1946–47 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team

Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball
1946–47 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball
National champions
NCAA National Championship Game; vs. Oklahoma, W, 58–47
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. N/A
AP	No. N/A
1946–47 record	27–3
Head coach	Alvin "Doggie" Julian
Assistant coach	Albert Riopel

The 1946–47 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represented The College of the Holy Cross in NCAA competition in the 1946–47 season. The Crusaders, behind coach Alvin "Doggie" Julian, NCAA tournament MVP George Kaftan, star Joe Mullaney and a freshman point guard named Bob Cousy, beat Oklahoma at Madison Square Garden to win the NCAA championship.^[1] The team entered the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament as the last seed in the 8-team tournament. In the first match, Holy Cross defeated the United States Naval Academy in front of a sold-out crowd at Madison Square Garden by a score of 55 to 47. Mullaney led the team in scoring with 18 points, mostly in part to Navy coach Ben Carnevale's decision to have his players back off from Mullaney, who was reputed as being more of a playmaker than a shooter.^[2] In the semi-final match, Holy Cross faced the City College of New York (CCNY), coached by Nat Holman, one of the game's earliest innovators. The Crusaders, led by Kaftan's 30-point game, easily defeated the Beavers 60–45.^[3] In the championship game, Holy Cross faced the University of Oklahoma, behind coach Bruce Drake, in another sold-out game at Madison Square Garden. Kaftan followed up the semi-final match with 18 points in the title game, leading the Crusaders to a 58–47 victory against the Sooners.^[3] Holy Cross became the first college from the New England area to win a national college basketball title.The Crusaders finished the 1947 season with 23 straight wins. Afterward, 35,000 people watched a parade in the team's honor on Holy Cross Day in Worcester. Future NBA legend Cousy was named AP and UP player of the year, and George Kaftan was voted to the all-decade team of the 1940s by the NCAA in 1989.

NCAA tournament results

Quarterfinals			Semifinals				Finals

	Holy Cross	55
	Navy	47
				Holy Cross	60

				CCNY	45
	CCNY	70

	Wisconsin	56
								Holy Cross	58
								Oklahoma	47
	Texas	42
	Wyoming	40
				Texas	54	Third place

				Oklahoma	55
	Oklahoma	56						CCNY	50

	Oregon State	54						Texas	54

Source^[4]

Awards and honors

George Kaftan
- NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player (MOP)
- Consensus Second Team All-American

References

↑ http://sportslifer.wordpress.com/2009/03/14/once-upon-a-time-holy-cross-was-king-of-hoops/ Once Upon a Time, Holy Cross Was King of Hoops
↑ Reynolds, p51.
1 2 Reynolds, p52.
↑ "1947 NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket". All-time NCAA Tournament brackets. databaseSports.com. 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2010.

External links

Holy Cross – 1947 NCAA Champions

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[1] ttp://sportslifer.wordpress.com/2009/03/14/once-upon-a-time-holy-cross-was-king-of-hoops/ Once Upon a Time, Holy Cross Was King of Hoops

[2] Reynolds, p51.

[p52-3] 1 2 Reynolds, p52.

[4] "1947 NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket". All-time NCAA Tournament brackets. databaseSports.com. 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2010.

Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball
Venues	Hart Center (1975–present)
Rivalries	Boston University
Culture & lore	History The Crusader "Chu! Chu! Rah! Rah!" Crusader Pep Band
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NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

1946–47 Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball
National champions
NCAA National Championship Game vs. Oklahoma, W, 58–47
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. N/A
AP	No. N/A
1946–47 record	27–3
Head coach	Alvin "Doggie" Julian
Assistant coach	Albert Riopel