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The following are thebasketball events of the year1947 throughout the world.

• 27 April-3 May:EuroBasket 1947 :USSR

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

Europe

• France :US Métro Paris
• Italy : Bernocchi Legnano

• 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]

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