Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Monday, June 29, 4:48PM. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Subscribe to our Free Newsletter, This Month in Sports ReferenceFind out when we add a feature or make a change. And at Idaho State University in Pocatello, games were held in the two-year-old Minidome, having previously been played at Reed Gym in 1957. Won Mideast Regional Final (73-54) versus Kentucky Lost National Final (81-76) versus UCLA, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Monday, June 29, 4:48PM. A total of 29 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national third place game. Are you a Stathead, too? [4] SW Louisiana also made the tournament in 1973, but due to major infractions that resulted in the basketball program receiving the NCAA death penalty (and very nearly expelled from the NCAA altogether), both appearances have since been vacated and the records expunged. Or write about sports? UNLV 77, Duke 79, Kentucky 103, Duke 104, UNC 54, Kansas 53, NC State 54, Houston 52 NCAA Tournament 1988 NCAA , 1976 NCAA , 1940 NCAA , 1950 NCAA , 1981 NCAA Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? The Seminoles, coached by Hugh Durham , lost to John Wooden and his UCLA Bruins , 81–76, at the Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California . UNLV 77, Duke 79, Kentucky 103, Duke 104, UNC 54, Kansas 53, NC State 54, Houston 52 NCAA Tournament 1988 NCAA , 1976 NCAA , 1940 NCAA , 1950 NCAA , 1981 NCAA Do you have a sports website? Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. 1972 NCAA Tournament | Bracket Champion: UCLA Most Outstanding Player: Bill Walton, UCLA Final Four: Florida State, North Carolina, Louisville, UCLA Shining Moments. Sophomore center Bill Walton of UCLA was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player;[1][2][3] the first of two consecutive. All rights reserved. From the Tallahassee Democrat, March 19, 1972, page 1-D - by Bill McGrotha DAYTON, OH, March 18, 1972 - In front all the way, Florida State's quick-and-cool basketball team swept into the NCAA's finals with an emphatic 73-54 trimming of Kentucky here Saturday afternoon. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Games were held at the brand-new Marriott Center, then the largest basketball arena in the country, on the campus of Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, replacing the Smith Fieldhouse. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Of course, that Hugh Durham coached team, which was coming off a national championship loss to UCLA, climbed all the way to No. Copyright © 2000-2020 Sports Reference LLC. David Brownyard, 6-2, 160, G, Winter Haven - After slow start, he became one of the most productive on freshmen team last season...brought field goal percentage up from 33 to 49, doubling his point average...ended with a 14.6 clip per game...had a streak of eight out of nine games in double figure … We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Or write about sports? Join our linker program. The first games held in the state of Tennessee were held this year at the Stokely Athletic Center on the campus of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. All rights reserved. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. We present them here for purely educational purposes. In a historically significant note, the Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns made the tournament in their first season of eligibility for postseason play; the next to achieve this feat was North Dakota State in 2009. The tournament saw five new venues and three new host cities used for the first time. NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, UCLA Bruins men's basketball 1971–72 NCAA champions, 1972 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, 1972 NCAA College Division Basketball Tournament, 1972 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, 1972 National Women's Invitation Tournament, "Super soph Bill Walton sparkles; Bruins earn another NCAA title", "It was the same old story-- Bruins win NCAA crown", "Woodside hits jumper with 3 seconds left to push N. Dakota St. to Summit title", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1972_NCAA_University_Division_Basketball_Tournament&oldid=962455582, 1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball season, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 14 June 2020, at 04:57. 1972-73 Statistics 1971-72 Statistics 1970-71 Statistics ... has signed a Grant in Aid to play basketball at Florida State for Leonard Hamilton and his staff. Find out more. The 1972 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament involved 25 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of NCAA University Division (now Division I) college basketball.