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1959 National Invitation Tournament

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Teams
  
12

Champions
  
St. John's (3rd title)

Finals site
  
Madison Square Garden New York City

Runner-up
  
Bradley (3rd title game)

Semifinalists
  
NYU (3rd semifinal) Providence (1st semifinal)

Winning coach
  
Joe Lapchick (2nd title)

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.

Brackets/Results

Below is the tournament bracket.

  • Third Place - NYU 71, Providence 57
  • References

    1959 National Invitation Tournament Wikipedia