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
Winning coach Joe Lapchick (2nd title)
MVP Bill Kotsores St. John's
National Invitation Tournaments
«1943 1945»

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

References

  1. 1 2 Tournament Results (1940's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 9, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
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