1959 National Invitation Tournament
The 1959 National Invitation Tournament was the 1959 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
| Teams | 12 | ||||
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| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | St. John's Red Storm (3rd title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Bradley Braves (3rd title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Joe Lapchick (2nd title) | ||||
| MVP | Tony Jackson (St. John's) | ||||
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Selected teams
Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
| Participants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley | ||||
| Butler | ||||
| Denver | ||||
| Fordham | ||||
| Manhattan | ||||
| NYU | ||||
| Oklahoma City | ||||
| Providence | ||||
| St. Bonaventure | ||||
| St. John's | ||||
| Saint Louis | ||||
| Villanova | ||||
Bracket
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
| Butler | 94 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
| NYU | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma City | 48 | |||||||||||||||||
| NYU | '63 | |||||||||||||||||
| NYU | 90 | |||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| Providence | '68 | |||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| Third place game | ||||
| NYU | 71 | |||
| Providence | 57 | |||
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See also
- 1959 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament
- 1959 NCAA College Division Basketball Tournament
- 1959 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
References
- Tournament Results (1950's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
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