1939 National Invitation Tournament
| Teams | 6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | Long Island-Brooklyn Blackbirds (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Loyola-Chicago Ramblers (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Clair Bee (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Bill Lloyd (St. John's) | ||||
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Selected teams
Below is a list of the 6 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
| Participants | Participants |
|---|---|
| Bradley | Long Island |
| Loyola (IL) | New Mexico A&M |
| Roanoke | St. John's |
Bracket
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| Bradley | 32 | ||||||||||||
| Long Island | 36 | ||||||||||||
| Long Island | 52 | ||||||||||||
| New Mexico A&M | 45 | ||||||||||||
| Long Island | 44 | ||||||||||||
| Loyola | 32 | ||||||||||||
| Loyola | 51 | ||||||||||||
| St. John's | 46 | ||||||||||||
| St. John's | 71 | ||||||||||||
| Roanoke | 47 | ||||||||||||
| Third place game | ||||
| Bradley | 40 | |||
| St. John's | 35 | |||
See also
- 1939 NCAA Basketball Tournament
- 1939 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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