1938 National Invitation Tournament
The 1938 National Invitation Tournament was the 1938 edition of the annual NCAA basketball competition. It was the inaugural National Invitational Tournament and was won by Temple.
| Teams | 6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | Temple Owls (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Colorado Buffaloes (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | James Usilton (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Don Shields (Temple) | ||||
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Selected teams
Below is a list of the 6 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
| Participants | Participants |
|---|---|
| Bradley | Colorado |
| Long Island | NYU |
| Oklahoma A&M | Temple |
Bracket
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 55 | ||||||||||||
| Temple | 56 | ||||||||||||
| Temple | 53 | ||||||||||||
| Bradley | 40 | ||||||||||||
| Temple | 60 | ||||||||||||
| Colorado | 36 | ||||||||||||
| Colorado | 48 | ||||||||||||
| NYU | 47 | ||||||||||||
| NYU | 39 | ||||||||||||
| Long Island | 37 | ||||||||||||
| Third place game | ||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 37 | |||
| NYU | 24 | |||
See also
1938 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
References
- Tournament Results (1930's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 9, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
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