1970 National Invitation Tournament
| 1970 National Invitation Tournament | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 16 | ||||
| Finals site |
Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | Marquette (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | St. John's (7th title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists | |||||
| Winning coach | Al McGuire (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Dean Meminger Marquette | ||||
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The 1970 National Invitation Tournament was unique in that coach Al McGuire of Marquette University, unhappy with his team's placement, turned down a bid to the NCAA tournament and elected to play in the NIT instead.[1] His Marquette Warriors went on to claim the championship.
This tournament represented the final college games for LSU great Pete Maravich, the NCAA's all-time leading scorer. Maravich finished his three-year career with 3,667 points, 44.2 per game, records which stand as of the 2008-09 season, despite the reinstitution of freshman eligibility and the introduction of the shot clock and 3-point shot. It was LSU's only postseason appearance between 1954 and 1979.
Selected teams
| Participants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army | ||||
| Cincinnati | ||||
| Duke | ||||
| Duquesne | ||||
| Georgetown | ||||
| Georgia Tech | ||||
| LSU | ||||
| Louisville | ||||
| Manhattan | ||||
| Marquette | ||||
| Massachusetts | ||||
| Miami (OH) | ||||
| North Carolina | ||||
| Oklahoma | ||||
| St. John's | ||||
| Utah | ||||
Bracket
| First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan | 95 | ||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Duquesne | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marquette | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marquette | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marquette | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marquette | 101 | ||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 94 | ||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 97 | ||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||
- Third Place - Army 75, LSU 68
References
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