1951–52 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team

1951–52 La Salle Explorers men's basketball
1951–52 La Salle Explorers men's basketball
National Invitation Tournament, Champions
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
1951–52 record	25–7
	Seasons ← →

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[]

References[]

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-12-09. Retrieved 2009-12-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2009-05-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-12-09. Retrieved 2009-12-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2009-05-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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v t La Salle Explorers men's basketball
Venues	Wister Hall (19??–1955) Palestra (1955–1989) Civic Center (1989–1996) First Union Spectrum (1996–1998) Tom Gola Arena (1998–present) TruMark Financial Center (facilities)
Culture & lore	"" City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) Scandal
People	Statistical leaders
	1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1951–52 1953–54 1954–55 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1991–92 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics