1953 Dixie Classic

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Season1953–54
Teams8
Finals siteReynolds Coliseum
Raleigh, North Carolina
ChampionsDuke (1st title)
1953 Dixie Classic
Cover of the tournament program
Season1953–54
Teams8
Finals siteReynolds Coliseum
Raleigh, North Carolina
ChampionsDuke (1st title)
Runner-upNavy (1st title game)
Winning coachHarold Bradley (1st title)
MVPRudy D'Emilio (Duke)
Attendance60,000[1]
Dixie Classic
«1952 1954»
Bernie Janicki and Rudy D'Emilio of Duke with their trophies

The 1953 Dixie Classic was a mid-season college basketball tournament held December 28–30, 1953 at NC State's Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, North Carolina. It was the fifth iteration of the Dixie Classic and it was part of the 1953–54 NCAA men's basketball season. The Duke Blue Devils won the final, defeating the Navy Midshipmen 98–83.

Coming into the tournament, 9th-ranked host NC State, who had won the first four Dixie Classics, and 12th-ranked Oregon State were favorites to win the tournament.[2] However, the final was contested by Duke and Navy. Duke won 98–83, breaking Navy's six-game unbeaten streak.[3]

Each year, the Dixie Classic included the "Big Four" teams (Duke, NC State, North Carolina, and Wake Forest), as well as four other invited teams. The 1953 teams were:[4]

Bracket

Consolation finalConsolation semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Dec. 28, 2:00pm
North Carolina62
Dec. 29, 2:00pmNavy86Dec. 29, 4:00pm
North Carolina63Navy85
Seton Hall73Dec. 28, 4:00pmNC State75
NC State72
Dec. 30, 4:00pmSeton Hall70Dec. 30, 9:00pm
Seton Hall77Navy83
Tulane68Dec. 28, 7:30pmDuke98
Duke71
Dec. 29, 7:30pmOregon State61Dec. 29, 9:30pm
Seventh placeOregon State70Duke83Third place
Dec. 30, 2:00pmTulane74Dec. 28, 9:30pmWake Forest66Dec. 30, 7:30pm
North Carolina53Wake Forest72NC State79
Oregon State65Tulane65Wake Forest86

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