1959 National Invitation Tournament

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The National Invitation Tournament is an annual US basketball competition.

[edit] Selected teams

Participants
Bradley
Butler
Denver
Fordham
Manhattan
NYU
Oklahoma City
Providence
St. Bonaventure
St. John's
Saint Louis
Villanova

[edit] Brackets/Results

	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 - NYU 71, Providence 57

National Invitation Tournament
1930s	1938, 1939
1940s	1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949
1950s	1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959
1960s	1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969
1970s	1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979
1980s	1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
1990s	1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
2000s	2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006