1943 National Invitation Tournament
The 1943 National Invitation Tournament was the 1943 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
| Teams | 8 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | St. John's Redmen (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Toledo Rockets (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Joe Lapchick (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Harry Boykoff (St. John's) | ||||
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Selected teams
Below is a list of the 8 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
| Participants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creighton | ||||
| Fordham | ||||
| Manhattan | ||||
| Rice | ||||
| St. John's | ||||
| Toledo | ||||
| Washington & Jefferson | ||||
| Western Kentucky | ||||
Bracket
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| St. John's | 51 | |||||||||||||
| Rice | 49 | |||||||||||||
| St. John's | 69 | |||||||||||||
| Fordham | 43 | |||||||||||||
| Fordham | 60 | |||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 58 | |||||||||||||
| St. John's | 48 | |||||||||||||
| Toledo | 27 | |||||||||||||
| Toledo | 54 | |||||||||||||
| Manhattan | 47 | |||||||||||||
| Toledo | 46 | |||||||||||||
| Washington & Jefferson | 39 | |||||||||||||
| Washington & Jefferson | 43 | |||||||||||||
| Creighton | 42 | |||||||||||||
| Third place game | ||||
| Fordham | 34 | |||
| Washington & Jefferson | 39 | |||
References
- Tournament Results (1940s) at nit.org, URL accessed December 9, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
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