1944 National Invitation Tournament
| 1944 National Invitation Tournament | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Finals site |
Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | St. John's (2nd title) | ||||
| Runner-up | DePaul (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Joe Lapchick (2nd title) | ||||
| MVP | Bill Kotsores St. John's | ||||
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The 1944 National Invitation Tournament was the 1944 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams
Below is a list of the 8 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
| Participants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green | ||||
| Canisius | ||||
| DePaul | ||||
| Kentucky | ||||
| Muhlenberg | ||||
| Oklahoma A&M | ||||
| St. John's | ||||
| Utah | ||||
Brackets/Results
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 43 | |||||||||||||
| Canisius | 29 | |||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 38 | |||||||||||||
| DePaul | 41 | |||||||||||||
| DePaul | 68 | |||||||||||||
| Muhlenberg | 45 | |||||||||||||
| DePaul | 39 | |||||||||||||
| St. John's | 47 | |||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 46 | |||||||||||||
| Utah | 38 | |||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 45 | |||||||||||||
| St. John's | 48 | |||||||||||||
| St. John's | 44 | |||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 40 | |||||||||||||
- Third Place - Kentucky 45, Oklahoma A&M 29
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tournament Results (1940's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 9, 2009. Archived 11/7/09