1944 National Invitation Tournament
Teams | 8 | ||||
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Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
Champions | St. John's Redmen (2nd title) | ||||
Runner-up | DePaul Blue Demons (1st title game) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Joe Lapchick (2nd title) | ||||
MVP | Bill Kotsores (St. John's) | ||||
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The 1944 National Invitation Tournament was the 1944 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams[]
Below is a list of the 8 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
Participants | ||||
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Bowling Green | ||||
Canisius | ||||
DePaul | ||||
Kentucky | ||||
Muhlenberg | ||||
Oklahoma A&M | ||||
St. John's | ||||
Utah |
Bracket[]
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
Oklahoma A&M | 43 | |||||||||||||
Canisius | 29 | |||||||||||||
Oklahoma A&M | 38 | |||||||||||||
DePaul | 41 | |||||||||||||
DePaul | 68 | |||||||||||||
Muhlenberg | 45 | |||||||||||||
DePaul | 39 | |||||||||||||
St. John's | 47 | |||||||||||||
Kentucky | 46 | |||||||||||||
Utah | 38 | |||||||||||||
Kentucky | 45 | |||||||||||||
St. John's | 48 | |||||||||||||
St. John's | 44 | |||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 40 |
Third place game | ||||
Oklahoma A&M | 29 | |||
Kentucky | 45 |
References[]
- ^ a b Tournament Results (1940's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 9, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
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