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1947 in basketball 
Summary
The following are the basketball events of the year 1947 throughout the world.
April edit
- 27 April-3 May: EuroBasket 1947 : USSR
Winners of major team competitions 1946–1947 edit
Men edit
- Americas
- Europe
- France : Paris UC
- Greece : Panathinaikos B.C.
- Italy : Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna
- USSR : SKIF Kaunas
- Yugoslavia : KK Red Star Belgrade
- College
NCAA
- NCAA tournament: Holy Cross 58, Oklahoma 47
- Most Outstanding Player: George Kaftan, Holy Cross
- National Invitation Tournament: Utah 49, Kentucky 45
- NCAA tournament: Holy Cross 58, Oklahoma 47
- NAIA
- NAIA: Marshall 73, Mankato State 59
Women edit
- Europe
Births edit
- January 5 - Rick Mount, American Basketball player[1]
- April 16 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, American Basketball Hall of Fame player[2]
- June 22 - Pete Maravich, American Basketball Hall of Fame player[3]
- November 15 - Bob Dandridge, American Basketball Hall of Fame player
- December 30 - Steve Mix, American Basketball player and coach[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Rick Mount | Indiana High School Athletic Association". www.ihsaa.org. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "On this day: Born April 16, 1947: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, American basketball player". Reuters. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Everything to know about Pete Maravich, college basketball's all-time leading scorer". USA TODAY. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Checking in with ... Steve Mix". The Blade. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2024.