1952–53 LSU Tigers basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| sport = basketball
| sex=none
| year = 1952–53
| team = LSU Tigers
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| conference = Southeastern Conference
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| short_conf = SEC
| CoachRank = 6
| APRank = 5
| record = 22–3
| conf_record = 13–0
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| head_coach = Harry Rabenhorst
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| arena = Huey P. Long Field House
| champion = SEC Regular Season Champions
| tourney = NCAA tournament
| tourney_result = Final Four
}}
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
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{{cite web |title=1952-53 LSU Men's Basketball Roster |url=https://lsusports.net/sports/mb/roster/season/1953/ |publisher=Louisiana State University Athletics |access-date=December 18, 2021}}
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|LSU Tigers}}| Regular Season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 5, 1952
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| nonconf = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1952|sex=men|team=Birmingham–Southern Panthers|title=Birmingham–Southern}}
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| site_stadium = Huey Long Field House
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, Louisiana
| gamename =
| score = 98–38
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 8, 1952
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| nonconf = yes
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| rank =
| opponent = Southwestern (TN)
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| site_stadium = Huey Long Field House
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, Louisiana
| gamename =
| score = 124–33
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| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 11, 1952
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| nonconf = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1952|sex=men|team=Miami Hurricanes|title=Miami (FL)}}
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| site_stadium = Huey Long Field House
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, Louisiana
| gamename =
| score = 86–58
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| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 17, 1952
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| away = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1952|sex=men|team=Alabama Crimson Tide|title=Alabama}}
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| site_stadium = Foster Auditorium
| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, Alabama
| gamename =
| score = 58–45
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| attend =
| record = 4–0
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 22, 1952
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| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1952|sex=men|team=Tulsa Golden Hurricane|title=Tulsa}}
| opprank = 14
| site_stadium = Expo Square Pavilion
| site_cityst = Tulsa, Oklahoma
| gamename =
| score = 58–84
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| record = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 29, 1952
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| nonconf = yes
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| neutral = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1952|sex=men|team=Villanova Wildcats|title=Villanova}}
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| site_cityst = New Orleans, Louisiana
| gamename = Sugar Bowl Classic
| score = 100–94
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| record = 5–1
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 30, 1952
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| nonconf = yes
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| neutral = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1952|sex=men|team=Saint Louis Billikens|title=Saint Louis}}
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| site_cityst = New Orleans, Louisiana
| gamename = Sugar Bowl Classic
| score = 70–67
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| record = 6–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 5, 1953
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| nonconf = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1952|sex=men|team=Vanderbilt Commodores|title=Vanderbilt}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Huey Long Field House
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, Louisiana
| gamename =
| score = 74–61
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| attend =
| record = 7–1
| conference = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 10, 1953
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| away = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1952|sex=none|team=Mississippi State Bulldogs|title=Mississippi State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McCarthy Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Starkville, Mississippi
| gamename =
| score = 75–55
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| attend =
| record = 8–1
| conference = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 12, 1953
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| away = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1952|sex=men|team=Ole Miss Rebels|title=Ole Miss}}
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| site_stadium = Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Oxford, Mississippi
| gamename =
| score = 67–66
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| attend =
| record = 9–1
| conference = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 16, 1953
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| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
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| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1952|sex=men|team=Loyola Wolf Pack |title=Loyola (LA)}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = The Field House
| site_cityst = New Orleans, Louisiana
| gamename =
| score = 58–52
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| attend =
| record = 10–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 19, 1953
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| nonconf =
| away = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1952|sex=none|team=Georgia Bulldogs|title=Georgia}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Woodruff Hall
| site_cityst = Athens, Georgia
| gamename =
| score = 55–50
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| attend =
| record = 11–1
| conference = 5–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 26, 1953
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| nonconf = yes
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| rank =
| opponent = Tulsa
| opprank = 20
| site_stadium = Huey Long Field House
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, Louisiana
| gamename =
| score = 55–51
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| attend =
| record = 12–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 31, 1953
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1952|sex=none|team=Tennessee Volunteers|title=Tennessee}}
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| site_stadium = Huey Long Field House
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, Louisiana
| gamename =
| score = 95–59
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| attend =
| record = 13–1
| conference = 6–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 7, 1953
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1952|sex=men|team=Tulane Green Wave|title=Tulane}}
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| site_stadium = Huey Long Field House
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, Louisiana
| gamename =
| score = 48–31
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| attend =
| record = 14–1
| conference = 7–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 10, 1953
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| nonconf =
| away = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1952|sex=men|team=Florida Gators|title=Florida}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Florida Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Gainesville, Florida
| gamename =
| score = 68–56
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| attend =
| record = 15–1
| conference = 8–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 14, 1953
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| away = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1952|sex=men|team=Auburn Tigers|title=Auburn}}
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| site_stadium = Auburn Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Auburn, Alabama
| gamename =
| score = 65–57
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| attend =
| record = 16–1
| conference = 9–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 21, 1953
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| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1952|sex=men|team=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets|title=Georgia Tech}}
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| site_stadium = Huey Long Field House
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, Louisiana
| gamename =
| score = 76–52
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| attend =
| record = 17–1
| conference = 10–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 23, 1953
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| rank =
| opponent = Ole Miss
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Huey Long Field House
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, Louisiana
| gamename =
| score = 63–48
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 18–1
| conference = 11–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 27, 1953
| time =
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| opponent = Mississippi State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Huey Long Field House
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, Louisiana
| gamename =
| score = 82–47
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 19–1
| conference = 12–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 6, 1953
| time =
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| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Tulane
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Avron B. Fogelman Arena
| site_cityst = New Orleans, Louisiana
| gamename =
| score = 53–52
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| attend =
| record = 20–1
| conference = 13–0
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|LSU Tigers}}| NCAA Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 13, 1953
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 7
| seed =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1952|sex=men|team=Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen |title=Lebanon Valley}}
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| site_stadium = Reynolds Coliseum
| site_cityst = Raleigh, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 89–76
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| attend =
| record = 21–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 14, 1953
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 7
| seed =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1952|sex=men|team=Holy Cross Crusaders|title=Holy Cross}}
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| site_stadium = Reynolds Coliseum
| site_cityst = Raleigh, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 81–73
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 22–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 17, 1953
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 7
| seed =
| opponent = Indiana
| opprank = 1
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Municipal Auditorium
| site_cityst = Kansas City, Missouri
| gamename = National Semifinal – Final Four
| score = 67–80
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 22–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 18, 1953
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 7
| seed =
| opponent = Washington
| opprank = 2
| oppseed =
| site_stadium = Municipal Auditorium
| site_cityst = Kansas City, Missouri
| gamename = Consolation
| score = 69–88
| overtime =
| attend = 10,500
| record = 22–3
}}
{{CBB schedule end
| rank =
| poll = AP Poll
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| region = E1
| regionname = East-1
| notes =
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{{cite web |title=1952-53 LSU Men's Basketball Schedule |url=https://lsusports.net/sports/mb/schedule/season/1952/ |publisher=Louisiana State University Athletics |access-date=December 18, 2021}}{{cite web |title=2020-21 LSU Men's Basketball Record Book |date=November 6, 2019 |url=https://lsusports.net/news/2019/11/06/2020-21-lsu-mbb-record-book/ |publisher=Louisiana State University Athletics |access-date=December 18, 2021}}
Rankings
{{main|1952–53 NCAA men's basketball rankings}}
Awards and honors
References
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