1959 National Invitation Tournament

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1959 National Invitation Tournament
Season 195859
Teams12
Finals site Madison Square Garden
New York City
Champions St. John's Redmen (3rd title)
Runner-up Bradley Braves (3rd title game)
Semifinalists
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.

Contents

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament. [1]

TeamConferenceOverall recordAppearanceLast bid
Bradley Missouri Valley 23–38th 1958
Butler Independent 18–82nd 1958
Denver Skyline 14–91stNever
Fordham Metro New York 17–73rd 1958
Manhattan Metro New York 14–67th 1957
NYU Metro New York 12–75th 1952
Oklahoma City Independent 20–61stNever
Providence Independent 18–51stNever
St. Bonaventure Independent 20–25th 1958
St. John's Metro New York 16–614th 1958
Saint Louis Missouri Valley 20–58th 1956
Villanova Independent 18–61stNever

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket. [1]

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
            
Butler 94
Fordham 80
Butler 77
Bradley 83
Bradley59
NYU 57
Oklahoma City 48
NYU63
NYU 90
Denver 81
Bradley 71
St. John's76
Providence 68
Manhattan 66
Providence75
Saint Louis 72
Providence 55
St. John's76
St. Bonaventure 74
St. John's82
St. John's 75
Villanova 67
Third place game
   
NYU71
Providence 57

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 Tournament Results (1950s) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09