▁Category : 1 9 4 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : F rench ▁ul tr amar athon ▁run ners ▁Category : F rench ▁police ▁officers ▁Category : F rench ▁male ▁race walk ers ▁Category : F rench ▁people ▁of ▁Bre ton ▁descent ▁Category : M ale ▁ul tr amar athon ▁run ners <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁NCAA ▁Basketball ▁Tournament ▁involved ▁ 8 ▁schools ▁playing ▁in ▁single - el im ination ▁play ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁national ▁champion ▁of ▁men ' s ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁college ▁basketball . ▁It ▁began ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁and ▁ended ▁with ▁the ▁championship ▁game ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 0 ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁ 9 ▁games ▁were ▁played , ▁including ▁a ▁third ▁place ▁game ▁in ▁each ▁region . ▁Top - rank ed ▁Illinois ▁decl ined ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Tournament ▁or ▁N IT ▁after ▁three ▁of ▁its ▁star ters ▁were ▁draft ed ▁into ▁the ▁Army . ▁ ▁Wy oming , ▁co ached ▁by ▁Ever ett ▁Sh el ton , ▁won ▁the ▁national ▁title ▁with ▁a ▁ 4 6 – 3 4 ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁game ▁over ▁Ge or get own , ▁co ached ▁by ▁El mer ▁Ri ple y . ▁Ken ▁S ail ors ▁of ▁Wy oming ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁tournament ' s ▁Most ▁Out standing ▁Player . ▁ ▁Loc ations ▁Only ▁two ▁ven ues ▁hosted ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁tournament : ▁ ▁Region