1947 in basketball

The following are the basketball events of the year 1947 throughout the world.

April

• 27 April-3 May: EuroBasket 1947 : USSR

Winners of major team competitions 1946–1947

Men

Americas

• Basketball Association of America : Philadelphia Warriors

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
• NAIA
  • NAIA: Marshall 73, Mankato State 59

Women

Europe

• France : US Métro Paris
• Italy : Bernocchi Legnano

Births

• 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

• Sports portal

• 1947 in sports

References

1. "Rick Mount | Indiana High School Athletic Association". www.ihsaa.org. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
2. "On this day: Born April 16, 1947: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, American basketball player". Reuters. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
3. "Everything to know about Pete Maravich, college basketball's all-time leading scorer". USA TODAY. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
4. "Checking in with ... Steve Mix". The Blade. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2024.