1953 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA basketball competition August 2023 April 2026 NIT 1953 12 Madison Square Garden New York City Seton Hall Pirates 1st St. John's Red Storm 3rd Duquesne Dukes 4th Manhattan Jaspers 1st Honey Russell 1st Walter Dukes Seton Hall The 1953 National Invitation Tournament was the 1953 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. Selected teams Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.Tournament Results (1950s) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. 11/7/09 TeamConferenceOverall recordAppearanceLast bid1952 men BYU Cougars BYUMountain States 2nd 19511952 men Duquesne Dukes DuquesneIndependent 6th 1952GeorgetownIndependent 1st Never1952 men La Salle Explorers La SalleIndependent 5th 19521952 men Louisville Cardinals LouisvilleIndependent 2nd 19521952 men Manhattan Jaspers ManhattanMetro NY 3rd 19491952 men Niagara Purple Eagles NiagaraWestern NY Little 3 2nd 19501952 none St. John's Redmen St. John'sMetro NY 12th 19521952 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint LouisMissouri Valley 5th 19521952 men Seton Hall Pirates Seton HallIndependent 4th 19521952 men Tulsa Golden Hurricane TulsaMissouri Valley 1st NeverWestern KentuckyOVC 7th 1952 Bracket Below is the tournament bracket. Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 1952 none St. John's Redmen St. John's 81 1952 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis 66 1952 men Duquesne Dukes Duquesne 88 1952 men Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa 69 1952 men Louisville Cardinals Louisville 92 Georgetown 79 1952 men Niagara Purple Eagles Niagara 82 1952 men BYU Cougars BYU 76 St. John's 75 1952 men La Salle Explorers La Salle 74 1952 men Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky 61 Duquesne 69 Louisville 66 1952 men Manhattan Jaspers Manhattan 79 1952 men Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall 79 Niagara 74 St. John's 64 Duquesne 55 Manhattan 56 Seton Hall 74 St. John's 46 Seton Hall 58 Third place game Duquesne 81 Manhattan 67 See also 1953 NCAA basketball tournament 1953 NAIA Basketball Tournament References National Invitation National Invitation Tournament Category:1950s in Manhattan Category:Basketball in New York City Category:College sports tournaments in New York City National Invitation Tournament Category:National Invitation Tournament Category:Basketball competitions in New York City Category:Sports competitions in Manhattan