gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:National_Championships
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gptkbp:attendance
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18,000
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gptkbp:broadcast_network
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gptkb:NBC_Sports
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gptkbp:broadcasts
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gptkb:NBC
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gptkbp:championship
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gptkb:1952
Single-elimination
Influenced future NCAA tournaments
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gptkbp:current_champion
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gptkb:Kansas_Jayhawks
gptkb:Kentucky_Wildcats
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gptkbp:duration
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3 days
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gptkbp:final_match_date
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Kansas vs St. John's
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gptkbp:final_score
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80-63
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gptkbp:first_match
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gptkb:Final_Four
Regional
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gptkbp:head_coach
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gptkb:Joe_Lapchick
gptkb:Phog_Allen
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gptkbp:held_on
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March 1952
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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First championship for Kansas Jayhawks
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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NCAA Men's Basketball Championship in 1952
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Kansas_City,_Missouri
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gptkbp:mvp
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gptkb:Bill_Russell
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gptkbp:notable_event
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Bill Russell's performance
Kansas Jayhawks' victory
St. John's Red Storm's runner-up finish
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gptkbp:notable_player
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gptkb:Bob_Cousy
gptkb:Jim_Mc_Daniels
gptkb:Kenny_Sailors
gptkb:Tom_Gola
gptkb:Frank_Selvy
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gptkbp:number_of_teams
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8
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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NCAA Men's Basketball Championship in 1951
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gptkbp:sponsor
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gptkb:NCAA
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gptkbp:succeeded_by
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NCAA Men's Basketball Championship in 1953
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gptkbp:team
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gptkb:Kansas_Jayhawks
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gptkbp:tournament
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gptkb:Knockout
gptkb:Municipal_Auditorium
14th
Elimination
Increased popularity of NCAA basketball
Established Kansas as a basketball powerhouse
Kansas Jayhawks won
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:University_of_Kansas
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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