1939 National Invitation Tournament

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1939 National Invitation Tournament
Tournament details
CityNew York City
Venue(s) Madison Square Garden
Teams6
Final positions
Champions Long Island-Brooklyn Blackbirds (1st title)
Runner-up Loyola-Chicago Ramblers
Semifinalists
Awards
MVP Bill Lloyd (St. John's)
  1938
1940  

The 1939 National Invitation Tournament was the 1939 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Contents

Selected teams

Below is a list of the six teams selected for the tournament. [1]

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket. [1]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Bradley 32
Long Island 52Long Island36
New Mexico A&M 45 Long Island44
Loyola–Chicago 32
Loyola–Chicago 51
St. John's 71St. John's 46
Roanoke 47 Third place
Bradley40
St. John's 35

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Tournament Results (1930's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 9, 2009. Archived 11/7/09