| Season | 1951–52 | ||||
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| Teams | 12 | ||||
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | La Salle Explorers (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Dayton Flyers (2nd title game) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Ken Loeffler (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Tom Gola and Norm Grekin (La Salle) | ||||
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The 1952 National Invitation Tournament was the 1952 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. The 1952 tournament was won by La Salle University. Tom Gola and Norm Grekin were co-MVPs.