1953 National Invitation Tournament

The 1953 National Invitation Tournament was the 1953 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

1953 National Invitation Tournament

Season	1952–53
Teams	12
Finals site	Madison Square Garden, New York City
Champions	Seton Hall Pirates (1st title)
Runner-up	St. John's Red Storm (3rd title game)
Semifinalists	Duquesne Dukes (4th semifinal) Manhattan Jaspers (1st semifinal)
Winning coach	Honey Russell (1st title)
MVP	Walter Dukes (Seton Hall)
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Selected teams

Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.^[1]

Team	Conference	Overall record	Appearance	Last bid
BYU	Mountain States		2nd	1951
Duquesne	Independent		6th	1952
Georgetown	Independent		1st	Never
La Salle	Independent		5th	1952
Louisville	Independent		2nd	1952
Manhattan	Metro NY		3rd	1949
Niagara	Western NY Little 3		2nd	1950
St. John's	Metro NY		12th	1952
Saint Louis	Missouri Valley		5th	1952
Seton Hall	Independent		4th	1952
Tulsa	Missouri Valley		1st	Never
Western Kentucky	OVC		7th	1952

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket.^[1]

	First round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
		St. John's	81
		Saint Louis	66
							St. John's	75
							La Salle	74
												St. John's	64
												Duquesne	55
							Western Kentucky	61
							Duquesne	69
		Duquesne	88
		Tulsa	69
																	St. John's	46
																	Seton Hall	58
		Louisville	92
		Georgetown	79
							Louisville	66
							Manhattan	79
												Manhattan	56
												Seton Hall	74
							Seton Hall	79
							Niagara	74
		Niagara	82
		BYU	76

	Third place game
	Duquesne		81
	Manhattan		67

See also

• 1953 NCAA basketball tournament
• 1953 NAIA Basketball Tournament