1959 National Invitation Tournament
Season | 1958–59 | ||||
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Teams | 12 | ||||
Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
Champions | St. Johns Redmen (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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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]
Team | Conference | Overall record | Appearance | Last bid |
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Bradley | Missouri Valley | 23–3 | 8th | 1958 |
Butler | Independent | 18–8 | 2nd | 1958 |
Denver | Skyline | 14–9 | 1st | Never |
Fordham | Metro New York | 17–7 | 3rd | 1958 |
Manhattan | Metro New York | 14–6 | 7th | 1957 |
NYU | Metro New York | 12–7 | 5th | 1952 |
Oklahoma City | Independent | 20–6 | 1st | Never |
Providence | Independent | 18–5 | 1st | Never |
St. Bonaventure | Independent | 20–2 | 5th | 1958 |
St. John's | Metro New York | 16–6 | 14th | 1958 |
Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 20–5 | 8th | 1956 |
Villanova | Independent | 18–6 | 1st | Never |
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. Johns | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 67 |
Third place game | ||||
NYU | 71 | |||
Providence | 57 |
See also[]
- 1959 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament
- 1959 NCAA College Division Basketball Tournament
- 1959 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:
- 1958–59 NCAA University Division men's basketball season
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- 20th century in Manhattan
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- National Invitation Tournament
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