1938 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA basketball competition August 2023 April 2026 National Invitation Tournament 1938 1938 03 09 1938 03 16 1938 NIT program.jpg Souvenir program from the tournament. Madison Square Garden New York City 6 Temple Owls 1 Colorado Buffaloes Oklahoma A&M Aggies NYU Violets MVP Don Shields (Temple) 1939 The 1938 National Invitation Tournament was the inaugural edition of the annual college basketball competition. The Invitation was won by Temple, who claimed the national championship with their win over Colorado in the tournament final.Avery Leslie United Press March 17, 1938 28 Temple Captures National Mythical Court Title by Conquering Colorado https://www.newspapers.com/article/quad-city-times-1938-nit-mythical-nation/179756940/ The Democrat and Leader New York Davenport, Iowa The tournament sweep gave the eastern conference champions clean claim to the mythical national title.Wilson Dave March 29, 1938 19 Temple's National Champions Honored Again at Banquet — City Fetes Temple, National Champion https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-1938-temple-na/179753806/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Representatives of this city's official family, leaders in education and prominent men in athletics paid tribute to Temple University's national championship basketball team at the dinner given by Mayor S. Davis Wilson in the ballroom of the Bellevue-Stratford last night. [...] Following his speech Mayor Wilson presented Jimmy Usilton, Temple coach, with a wrist watch and also gave each member of the Owl team a gold ring-tokens of gratitude for the fame and honor which the Templars brought to this city. Selected teams Below is a list of the six teams selected for the tournament.Tournament Results (1930's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 9, 2009. Archived 11/7/09 TeamConferenceOverall record1937 men Bradley Braves BradleyIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 18–11937 men Colorado Buffaloes ColoradoMountain States Conference 14–51937 men Long Island Blackbirds Long IslandMetropolitan New York Conference 23–41937 men NYU Violets NYUMetropolitan New York Conference 15–61937 men Oklahoma A&M Aggies Oklahoma A&MMissouri Valley Conference 24–2TempleEastern Intercollegiate Conference 20–2 Bracket Below is the tournament bracket. Opening roundMarch 9 SemifinalsMarch 14 FinalsMarch 16 Third Place n Temple 53 1937 men Bradley Braves Bradley 40 1937 men NYU Violets NYU 39 1937 men Long Island Blackbirds Long Island 37 1937 men Oklahoma A&M Aggies Oklahoma A&M 55 Temple 56 1937 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado 48 NYU 47 Temple 60 Colorado 36 Oklahoma A&M 37 NYU 24 See also 1938 NAIA Basketball Tournament References National Invitation National Invitation Tournament Category:1930s in Manhattan Category:College basketball tournaments in New York City National Invitation Tournament Category:National Invitation Tournament Category:Sports competitions in Manhattan