1958 National Invitation Tournament
Season | 1957–58 | ||||
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Teams | 12 | ||||
Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
Champions | Xavier Musketeers (1st title) | ||||
Runner-up | Dayton Flyers (5th title game) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Jim McCafferty (1st title) | ||||
MVP | Hank Stein (Xavier) | ||||
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The 1958 National Invitation Tournament was the 1958 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 | ||||
Dayton | ||||
Fordham | ||||
Niagara | ||||
Saint Francis (PA) | ||||
Saint Joseph's | ||||
Saint Peter's | ||||
St. Bonaventure | ||||
St. John's | ||||
Utah | ||||
Xavier |
Bracket[]
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Butler | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saint Francis (PA) | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Xavier | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saint Peter's | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Xavier | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Xavier | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Xavier | 95 | ||||||||||||||||||
Niagara | 86 |
Third place game | ||||
St. John's | 69 | |||
St. Bonaventure | 84 |
See also[]
- 1958 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament
- 1958 NCAA College Division Basketball Tournament
- 1958 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
References[]
- ^ a b Tournament Results (1950's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
Categories:
- 1957–58 NCAA University Division men's basketball season
- 1958 in sports in New York City
- 20th century in Manhattan
- Basketball in New York City
- College sports in New York City
- Madison Square Garden
- March 1958 sports events
- National Invitation Tournament
- Sports competitions in New York City
- Sports in Manhattan