1959 National Invitation Tournament| Teams | 12 |
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| Finals site | Madison Square Garden
New York City |
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| Champions | St. Johns Redmen (3rd title) |
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| Runner-up | Bradley Braves (3rd title game) |
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| Semifinalists | - NYU Violets (3rd semifinal)
- Providence (1st semifinal)
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| Winning coach | Joe Lapchick (2nd title) |
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| MVP | Tony Jackson (St. John's) |
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The 1959 National Invitation Tournament was the 1959 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams
Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
| Team | Conference | Overall record | Appearance | Last bid |
| 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 |
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| | Butler | 94 | |
| | Fordham | 80 | |
| | | Butler | 77 | |
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| | | | Bradley | 83 | |
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| | | | Bradley | 59 | |
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| | | NYU | 57 | |
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| | | Oklahoma City | 48 |
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| | | | NYU | '63 | |
| | NYU | 90 |
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| | Denver | 81 | |
| | | | Bradley | 71 |
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| | | St. John's | 76 |
| | Providence | 68 | |
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| | Manhattan | 66 | |
| | | Providence | 75 |
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| | | | Saint Louis | 72 | |
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| | | | Providence | 55 |
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| | | St. John's | 76 | |
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| | | St. Bonaventure | 74 |
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| | | | St. John's | 82 | |
| | St. Johns | 75 |
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| | Villanova | 67 | |
| Third place game | |
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| NYU | 71 | |
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| Providence | 57 | |
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See also
- 1959 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament
- 1959 NCAA College Division Basketball Tournament
- 1959 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
References
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