1959 National Invitation Tournament
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| Teams | 12 | ||||
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| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City |
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| Champions | St. John's (3rd title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Bradley (3rd title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Joe Lapchick (2nd title) | ||||
| MVP | Tony Jackson (St. John's) | ||||
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The 1959 National Invitation Tournament was the 1959 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams
Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
| Participants | ||||
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| Bradley | ||||
| Butler | ||||
| Denver | ||||
| Fordham | ||||
| Manhattan | ||||
| NYU | ||||
| Oklahoma City | ||||
| Providence | ||||
| St. Bonaventure | ||||
| St. John's | ||||
| Saint Louis | ||||
| Villanova | ||||
Brackets/Results
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 - NYU 71, Providence 57
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tournament Results (1950's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
