1950 National Invitation Tournament

1950 National Invitation Tournament

Season	1949–50
Teams	12
Finals site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	CCNY Beavers (1st title)
Runner-up	Bradley Braves (1st title game)
Semifinalists	St. John's Red Storm (5th semifinal) Duquesne Dukes (2nd semifinal)
Winning coach	Nat Holman (1st title)
MVP	Ed Warner (CCNY)
National Invitation Tournaments «1949 1951»

The 1950 National Invitation Tournament was the 1950 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. For the only time in history, the same school won both the NIT and NCAA tournaments as CCNY took both championships, beating Bradley in both finals. Four participants in the 1950 NIT (Bradley, CCNY, Kentucky and Long Island University) were later implicated in the CCNY point shaving scandal.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.

• Arizona
• Bradley
• CCNY
• Duquesne
• Kentucky
• La Salle
• Long Island
• Niagara
• St. John's
• San Francisco
• Syracuse
• Western Kentucky

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket.

	First round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
		Western Kentucky	79
		Niagara	72
							Western Kentucky	60
							St. John's	69
												St. John's	72
												Bradley	82
							Bradley	78
							Syracuse	66
		Syracuse	80
		Long Island	52
																	Bradley	61
																	CCNY	69
		La Salle	72
		Arizona	66
							La Salle	47
							Duquesne	49
												Duquesne	52
												CCNY	62
							Kentucky	50
							CCNY	89
		CCNY	65
		San Francisco	46

	Third place game
	St. John's		69
	Duquesne		67

See also

• 1950 NCAA basketball tournament
• 1950 NAIA Basketball Tournament