1951 National Invitation Tournament

1951 National Invitation Tournament

Season	1950–51
Teams	12
Finals site	Madison Square Garden, New York City
Champions	Brigham Young Cougars (1st title)
Runner-up	Dayton Flyers (1st title game)
Semifinalists	St. John's Redmen (6th semifinal) Seton Hall Pirates (2nd semifinal)
Winning coach	Stan Watts (1st title)
MVP	Roland Minson (BYU)
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The 1951 National Invitation Tournament was the fourteenth edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. Held in New York City at Madison Square Garden, its championship was on Saturday, March 17, and BYU defeated Dayton by nineteen points. ^{[1] [2]}

The following week, BYU participated in the 16-team NCAA tournament, ^[3] and lost in the quarterfinal round, by ten points to Kansas State. ^{[4] [5]}

Selected teams

Twelve teams selected for the tournament. ^[6]

• Arizona
• Beloit
• BYU
• Cincinnati
• Dayton
• La Salle
• Lawrence Tech
• NC State
• St. Bonaventure
• St. John's
• Saint Louis
• Seton Hall

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket. ^[6]

	First round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
		Saint Louis	73
		La Salle	61
							Saint Louis	58
							BYU	75
												BYU	69
												Seton Hall	59
							NC State	59
							Seton Hall	71
		Seton Hall	71
		Beloit	57
																	BYU	62
																	Dayton	43
		St. Bonaventure	70
		Cincinnati	67
							St. Bonaventure	58
							St. John's	60
												St. John's	62
												Dayton	69
							Arizona	68
							Dayton	74
		Dayton	77
		Lawrence Tech	71

	Third place game
	Seton Hall		68
	St. John's		70

See also

• 1951 NCAA basketball tournament
• 1951 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament

References

1. Miller, Hack (March 18, 1951). "BYU smashes Dayton in finale, 62-43". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. C1.
2. Grimsley, Will (March 18, 1951). "Brigham Young cops invitational hoop title, 62-43". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. p. 1B.
3. Miller, Hack (March 18, 1951). "BYU gets nod in NCAA cage opener". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. A11.
4. Miller, Hack (March 24, 1951). "Kansas State dumps cold Cougars, 64-54". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. A5.
5. "Kansas State whips BYU, 64-54". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. March 24, 1951. p. 10.
6. Tournament Results (1950s) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09