1950 National Invitation Tournament

The 1950 National Invitation Tournament was the 1950 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. For the only time in history, the same school won both the NIT and NCAA tournaments as CCNY took both championships, beating Bradley in both finals. Four participants in the 1950 NIT (Bradley, CCNY, Kentucky and Long Island University) were later implicated in the CCNY point shaving scandal.

1950 National Invitation Tournament
Season1949–50
Teams12
Finals siteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsCCNY Beavers (1st title)
Runner-upBradley Braves (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachNat Holman (1st title)
MVPEd Warner (CCNY)
National Invitation Tournaments
«1949 1951»

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.[1]

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket.[1]

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
            
Western Kentucky 79
Niagara 72
Western Kentucky 60
St. John's 69
St. John's 72
Bradley 82
Bradley 78
Syracuse 66
Syracuse 80
Long Island 52
Bradley 61
CCNY 69
La Salle 72
Arizona 66
La Salle 47
Duquesne 49
Duquesne 52
CCNY 62
Kentucky 50
CCNY 89
CCNY 65
San Francisco 46
Third place game
   
St. John's 69
Duquesne 67

See also

References
  1. Tournament Results (1950's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
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