1953 National Invitation Tournament

1953 National Invitation Tournament
Season1952–53
Teams12
Finals siteMadison Square Garden,
New York City
ChampionsSeton Hall Pirates (1st title)
Runner-upSt. John's Red Storm (3rd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachHoney Russell (1st title)
MVPWalter Dukes (Seton Hall)
National Invitation Tournaments
«1952 1954»

The 1953 National Invitation Tournament was the 1953 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
BYU Mountain States 2nd 1951
Duquesne Independent 6th 1952
Georgetown Independent 1st Never
La Salle Independent 5th 1952
Louisville Independent 2nd 1952
Manhattan Metro NY 3rd 1949
Niagara Western NY Little 3 2nd 1950
St. John's Metro NY 12th 1952
Saint Louis Missouri Valley 5th 1952
Seton Hall Independent 4th 1952
Tulsa Missouri Valley 1st Never
Western Kentucky OVC 7th 1952

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket.[1]

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
            
St. John's 81
Saint Louis 66
St. John's 75
La Salle 74
St. John's 64
Duquesne 55
Western Kentucky 61
Duquesne 69
Duquesne 88
Tulsa 69
St. John's 46
Seton Hall 58
Louisville 92
Georgetown 79
Louisville 66
Manhattan 79
Manhattan 56
Seton Hall 74
Seton Hall 79
Niagara 74
Niagara 82
BYU 76
Third place game
   
Duquesne 81
Manhattan 67

See also

References

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