1952–53 LSU Tigers basketball team

1952–53 LSU Tigers basketball
SEC Regular Season Champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 5
Record22–3 (13–0 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaHuey P. Long Field House
Seasons
← 1951–52
1953–54 →

The 1952–53 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1952–53 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Harry Rabenhorst, and the team played their home games at Huey P. Long Field House in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

The Tigers swept through the SEC regular season and followed that success by reaching the first Final Four appearance in school history. The team finished with a record of 22–3 (13–0 SEC).

Roster

1952–53 LSU Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F/C 50 Bob Pettit 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Dec 5, 1952*
 Birmingham–Southern W 98–38  1–0
 Huey Long Field House 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 8, 1952*
 Southwestern (TN) W 124–33  2–0
 Huey Long Field House 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 11, 1952*
 Miami (FL) W 86–58  3–0
 Huey Long Field House 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 17, 1952
 at Alabama W 58–45  4–0
(1–0) 		Foster Auditorium 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Dec 22, 1952*
 at No. 14 Tulsa L 58–84  4–1
 Expo Square Pavilion 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 29, 1952*
 vs. Villanova
Sugar Bowl Classic 		W 100–94  5–1
  
New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 30, 1952*
 vs. Saint Louis
Sugar Bowl Classic 		W 70–67  6–1
  
New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 5, 1953*
 Vanderbilt W 74–61  7–1
(2–0) 		Huey Long Field House 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 10, 1953
 at Mississippi State W 75–55  8–1
(3–0) 		McCarthy Gymnasium 
Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 12, 1953
 at Ole Miss W 67–66  9–1
(4–0) 		Gymnasium 
Oxford, Mississippi
Jan 16, 1953*
 at Loyola (LA) W 58–52  10–1
 The Field House 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 19, 1953
 at Georgia W 55–50  11–1
(5–0) 		Woodruff Hall 
Athens, Georgia
Jan 26, 1953*
 No. 20 Tulsa W 55–51  12–1
 Huey Long Field House 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 31, 1953
 Tennessee W 95–59  13–1
(6–0) 		Huey Long Field House 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 7, 1953
 Tulane W 48–31  14–1
(7–0) 		Huey Long Field House 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 10, 1953
 at Florida W 68–56  15–1
(8–0) 		Florida Gymnasium 
Gainesville, Florida
Feb 14, 1953
 at Auburn W 65–57  16–1
(9–0) 		Auburn Sports Arena 
Auburn, Alabama
Feb 21, 1953
 Georgia Tech W 76–52  17–1
(10–0) 		Huey Long Field House 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 23, 1953
 Ole Miss W 63–48  18–1
(11–0) 		Huey Long Field House 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 27, 1953
 Mississippi State W 82–47  19–1
(12–0) 		Huey Long Field House 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Mar 6, 1953
 at Tulane W 53–52  20–1
(13–0) 		Avron B. Fogelman Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1953*
 No. 7 vs. Lebanon Valley W 89–76  21–1
 Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Mar 14, 1953*
 No. 7 vs. Holy Cross W 81–73  22–1
 Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Mar 17, 1953*
 No. 7 vs. No. 1 Indiana
National Semifinal – Final Four 		L 67–80  22–2
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 18, 1953*
 No. 7 vs. No. 2 Washington
Consolation 		L 69–88  22–3
 Municipal Auditorium (10,500)
Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E1=East-1.

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Rankings

Main article: 1952–53 NCAA men's basketball rankings

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "1952-53 LSU Men's Basketball Roster". Louisiana State University Athletics. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "1952-53 LSU Men's Basketball Schedule". Louisiana State University Athletics. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "2020-21 LSU Men's Basketball Record Book". Louisiana State University Athletics. November 6, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2021.