1960 National Invitation Tournament
| Season | 1959–60 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 12 | ||||
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | Bradley Braves (2nd title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Providence Friars (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Chuck Orsborn (2nd title) | ||||
| MVP | Lenny Wilkens (Providence) | ||||
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The 1960 National Invitation Tournament was the 1960 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams[]
Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
| Participants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley | ||||
| Dayton | ||||
| Detroit | ||||
| Holy Cross | ||||
| Memphis | ||||
| Providence | ||||
| St. Bonaventure | ||||
| St. John's | ||||
| Saint Louis | ||||
| Temple | ||||
| Utah State | ||||
| Villanova | ||||
Bracket[]
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure | 106 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure | 94 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Third place game | ||||
| Utah State | 99 | |||
| St. Bonaventure | 83 | |||
See also[]
- 1960 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament
- 1960 NCAA College Division Basketball Tournament
- 1960 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
References[]
- ^ a b Tournament Results (1960's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
Categories:
- 1959–60 NCAA University Division men's basketball season
- 1960 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 1960 sports events in the United States
- National Invitation Tournament
- Sports competitions in New York City
- Sports in Manhattan