1953 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA basketball competition

Winning coachHoney Russell (1st title)MVPWalter Dukes (Seton Hall)
National Invitation Tournaments
«1952 1954»

The 1953 National Invitation Tournament was the 1953 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.[1]

Bracket

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

References

  1. ^ a b Tournament Results (1950's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. 11/7/09