1785:
1295:
1810:
30:
1240:
1230:
1235:
1126:
402:
62:
1820:
1288:
1265:
1079:
379:
969:
425:
1805:
1790:
757:
337:
1815:
1281:
1151:
448:
892:
358:
93:
1800:
118:
1764:
1759:
1754:
1749:
1743:
1737:
1732:
1727:
1722:
1717:
1712:
1707:
1702:
1697:
1692:
1687:
1682:
1677:
1672:
1667:
1662:
1657:
1652:
1647:
1642:
1637:
1632:
1627:
1622:
1617:
1612:
1607:
1602:
1597:
1592:
1587:
1582:
1577:
1572:
1567:
1562:
1557:
1552:
1547:
1542:
1537:
1532:
1527:
1522:
1517:
1512:
1507:
1502:
1497:
1492:
1487:
1482:
1477:
1472:
1467:
1462:
1457:
1452:
1447:
1442:
1432:
1427:
1422:
1417:
1412:
1407:
1402:
1397:
1392:
1387:
1382:
1377:
1372:
1367:
1362:
1357:
1352:
1347:
1342:
1337:
1332:
829:
570:
453:
441:
418:
395:
384:
363:
342:
330:
307:
284:
247:
240:
229:
224:
217:
143:
138:
644:
252:
201:
73:
599:
407:
319:
296:
273:
268:
804:
314:
87:
1304:
159:
130:
1825:
921:
291:
1795:
430:
206:
1261:
48:
8:
167:
1273:
1779:
52:
107:
178:
Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.
164:
1786:
1958–59 NCAA University
Division men's basketball season
1231:
1959 NCAA University
Division basketball tournament
1303:
1777:
1241:1959 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
1236:1959 NCAA College Division basketball tournament
1811:March 1959 sports events in the United States
1289:
1264:at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009.
1296:
1282:
1257:
1255:
1778:
1252:
912:
858:
586:
1277:
1212:
1192:
1142:
1092:
1066:
1060:
1054:
1050:
1020:
996:
990:
982:
954:
906:
904:
820:
770:
744:
738:
732:
728:
702:
674:
668:
660:
628:
584:
582:
192:
189:
1821:Sports competitions in New York City
163:was the 1959 edition of the annual
22:1959 National Invitation Tournament
13:
16:Annual NCAA basketball competition
14:
1837:
475:Below is the tournament bracket.
173:
1163:
477:
1806:College sports in New York City
1791:1959 in sports in New York City
131:National Invitation Tournaments
1816:National Invitation Tournament
1305:National Invitation Tournament
160:National Invitation Tournament
1:
1246:
7:
1801:Basketball in New York City
1315:Bids schools and conference
1224:
10:
1842:
1262:Tournament Results (1950s)
470:
452:
447:
429:
424:
406:
401:
383:
378:
362:
357:
341:
336:
318:
313:
295:
290:
272:
267:
251:
246:
228:
223:
205:
200:
1328:
1311:
1215:
1202:
1197:
1168:
1155:
1150:
1148:
1136:
1131:
1124:
1122:
1116:
1111:
1106:
1104:
1102:
1086:
1083:
1078:
1076:
1074:
1068:
1052:
1044:
1039:
1034:
1032:
1030:
1014:
1011:
1008:
1006:
1004:
998:
984:
976:
973:
968:
966:
964:
948:
943:
938:
936:
934:
928:
925:
920:
918:
902:
897:
890:
888:
882:
877:
872:
870:
868:
852:
849:
846:
844:
842:
836:
833:
828:
826:
814:
809:
802:
800:
794:
789:
784:
782:
780:
764:
761:
756:
754:
752:
746:
730:
722:
719:
716:
714:
712:
696:
691:
686:
684:
682:
676:
662:
654:
649:
642:
640:
638:
622:
619:
616:
614:
612:
606:
603:
598:
596:
580:
575:
568:
566:
503:
496:
489:
482:
129:
125:
114:
103:
80:
69:
58:
44:
36:
26:
1318:Semifinal appearances
49:Madison Square Garden
1826:Sports in Manhattan
23:
1796:1950s in Manhattan
168:college basketball
21:
1773:
1772:
1222:
1221:
1169:Third place game
1162:
1161:
468:
467:
154:
153:
150:
149:
63:St. John's Redmen
1833:
1298:
1291:
1284:
1275:
1274:
1269:
1259:
1164:
478:
181:
180:
127:
126:
76:(3rd title game)
24:
20:
1841:
1840:
1836:
1835:
1834:
1832:
1831:
1830:
1776:
1775:
1774:
1769:
1324:
1307:
1302:
1272:
1260:
1253:
1249:
1227:
1080:St. Bonaventure
473:
431:Missouri Valley
380:St. Bonaventure
207:Missouri Valley
190:Overall record
176:
99:
96:(1st semifinal)
90:(3rd semifinal)
51:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1839:
1829:
1828:
1823:
1818:
1813:
1808:
1803:
1798:
1793:
1788:
1771:
1770:
1768:
1767:
1762:
1757:
1752:
1747:
1740:
1735:
1730:
1725:
1720:
1715:
1710:
1705:
1700:
1695:
1690:
1685:
1680:
1675:
1670:
1665:
1660:
1655:
1650:
1645:
1640:
1635:
1630:
1625:
1620:
1615:
1610:
1605:
1600:
1595:
1590:
1585:
1580:
1575:
1570:
1565:
1560:
1555:
1550:
1545:
1540:
1535:
1530:
1525:
1520:
1515:
1510:
1505:
1500:
1495:
1490:
1485:
1480:
1475:
1470:
1465:
1460:
1455:
1450:
1445:
1440:
1435:
1430:
1425:
1420:
1415:
1410:
1405:
1400:
1395:
1390:
1385:
1380:
1375:
1370:
1365:
1360:
1355:
1350:
1345:
1340:
1335:
1329:
1326:
1325:
1323:
1322:
1319:
1316:
1312:
1309:
1308:
1301:
1300:
1293:
1286:
1278:
1271:
1270:
1250:
1248:
1245:
1244:
1243:
1238:
1233:
1226:
1223:
1220:
1219:
1217:
1214:
1211:
1208:
1207:
1204:
1203:
1201:
1196:
1191:
1188:
1187:
1185:
1182:
1179:
1176:
1173:
1172:
1170:
1167:
1160:
1159:
1157:
1154:
1149:
1147:
1144:
1143:
1141:
1138:
1137:
1135:
1130:
1123:
1121:
1118:
1117:
1115:
1110:
1105:
1103:
1101:
1099:
1096:
1095:
1093:
1091:
1088:
1087:
1085:
1082:
1077:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1069:
1067:
1065:
1062:
1061:
1059:
1056:
1055:
1053:
1051:
1049:
1046:
1045:
1043:
1038:
1033:
1031:
1029:
1027:
1024:
1023:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1015:
1013:
1010:
1007:
1005:
1003:
1000:
999:
997:
995:
992:
991:
989:
986:
985:
983:
981:
978:
977:
975:
972:
967:
965:
963:
961:
958:
957:
955:
953:
950:
949:
947:
942:
937:
935:
933:
930:
929:
927:
924:
919:
917:
914:
913:
911:
908:
907:
905:
903:
901:
896:
889:
887:
884:
883:
881:
876:
871:
869:
867:
865:
862:
861:
859:
857:
854:
853:
851:
848:
845:
843:
841:
838:
837:
835:
832:
827:
825:
822:
821:
819:
816:
815:
813:
808:
801:
799:
796:
795:
793:
788:
783:
781:
779:
777:
774:
773:
771:
769:
766:
765:
763:
760:
755:
753:
751:
748:
747:
745:
743:
740:
739:
737:
734:
733:
731:
729:
727:
724:
723:
721:
718:
715:
713:
711:
709:
706:
705:
703:
701:
698:
697:
695:
690:
685:
683:
681:
678:
677:
675:
673:
670:
669:
667:
664:
663:
661:
659:
656:
655:
653:
648:
641:
639:
637:
635:
632:
631:
629:
627:
624:
623:
621:
618:
615:
613:
611:
608:
607:
605:
602:
597:
595:
592:
591:
588:
587:
585:
583:
581:
579:
574:
567:
565:
562:
561:
559:
556:
553:
550:
548:
546:
543:
540:
537:
535:
533:
530:
527:
524:
522:
520:
517:
514:
511:
508:
507:
505:
502:
500:
498:
495:
493:
491:
490:Quarterfinals
488:
486:
484:
481:
472:
469:
466:
465:
462:
459:
456:
451:
445:
444:
439:
436:
433:
428:
422:
421:
416:
413:
410:
408:Metro New York
405:
399:
398:
393:
390:
387:
382:
376:
375:
372:
369:
366:
361:
355:
354:
351:
348:
345:
340:
334:
333:
328:
325:
322:
320:Metro New York
317:
311:
310:
305:
302:
299:
297:Metro New York
294:
288:
287:
282:
279:
276:
274:Metro New York
271:
265:
264:
261:
258:
255:
250:
244:
243:
238:
235:
232:
227:
221:
220:
215:
212:
209:
204:
198:
197:
194:
191:
188:
185:
175:
174:Selected teams
172:
152:
151:
148:
147:
141:
134:
133:
123:
122:
116:
112:
111:
105:
101:
100:
98:
97:
91:
84:
82:
78:
77:
74:Bradley Braves
71:
67:
66:
60:
56:
55:
46:
42:
41:
38:
34:
33:
28:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1838:
1827:
1824:
1822:
1819:
1817:
1814:
1812:
1809:
1807:
1804:
1802:
1799:
1797:
1794:
1792:
1789:
1787:
1784:
1783:
1781:
1766:
1763:
1761:
1758:
1756:
1753:
1751:
1748:
1746:
1745:
1741:
1739:
1736:
1734:
1731:
1729:
1726:
1724:
1721:
1719:
1716:
1714:
1711:
1709:
1706:
1704:
1701:
1699:
1696:
1694:
1691:
1689:
1686:
1684:
1681:
1679:
1676:
1674:
1671:
1669:
1666:
1664:
1661:
1659:
1656:
1654:
1651:
1649:
1646:
1644:
1641:
1639:
1636:
1634:
1631:
1629:
1626:
1624:
1621:
1619:
1616:
1614:
1611:
1609:
1606:
1604:
1601:
1599:
1596:
1594:
1591:
1589:
1586:
1584:
1581:
1579:
1576:
1574:
1571:
1569:
1566:
1564:
1561:
1559:
1556:
1554:
1551:
1549:
1546:
1544:
1541:
1539:
1536:
1534:
1531:
1529:
1526:
1524:
1521:
1519:
1516:
1514:
1511:
1509:
1506:
1504:
1501:
1499:
1496:
1494:
1491:
1489:
1486:
1484:
1481:
1479:
1476:
1474:
1471:
1469:
1466:
1464:
1461:
1459:
1456:
1454:
1451:
1449:
1446:
1444:
1441:
1439:
1436:
1434:
1431:
1429:
1426:
1424:
1421:
1419:
1416:
1414:
1411:
1409:
1406:
1404:
1401:
1399:
1396:
1394:
1391:
1389:
1386:
1384:
1381:
1379:
1376:
1374:
1371:
1369:
1366:
1364:
1361:
1359:
1356:
1354:
1351:
1349:
1346:
1344:
1341:
1339:
1336:
1334:
1331:
1330:
1327:
1320:
1317:
1314:
1313:
1310:
1306:
1299:
1294:
1292:
1287:
1285:
1280:
1279:
1276:
1267:
1263:
1258:
1256:
1251:
1242:
1239:
1237:
1234:
1232:
1229:
1228:
1218:
1210:
1209:
1206:
1205:
1200:
1195:
1190:
1189:
1186:
1183:
1180:
1177:
1175:
1174:
1171:
1166:
1165:
1158:
1153:
1146:
1145:
1140:
1139:
1134:
1129:
1128:
1120:
1119:
1114:
1109:
1100:
1098:
1097:
1094:
1090:
1089:
1081:
1072:
1071:
1064:
1063:
1058:
1057:
1048:
1047:
1042:
1037:
1028:
1026:
1025:
1022:
1018:
1017:
1002:
1001:
994:
993:
988:
987:
980:
979:
971:
962:
960:
959:
956:
952:
951:
946:
941:
932:
931:
923:
916:
915:
910:
909:
900:
895:
894:
886:
885:
880:
875:
866:
864:
863:
860:
856:
855:
840:
839:
831:
824:
823:
818:
817:
812:
807:
806:
798:
797:
792:
787:
778:
776:
775:
772:
768:
767:
759:
758:Oklahoma City
750:
749:
742:
741:
736:
735:
726:
725:
710:
708:
707:
704:
700:
699:
694:
689:
680:
679:
672:
671:
666:
665:
658:
657:
652:
647:
646:
636:
634:
633:
630:
626:
625:
610:
609:
601:
594:
593:
590:
589:
578:
573:
572:
564:
563:
560:
557:
554:
551:
549:
547:
544:
541:
538:
536:
534:
531:
528:
525:
523:
521:
518:
515:
512:
510:
509:
506:
501:
499:
494:
492:
487:
485:
480:
479:
476:
463:
460:
457:
455:
450:
446:
443:
440:
437:
434:
432:
427:
423:
420:
417:
414:
411:
409:
404:
400:
397:
394:
391:
388:
386:
381:
377:
373:
370:
367:
365:
360:
356:
352:
349:
346:
344:
339:
338:Oklahoma City
335:
332:
329:
326:
323:
321:
316:
312:
309:
306:
303:
300:
298:
293:
289:
286:
283:
280:
277:
275:
270:
266:
262:
259:
256:
254:
249:
245:
242:
239:
236:
233:
231:
226:
222:
219:
216:
213:
210:
208:
203:
199:
195:
186:
183:
182:
179:
171:
170:competition.
169:
166:
162:
161:
145:
142:
140:
136:
135:
132:
128:
124:
120:
117:
113:
109:
106:
104:Winning coach
102:
95:
92:
89:
86:
85:
83:
81:Semifinalists
79:
75:
72:
68:
64:
61:
57:
54:
53:New York City
50:
47:
43:
39:
35:
32:
31:1958–59
29:
25:
19:
1742:
1437:
1198:
1193:
1132:
1125:
1112:
1107:
1040:
1035:
944:
939:
898:
891:
878:
873:
810:
803:
790:
785:
692:
687:
650:
643:
576:
569:
483:First round
474:
177:
157:
155:
121:(St. John's)
119:Tony Jackson
108:Joe Lapchick
18:
1213:Providence
1009:Providence
970:Saint Louis
497:Semifinals
454:Independent
426:Saint Louis
385:Independent
364:Independent
343:Independent
230:Independent
193:Appearance
187:Conference
110:(2nd title)
88:NYU Violets
65:(3rd title)
45:Finals site
1780:Categories
1247:References
1127:St. John's
1108:St. John's
1036:St. John's
940:Providence
893:Providence
874:St. John's
403:St. John's
359:Providence
94:Providence
1152:Villanova
922:Manhattan
449:Villanova
292:Manhattan
196:Last bid
70:Runner-up
59:Champions
1266:Archived
1225:See also
847:Bradley
1321:Records
1268:11/7/09
688:Bradley
645:Bradley
617:Butler
600:Fordham
504:Finals
471:Bracket
269:Fordham
253:Skyline
202:Bradley
1184:
1181:
1178:
830:Denver
571:Butler
558:
555:
552:
545:
542:
539:
532:
529:
526:
519:
516:
513:
464:Never
374:Never
353:Never
263:Never
248:Denver
225:Butler
146:»
137:«
27:Season
458:18–6
435:20–5
415:14th
412:16–6
389:20–2
368:18–5
347:20–6
324:12–7
301:14–6
278:17–7
257:14–9
234:18–8
211:23–3
184:Team
158:1959
37:Teams
1765:2024
1760:2023
1755:2022
1750:2021
1744:2020
1738:2019
1733:2018
1728:2017
1723:2016
1718:2015
1713:2014
1708:2013
1703:2012
1698:2011
1693:2010
1688:2009
1683:2008
1678:2007
1673:2006
1668:2005
1663:2004
1658:2003
1653:2002
1648:2001
1643:2000
1638:1999
1633:1998
1628:1997
1623:1996
1618:1995
1613:1994
1608:1993
1603:1992
1598:1991
1593:1990
1588:1989
1583:1988
1578:1987
1573:1986
1568:1985
1563:1984
1558:1983
1553:1982
1548:1981
1543:1980
1538:1979
1533:1978
1528:1977
1523:1976
1518:1975
1513:1974
1508:1973
1503:1972
1498:1971
1493:1970
1488:1969
1483:1968
1478:1967
1473:1966
1468:1965
1463:1964
1458:1963
1453:1962
1448:1961
1443:1960
1438:1959
1433:1958
1428:1957
1423:1956
1418:1955
1413:1954
1408:1953
1403:1952
1398:1951
1393:1950
1388:1949
1383:1948
1378:1947
1373:1946
1368:1945
1363:1944
1358:1943
1353:1942
1348:1941
1343:1940
1338:1939
1333:1938
717:NYU
461:1st
442:1956
438:8th
419:1958
396:1958
392:5th
371:1st
350:1st
331:1952
327:5th
308:1957
304:7th
285:1958
281:3rd
260:1st
241:1958
237:2nd
218:1958
214:8th
165:NCAA
156:The
144:1960
139:1958
1216:57
1194:NYU
1156:67
1084:74
1012:55
974:72
926:66
850:71
834:81
805:NYU
786:NYU
762:48
720:57
620:77
604:80
315:NYU
115:MVP
1782::
1254:^
1199:71
1133:75
1113:82
1041:76
945:75
899:68
879:76
811:90
791:63
693:59
651:83
577:94
40:12
1297:e
1290:t
1283:v
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.