1953 National Invitation Tournament
| Season | 1952–53 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 12 | ||||
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | Seton Hall Pirates (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | St. John's Red Storm (3rd title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Honey Russell (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Walter Dukes (Seton Hall) | ||||
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The 1953 National Invitation Tournament was the 1953 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams
[edit]Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
Bracket
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Tournament Results (1950s) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. 11/7/09
Categories:
- 1952–53 NCAA men's basketball season
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- 1950s in Manhattan
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- March 1953 sports events in the United States
- National Invitation Tournament
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