1959 National Invitation Tournament
Annual NCAA basketball competition
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The 1959 National Invitation Tournament was the 1959 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Season1958–59
Teams12
Finals siteMadison Square Garden,
New York City
New York City
ChampionsSt. John's Redmen (3rd title)
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| Season | 1958–59 | ||||
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| Teams | 12 | ||||
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden, New York City | ||||
| Champions | St. John's Redmen (3rd title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Bradley Braves (3rd title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Joe Lapchick (2nd title) | ||||
| MVP | Tony Jackson (St. John's) | ||||
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Selected teams
Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
| Team | Conference | Overall record | Appearance | Last bid |
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| Bradley | Missouri Valley | 23–3 | 8th | 1958 |
| Butler | Independent | 18–8 | 2nd | 1958 |
| Denver | Skyline | 14–9 | 1st | Never |
| Fordham | Metro New York | 17–7 | 3rd | 1958 |
| Manhattan | Metro New York | 14–6 | 7th | 1957 |
| NYU | Metro New York | 12–7 | 5th | 1952 |
| Oklahoma City | Independent | 20–6 | 1st | Never |
| Providence | Independent | 18–5 | 1st | Never |
| St. Bonaventure | Independent | 20–2 | 5th | 1958 |
| St. John's | Metro New York | 16–6 | 14th | 1958 |
| Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 20–5 | 8th | 1956 |
| Villanova | Independent | 18–6 | 1st | Never |
Bracket
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 94 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
| NYU | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma City | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||
| NYU | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
| NYU | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Third place game | ||||
| NYU | 71 | |||
| Providence | 57 | |||