The National Invitation TournamentArcadia Publishing, 2006 - 128 pages It is the nation's oldest postseason college basketball tournament. For decades the National Invitation Tournament has been a prestigious event that schools have pointed to and proudly played in. What began with a six-team field in 1938 is now a forty-team event. The NIT has become a proving ground for emerging teams on the verge of making a run for the NCAA national championship. Teams fortunate enough to earn the championship and cut down the nets in Madison Square Garden revel in their accomplishment and treasure it for years to come. The National Invitation Tournament, a pictorial essay, is a tribute to the coaches, players, and fans of this respected event. |
Table des matières
CONTENTS | 3 |
Early Years | 9 |
Challenging Times | 21 |
A Decade of Change | 33 |
A Revitalization | 45 |
Destination The Big Apple | 59 |
A New Style Emerges | 73 |
A New Classic | 87 |
The New Millennium | 101 |
Acknowledgments | 127 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
Al McGuire Bobby Knight Bonaventure Bradley Calipari captured Carlesimo CCNY champion championship game cheerleaders club college basketball consolation game Dame Dave Odom Dayton decade defeated DePaul Duke earned MVP honors Ernie Calverley fans Final Four finished first-round Fresno Georgetown head coach Indiana Jack Powers Joe Lapchick John Calipari John's Joseph's Knight Lapchick later leading scorer Louisville Madison Square Garden Manhattan Marquette Maryland media relations Memphis METROPOLITAN INTERCOLLEGIATE BASKETBALL Michigan Mikan Mike Minnesota NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT NCAA tournament Niagara NIT archives NIT championship NIT final NIT NIT NIT NIT title NIT trophy outstanding overtime Phil Martelli pictured played players postseason preseason NIT Purdue quarterfinals Rhode Island round Rutgers Salle scored season semifinals Seton Hall shot Sophomore South Carolina Southern Illinois Syracuse Temple third place thrilling Tulsa UConn University UNLV Utah victory Villanova Virginia Tech Wake Forest York