1940 — TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS — THE WORLD SERIES OF BASKETBALL — _ 1940 UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BUFFALOES Big Seven Conference Basketball Champions GEORGE : HAMBURG oa DON THURMAN The University of Colorado not only won the Rocky Mountain or ‘Big 7” Conference but also finished as champion of the Metropolitan Invitational Basketball Tournament in Madison Square Garden, participated in by six of the strongest outstanding teams of America. Four