1959 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA basketball competition August 2023 April 2026 NIT 1959 1959 NIT program.jpg 12 Madison Square Garden New York City St. John's Redmen 3rd 1958 men Bradley Braves Bradley Braves 3rd 1958 men NYU Violets NYU Violets 3rd 1958 men Providence Friars Providence 1st Joe Lapchick 2nd Tony Jackson St. John's The 1959 National Invitation Tournament was the 1959 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. Archived 11/7/09 TeamConferenceOverall recordAppearanceLast bid1958 men Bradley Braves BradleyMissouri Valley 23–3 8th 19581958 men Butler Bulldogs ButlerIndependent 18–8 2nd 19581958 men Denver Pioneers DenverSkyline 14–9 1st Never1958 men Fordham Rams FordhamMetro New York 17–7 3rd 19581958 none Manhattan Jaspers ManhattanMetro New York 14–6 7th19571958 men NYU Violets NYUMetro New York 12–7 5th 19521958 men Oklahoma City Chiefs Oklahoma CityIndependent 20–6 1st Never1958 men Providence Friars ProvidenceIndependent 18–5 1st Never1958 men St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. BonaventureIndependent 20–2 5th 1958St. John'sMetro New York 16–6 14th 19581958 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint LouisMissouri Valley 20–5 8th 19561958 men Villanova Wildcats VillanovaIndependent 18–6 1st Never Bracket Below is the tournament bracket. Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 1958 men Butler Bulldogs Butler 94 1958 men Fordham Rams Fordham 80 1958 men NYU Violets NYU 90 1958 men Denver Pioneers Denver 81 1958 men Providence Friars Providence 68 1958 none Manhattan Jaspers Manhattan 66 St. John's 75 1958 men Villanova Wildcats Villanova 67 Butler 77 1958 men Bradley Braves Bradley 83 1958 men Oklahoma City Chiefs Oklahoma City 48 NYU 63 Providence 75 1958 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis 72 1958 men St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure 74 St. John's 82 Bradley 59 NYU 57 Providence 55 St. John's 76 Bradley 71 St. John's 76 Third place game NYU 71 Providence 57 See also 1959 NCAA University Division basketball tournament 1959 NCAA College Division basketball tournament 1959 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament References National Invitation Tournament National Invitation Tournament Category:1950s in Manhattan Category:Basketball in New York City Category:College sports in New York City National Invitation Tournament Category:National Invitation Tournament Category:Basketball competitions in New York City Category:Sports competitions in Manhattan