| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| City | New York City |
| Venue(s) | Madison Square Garden |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | St. John's Redmen (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | DePaul Blue Demons |
| Semifinalists | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Bill Kotsores (St. John's) |
| ← 19431945 → | |
The 1944 National Invitation Tournament was the 1944 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams
Below is a list of the 8 teams selected for the tournament.
| Team | Conference |
|---|---|
| Bowling Green | Independent |
| Canisius | Independent |
| DePaul | Independent |
| Kentucky | Southeastern Conference |
| Muhlenberg | Independent |
| Oklahoma A&M | Missouri Valley Conference |
| St. John's | Metro New York Conference |
| Utah | Mountain States Conference |
Bracket
Below is the tournament bracket.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 43 | |||||||||||||
| Canisius | 29 | |||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 38 | |||||||||||||
| DePaul | 41 | |||||||||||||
| DePaul | 68 | |||||||||||||
| Muhlenberg | 45 | |||||||||||||
| DePaul | 39 | |||||||||||||
| St. John's | 47 | |||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 46 | |||||||||||||
| Utah | 38 | |||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 45 | |||||||||||||
| St. John's | 48 | |||||||||||||
| St. John's | 44 | |||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 40 | |||||||||||||
| Third place game | ||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 29 | |||
| Kentucky | 45 | |||
References
- ^ Tournament Results (1940's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 9, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
- 1943–44 NCAA men's basketball season
- 1944 in sports in New York City
- 1940s in Manhattan
- College sports tournaments in New York City
- March 1944 sports events in the United States
- National Invitation Tournament
- Basketball competitions in New York City
- Sports competitions in Manhattan
- College basketball tournaments in New York (state)