winnerBig Six Conference Oklahoma None selected No TournamentBig Ten Conference Wisconsin None selected No TournamentBorder Conference Arizona None selected No TournamentEastern Intercollegiate Basketball League Columbia None selected No TournamentMetropolitan New York Conference St John s No TournamentMid American Conference Butler amp Cincinnati None selected No TournamentMiddle Atlantic States Conference North Muhlenberg No TournamentMissouri Valley Conference Saint Louis None selected No TournamentPacific Coast Conference Oregon State North UCLA South No Tournament Oregon State defeated UCLA in best of three conference championship playoff seriesSkyline Conference Wyoming No TournamentSoutheastern Conference Kentucky None selected 1947 SEC men s basketball tournament Jefferson County Armory Louisville Kentucky KentuckySouthern Conference NC State None selected 1947 Southern Conference men s basketball tournament Duke Indoor Stadium Durham North Carolina NC State 4 Southwest Conference Texas None selected No TournamentWestern New York Little Three Conference Canisius No TournamentYankee Conference Vermont None selected No TournamentStatistical leaders Edit This section is empty You can help by adding to it April 2021 Post season tournaments EditNCAA tournament Edit Main articles 1947 NCAA basketball tournament and 1947 NCAA Basketball Championship Game Semifinals and finals Edit National SemifinalsNational Finals Holy Cross60CCNY45Holy Cross58Oklahoma47Texas54Oklahoma55Third Place Texas 54 CCNY 50National Invitation tournament Edit Main article 1947 National Invitation Tournament Semifinals and finals Edit SemifinalsFinals Utah64 West Virginia62 Utah49 Kentucky45 Kentucky60 NC State42Third Place NC State 64 West Virginia 52Awards EditConsensus All American teams Edit Main article 1947 NCAA Men s Basketball All Americans Consensus First Team Player Position Class TeamRalph Beard G Sophomore KentuckyAlex Groza C Sophomore KentuckyRalph Hamilton G Senior IndianaSid Tanenbaum G Senior New York UniversityGerry Tucker C Senior Oklahoma Consensus Second Team Player Position Class TeamDon Barksdale C Senior UCLAArnie Ferrin F Junior UtahVern Gardner C Senior UtahJohn Hargis G Senior TexasGeorge Kaftan F Junior Holy CrossEd Koffenberger C Junior DukeAndy Phillip G F Senior IllinoisMajor player of the year awards Edit Helms Player of the Year Gerald Tucker OklahomaOther major awards Edit NIT Haggerty Award Top player in New York City metro area Sid Tanenbaum NYUCoaching changes EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it April 2021 A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended Team FormerCoach InterimCoach NewCoach ReasonOregon Howard Hobson John A WarrenSt John s Joe Lapchick Frank McGuireYale Ivy Williamson Howard HobsonReferences Edit New England Yankee Regular Season Champions Coaches Database Accessed April 27 2021 ESPN ed 2009 ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia The Complete History of the Men s Game New York NY ESPN Books p 526 529 587 ISBN 978 0 345 51392 2 2009 NCAA Men s Basketball Record Book Conferences Section PDF NCAA 2009 Retrieved 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