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1952-53 LSU Fighting Tigers Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 22-3 (13-0, 1st in SEC MBB)

Rank: 5th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Harry Rabenhorst

PS/G: 80.5 (16th of 173)

PA/G: 63.7 (33rd of 173)

SRS: 7.39 (27th of 158)

SOS: -1.56 (92nd of 158)

NCAA Tournament:
Won East Regional Semifinal (89-76) versus Lebanon Valley
Won East Regional Final (81-73) versus Holy Cross
Lost National Semifinal (80-67) versus Indiana
Lost National Third Place (88-69) versus Washington

SEC Reg Season Champ

AP Poll Summary

1952-53 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	12/15	12/22	12/29	1/5	1/12	1/19	1/26	2/2	2/9	2/16	2/23	3/2	3/9	Final
LSU	10	8	17	11	14	14	11	10	8	6	6	5	7	5

Schedules prior to the 1994-95 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Thu, Dec 11, 1952	REG		Miami (FL)	Ind	-10.14	W	86	58		1	0	W 1	Huey Long Field House
2	Wed, Dec 17, 1952	REG	@	Alabama	SEC	-5.24	W	58	45		2	0	W 2	Foster Auditorium
3	Mon, Dec 22, 1952	REG	@	Tulsa (14)	MVC	5.74	L	58	84		2	1	L 1	Expo Square Pavillion
4	Mon, Dec 29, 1952	REG	N	Villanova	Ind	5.94	W	100	94		3	1	W 1
5	Tue, Dec 30, 1952	REG	N	Saint Louis	MVC	6.44	W	70	67		4	1	W 2
6	Mon, Jan 5, 1953	REG		Vanderbilt	SEC	-1.97	W	74	61		5	1	W 3	Huey Long Field House
7	Sat, Jan 10, 1953	REG	@	Mississippi State	SEC	-13.06	W	75	55		6	1	W 4	McCarthy Gymnasium
8	Mon, Jan 12, 1953	REG	@	Mississippi	SEC	-7.05	W	67	66		7	1	W 5	Gymnasium
9	Fri, Jan 16, 1953	REG	@	Loyola (LA)	Ind	-5.17	W	58	52		8	1	W 6	The Field House
10	Mon, Jan 19, 1953	REG	@	Georgia	SEC	-11.48	W	55	50		9	1	W 7	Woodruff Hall
11	Mon, Jan 26, 1953	REG		Tulsa (20)	MVC	5.74	W	55	51		10	1	W 8	Huey Long Field House
12	Sat, Jan 31, 1953	REG		Tennessee	SEC	-4.71	W	95	59		11	1	W 9	Huey Long Field House
13	Sat, Feb 7, 1953	REG		Tulane	SEC	-0.90	W	48	31		12	1	W 10	Huey Long Field House
14	Tue, Feb 10, 1953	REG	@	Florida	SEC	-3.45	W	68	56		13	1	W 11	Florida Gymnasium
15	Sat, Feb 14, 1953	REG	@	Auburn	SEC	-5.02	W	65	57		14	1	W 12	Auburn Sports Arena
16	Sat, Feb 21, 1953	REG		Georgia Tech	SEC	-12.63	W	76	52		15	1	W 13	Huey Long Field House
17	Mon, Feb 23, 1953	REG		Mississippi	SEC	-7.05	W	63	48		16	1	W 14	Huey Long Field House
18	Fri, Feb 27, 1953	REG		Mississippi State	SEC	-13.06	W	82	47		17	1	W 15	Huey Long Field House
19	Fri, Mar 6, 1953	REG	@	Tulane	SEC	-0.90	W	53	52		18	1	W 16	Avron B. Fogelman Arena
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
20	Fri, Mar 13, 1953	NCAA	N	Lebanon Valley	Ind		W	89	76		19	1	W 17	Reynolds Coliseum
21	Sat, Mar 14, 1953	NCAA	N	Holy Cross	Ind	7.27	W	81	73		20	1	W 18	Reynolds Coliseum
22	Tue, Mar 17, 1953	NCAA	N	Indiana (1)	Big Ten	19.98	L	67	80		20	2	L 1	Municipal Auditorium
23	Wed, Mar 18, 1953	NCAA	N	Washington (2)	PCC	16.34	L	69	88		20	3	L 2	Municipal Auditorium