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National Invitational Tournament Quarter Finals UNLV "Rebels" vs St. Peter's College "Peacocks"

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1979-80 UNLV Rannin' Rebels

FRONT ROW: Freddie Thompson, Darryel Mayes, Billy coach Jerry Tarkanian, assistant coach George Hungrecker, Greg Goorjian (redshirt), Eric Gaines, Flin McQuarn, Tom Sawyer, Michael Burns, Richard Box, tie Ray Williams, Brett Bales, Michael Loyd, Billy Cun Wayne Washington, Sidney Green, Michael Johnson, Ed ningham, and manager Steve Parker. Pawlak, Larry Anderson, Darren Sackman, part-time SECOND ROW: Volunteer coach Dennis Hodges, head coach Bill Genian and assistant coach Rex Hughes.

UNLV General Information

HALFTIME/Intermission is 15 minutes for all Assistant Athletic Director Assistant Football Coaches Women's Volleyball Coach home games. Development Rich Abajian, 739,3156 Gena Borda, 739-3480 UNIFORMS/Home: White Jersey, with black and Wayne Pearson, 739-3614 Steve Buratto, 739-3452 Women's Swimming Coach scarlet trim. Coordinator, Booster Activities Tom Cruickshank, 739-3466 Wesley Mock, 739-3636 GAME BALL/Wilson 1202 Jet. Dave Pearl, 739-3614 Doug Filanr 739-3156 UNL V Photographer TICKET PRICES/All seats are reserved in the Sports Information Director Doug John;on, 739-3156 Serge McCabe, 739-3581 Convention Center, $7.00. Dominic Clark, 739-3207 John Lowry, 739-3156 TICKET SCALPING/City regulations regarding Athletic Business Management the "scalping" of UNLV basketball game tickets Assistant Sports Information Roy Shivers, 739-3456 Assistant will be strictly enforced. (Scalping - selling a ticket Director Scott Schuhmann, 739-3452 Charlotte Summers, 739-3480 for more than its face value.) Linda Lehman, 739-3207 Golf Coach Secretary to the Athletic Director LOST & FOUND/Anyone losing or finding any Ticket Manager Chub Drakulich, 739-3289 Sue Cahlan, 739-3483 items should contact the security office outside of Sherman Bennett, 739-3678 Soccer Coach Department Secretary section 11 of the Rotunda. Head Athletic Trainer Vince Hart, 739-3483 Gloria Castleberry, 739-3480 TIPOFF TIME/All Rebel varsity games tipoff at Dale Rudd, 739-3380 Swimming Coach Football Secretaries 8:05pm. LIGHT SHOW/Pre-game special lighting effects Assistant Athletic Trainer Wesley Mock, 739-3636 Suzette Cox, 739-3400 designed by Art Rader. Jeannie Pow; rs, 739-3158 Tennis Coach Corrine Parson, 739-3400 P.A. ANNOUNCER/Mr. Dick Calvert Dave Yugo, 739-3380 Fred Albrecht, 739-3621 Basketball Secretary Events Coordinator Track Coach Carol Forsythe, 739-3244 Kenny Reed, 739-3484 AI McDaniels, 739-3256 Basketball Secretary Academic Advisor Assistant Track Coach Sue Barnsworth, 739-3244 Jacqueline Newton, 739-3673 Thurban Warrick, 739-3256 Ticket Office Secretary Wrestling Coach Le Riggle, 739-3678 Head Baseball Coach Dennis Finfrock, 739-3762 Fundraising Secretary Fred Dallimore, 739-3499 Women's Basketball Coach Shirley Blackburn, 739-3614 Assistant Baseball Coach Dan Ayala, 739-3151 Band Director Jack Pryor, 739-3499 Assistant Women's Basketball Coach Chuck Lee, 739-3332 Donna Wick, 739-3151 Faculty Athletic Representative Head Basketball Coach Women's Cross Country Coach Dr. Robert E . Glennen Jerry Tarkanian, 739-3295 Bonnie Rannald, 739-3256 Athletic Council Athletic Staff Assistant Basketball Coaches Richard Harp, Chairman Rex Hughes Women's Softball Coach Athletic Director George McQuarn, 739-3234 Gena Borda, 739-3480 Charles Rasmussen AI Negratti, (702) 739·3483 Ralph Readout, 739-3 234 Women's Tennis Coach Kathleen Lyons •. Assistant Athletic Director .Bill Oenian, 7 39-3244 Tina Kunzer, 739-3480 Joe McCullough Business Head Football Coach Women's Track Coach Andry Fry Roger Barnson, 739-3480 Tony Knap, 739-3400 Bonnie Rannald, 739-3256 Dan Campbell, Student REBEL REPORT 1979-80 STATISTICS RECORD: W 22 L 7 (HOME: 15-4; AWAY: 7-3)

PLAYER G FGM-FGA PCT FTM-FTA PCT REB AVE PF-FO TP AVE HI A SIDNEY GREEN 29 191-363 .526 89-120 .742 333 11.5 87-0 471 16.2 30 49 MICHAEL BURNS 29 148-293 .505 115-165 .697 212 7.3 88-4 411 14.2 30 82 LARRY ANDERSON 29 157-311 .505 21 - 38 .553 87 3.0 70-2 335 11 .6 26 36 RICHARD BOX 29 137-273 .502 47- 66 .712 201 6.9 72-1 321 11 .5 25 45 MICHAEL JOHNSON 29 115-211 .545 53- 79 .671 202 7.0 60-2 283 9.8 29 16 BILLY CUNNINGHAM 27 60-103 .583 20- 29 .690 42 1.6 28-0 140 5.2 12 34 BILLY HUNG RECKER 24 47-110 .427 21 - 23 .913 31 1.3 31 -0 115 4.8 18 24 MICHAEL LOYD 27 51-131 .389 22- 29 .759 28 1.0 63-0 124 4.6 16 144 FLINTIE WILLIAMS 26 42-232 .347 19- 31 .613 33 1.3 68-0 103 4.0 12 173 ED PAWLAK 7 3- 4 .750 1- 4 .250 12 1.7 4-0 7 1.0 5 0 DARRYEL MAYES 2 1- 3 .333 2- 2 1.000 2 1.0 2-0 4 2.0 2 0 TOM SAWYER 3 1- 1.000 3- 4 .750 3 1.0 1-0 5 1.7 4 0 ERIC GAINES 4 2- 9 .222 0- 4 .000 1 .3 3-0 4 1.0 2 (TEAM REBOUNDS) 88 UNLV 29 995-1933 .494 413-594 .695 1275 44.0 577- 9 2323 80.1 105 604

OPPONENTS 29 878-2001 .439 370-581 .637 1218 42.0 551-20 2126 73.3 87 467

MINUTES PLAYED: TEAM (5800)-Green (935) , Box (881) , Burns (843) , Anderson (744). Williams (610) , Johnson (527) , Loyd (484) , Cunningham (392), Hungrecker (334), Pawlak (22) , Gaines (11) , Mayes (10) , Sawyer (7) .

TURNOVERS: TEAM (513)-Green (121) , Burns (120) , Loyd (57) , Williams (49) , Anderson (46) , Box (40). Johnson (39) , Hungrecker (17) , Cunningham (15) , Pawlak (6), Gaines (2), Sawyer (1) . OPPONENTS (558) UNLV ave .-17.7 OPP ave .-19.2.

STEALS: TEAM (192)-Loyd (34), Burns (31). Williams (27) , Box (25) , Anderson (21) , Johnson (14) , Cunningham (14) , Green (14). Hungrecker (12) . OPPONENTS (136) UNLV ave .-6.6 OPP ave .-4.7.

UNLV OPPONENTS OPP LEADING SCORER TOP REBOUNDER ATT. 75 PAN AMERICAN 77 Box- 25 Box - 13 6,380 Sellout 70 NEVADA-RENO 58 Green- 25 Green - 24 6,380 Sellout 89 IDAHO STATE 75 Hungrecker. Green - 10 Green - 13 6,255 73 Tulsa 70 Green - 20 Green - 10 3.501 99 t MONTANA 69 Johnson - 29 Johnson. Green . Burns - 10 6.310 73 tTEXAS A & M 77 Burns- 13 Green - 15 6.348 105 tLOYOLA MARYMOUNT 87 Burns - 30 Green - 13 6.380 Sellout 78 tWEBER STATE 79 Green - 20 Johnson - 14 6.380 Sellout 86 UTAH 73 Burns- 16 Burns - 13 6.146 87 HAWAII 78 Green - 27 Green - 14 6,125 88 SAN DIEGO STATE 86 Burns - 29 Burns - 11 6.197 73 Utah 65 Burns - 17 Green - 7 12.691 67 'Seton Hall 65 Burns . Anderson. Cunningham - 12 Green - 13 6.654 74 Nevada-Reno 53 Burns - 24 Burns - 14 5.620 63 TEXAS-EL PASO 61 Green - 14 Green , Box . Johnson - 6 6.230 84 NEW MEXICO 78 Green - 18 Johnson - 16 6.231 66 Colorado State 62 Anderson - 18 Green . Johnson - 10 6.127 84 OKLAHOMA CITY 81 Green - 19 Green - 10 6.237 85 U.S. INTERNATIONAL 74 Anderson - 24 Box - 16 6.157 98 San Diego State 86 Burns- 28 Green - 16 3.812 84 Hawaii 85 Burns - 28 Johnson - 9 2.481 66 WYOMING 64 Burns, Anderson - 18 Burns- 10 6.323 Dance to the Music of the 50's and 60's 81 COLORADO STATE 80 Green - 20 Johnson- 14 6.379 9 69 KENTUCKY 74 Green - 17 Green - 11 6,380 Sellout from pm to 3 am - Monday through Friday 84 New Mexico 68 Anderson - 26 Green - 15 15.816 69 Texas -EI Paso 76 Green- 30 Green - 12 12.222 Sellout 70 Wyoming 71 Anderson - 22 Box - 12 6.725 93 • 'WASHINGTON 73 Johnson - 23 Johnson - 14 6.380 Sellout 90 • "CAL STATE, LONG BEACH 81 Green- 23 Green- 13 6,380 Sellout ~~ SHDBDDIT® HOME GAMES IN ALL CAPS tRebel Roundup ~Holiday Classic 'Madison Square Garden • 'N.I.T. ~HOTEL CASINO & BOWLING CENTER

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DR. LEONARD GOODALL DR. AL NEGRATTI President Athletic Director Rebel Facts PRESIDENT: Dr. Leonard Goodall NICKNAME: Runnin' Rebels ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Dr. AI Negratti CONFERENCE: Independent HEAD COACH: Jerry Tarkanian 19{9-80 RECORD: W 21 L 7 Pepsi-Cola Bottling Group SPORTS INFORMATION: Dominic Clark SERlE~ HISTORY: CSULB Leads, 4-3 1200 E. Foremaster Lane Las Vegas, Nevada ENROLLMENT: 9,500 SCHOOL COLORS: Scarlet and Gray 642·1 999 Rebel Assistant Coaches

'"-. \ George McQuarn Rex Hughes Bill Genian Dennis Hodges

4 5 1979-80 UNLV Runnin' Rebels Saint Peter's College Roster

NO. NAME POS HGT WGT CL AGE HOMETOWN (High Schoo~ NO. NAME POS CL HT WT AGE HOMETOWN (High School) 3 Eric Gaines G 6-3 185 JR 21 Los Angeles, CA (Dorsey) 11 ·Bill McDevitt G SR 5-8 140 22 Philadelphia, PA (West Catholic) 4 • Flintie Ray Williams G 6-3 195 SR 23 Los Angeles, CA (Dorsey) 15 • Jim Brandon G-F SR 6-5 195 20 Newark, N.J. (Barringer) 5 Billy Cunningham G 6-4 192 JR 22 Harvey, IL (Thorn ridge) 21 Tracy Mills G FR 5-9 170 17 Freeport, N.Y. (St. Agnes) 10 Michael Loyd G 5-10 160 so 20 Los Angeles, CA (Dorsey) 23 • Frank Sivieri G SR 6-2 180 21 West Chester, PA (Msgr. Bonner) 12 Darryel Mayes G 6-2 187 FR 18 Portland, OR (Benson) 25 • Mark Schroback G JR 5-11 165 20 Union City , N.J. (St . Joseph's) 14 • Richard Box F 6-6 190 so 20 Riverside, CA (North) 31 ·william Brown G so 6-3 170 18 Passaic, N.J. (Passaic) 21 Sidney Green F 6-9 202 FR 19 Brooklyn, NY (Thomas Jefferson) 33 •Tim Dooley G JR 6-3 185 20 Butler, N.J. (Butler) 22 Larry Anderson F 6-6 175 FR 19 Pittsburgh, PA (Schenley) l 35 John Krotulis F FR 6-5 200 17 Linden, N.J . (Linden) 23 • Michael Burns F 6-7 182 so 20 Las Vegas, NV (Chaparral) 41 • Eric Ericksen F JR 6-5 205 21 Raritan , N.J . (Bridgewater-Raritan) 32 Billy Hungrecker G 6-3 184 SR 24 Highlands, NJ (Henry Hudson) 43 • Cliff Anderson F SR 6-5 200 22 Newark, N.J . (Essex Catholic) 33 Ed Pawlak c 6-7 200 so 19 Addison, IL (Gienbard North) 45 • Kevin Rogers C-F JR 6-6 195 20 Orange, N.J. (Orange) 34 Michael Johnson c 6-8 240 so 19 Los Angeles, CA (Crenshaw) 55 • Mark Murphy G JR 6-4 190 20 Spring Lake Hgts. , N.J . (St. Rose) 35 Tom Sawyer F 6-8 190 SR 26 Lima , OH (Lima Senior) • Indicates Letters Earned • Returning Lettermen (9)

HEAD COACH: Jerry Tarkanian (Seventh year) ASSISTANT COACHES: George McQuarn, Rex Hughes PART-TIME COACH: Bill Genlan HEAD COACH: Bob Dukiet (Boston College '70) First Season VOLUNTEER COACH: Dennis Hodges ASSISTANT COACHES: Frank Giovanucci (Bloomfield '65) & Kevin Bannon (Saint Peter's College '79) TRAINER: Dave Yugo TRAINER: Bill Battershall STUDENT MANAGER: Steve Parker MANAGER: Fred Rolan, Bill Aitken

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L a r r y c h ~ .. I - - n Two of the Best Freshmen . . . Flfntfe "The Maestro" gets another assist Kentucky's Sam Bowie, UNLVs Sidney Green The Las Vegas Convention Center - Home of the Runnin' Rebels

Jerry Tarkanian, the Runnin' Rebels have raced up and down the court for an impressive 99-7 record in the Convention Center the past six seasons against regular NCAA competition . This year, UNLV will play 17 games in the boisterous facility . The sign hanging ominously over the rotunda floor reads, Welcome to Tark's Shark Tank. It could more appropriately read Enter at Your Own Risk. After the swirling of the multicolored spotlights in the darkened arena to herald the introduction of the local favorites, the fireworks really begin . It is the Convention Center The search for perfection in an imperfect world probably skin-deep. To find an " lJ ." If you're an where the Runnin' Rebels earned their expanded nickname. During continues. ow the Frontier Hotel and ~as in o in " II " or know of an " lJ ," we want you to enter. No the 1974-75, 1975-76, and 1976-77 seasons, the Runnin'-Gunnin' Las Vegas takes up the challenge to discover talent is required. Just great looks. The Frontier " 11" Rebels did not lose a home game. In 1976-77, UNLV played 19 perfection-plus. No longer is "10" tops. The Frontier will be on the cover of a national magazine, represent home games, scoring 2,109 points for an average of 11.0 per game. believes perfection must be pursued to its ultimate. the hotel in world-wide advertising, featured on The fast-moving fleet-footed eagles of the hardwood scored to 100 The Frontier's mission: "To boldly go where no one radio and TV shows and given a Holl ywood Screen has dared to venture before. To the outer limits of or more points in 16 of those 19 games and in a pre-season exhibi Test (if she wants one). Submit your ent;y now. If beauty. To once and for all prove that beauty is "10" was tops," II " must be heaven. tion game against the National Team of the Republic of China, Las Vegas Convention Center . . . Home of UNL V Basketball UNLV actually pumped in 174 points in a 40-minute game. -'·------·------STOP LOOKING .. YOU'VE FOUND AN ''II"' ----I UNL V plays all of its home games on one of the finest hardwood Like its renown counterparts on the "Strip", the Convention NAME ______AGE__ I court arenas in the country - the 6,380 seat Las Vegas Convention Center "Showroom" has been virtually SOLD OUT for the past five UIP COUPON AND ADDRESS ------Center rotunda. Capacity crowds cheer the Rebels in comfort in years, with only very limited seating available for but a few games. MAIL TOOA YTO, RED Mcll VAINE CITY STATE__ theater-type cushioned seats. Ample parking is available at the con Producing the elaborate light shows during pre-game ceremonies onctar oiAdvertisiiiiJ & H~~TJrT~~ ~==== and Pui>licity ~··•.-.._ HEIGHT ___ veniently located facility , one mile east of the fabled Las Vegas again this season is long-time Rebel supporter, Art Rader. .-; ...... ~. WEIGHT==--- RtONTI!RHOffi .. T,...... ,. HAIR COLOR __ "Strip". Some visiting coaches have vowed to never again return to the 31 :zo las Vooas IMI. So. Rather homey with its limited seating capacity, UNLV enjoys site of their most humiliating defeat. Seven opponents have actually las v.,. No•. 19114 ;. ••••••• ..... 0 PHOTO ENCLOSED playing in its home facility and established an all-time record by win left Las Vegas winners over the past six years. ' ~ ~...... ning 72 straight games before being defeated by the University of All visitors have left Tark 's Shark Tank knowing they have just ex I~..,._f;; ~!; FILIIITIBIL ••••··~r; ,. New Mexico on Jan. 7, 1978 by a 102-98 score. Under head coach perienced something that will remain with them the rest of their lives . ·4············································· 8 9 St. Peter's College PEACOCK REPORT Jersey City, New Jersey 1979-80 STATISTICS RECORD:W22 L8 (HOME: 13-1; AWAY 7-6; NEUTRAL 2-1)

PLAYER G MIN. FGM-FTA PCT. FTM-FTA PCT. REB. AVG. AST. PF-0 PTS. AVG. JIM BRANDON 30 1077 182-349 .522 110-142 .775 190 6.3 69 100- 6 474 15.8 KEVIN ROGERS 30 759 172-305 .564 50-101 .495 148 4.9 29 78- 2 394 13.1 MARK MURPHY 30 1100 140-281 .498 48- 77 .623 162 5.4 51 75 - 2 328 10.9 WILLIAM BROWN 30 980 98-204 .480 23- 34 .677 76 2.5 89 54- 0 219 7.3 CLIFF ANDERSON 30 935 55-124 .444 46- 69 .667 135 4.5 84 109-11 156 5.2 TIM DOOLEY 21 420 42· 86 .488 23- 28 .821 21 1.0 38 38- 0 107 5.1 MARK SCHROBACK 22 241 12- 35 .343 9- 13 .692 15 0.7 19 16- 0 33 1.5 BILL McDEVITT 9 64 0- 3 .000 13- 15 .867 2 0.3 3 3- 0 13 1.4 TRACY MILLS 23 297 11- 33 .333 11- 17 .647 13 0.6 27 14- 0 33 1.4 FRANK SIVIERI 16 68 5- 18 .277 8- 12 .667 9 0.6 2 8- 0 18 1.1 JOHN KROTULIS 20 86 6- 15 .400 5- 7 .714 10 0.5 3 9- 0 17 0.9 ERIC ERICKSEN 14 48 5- 10 .500 2- 8 .250 11 0.8 0 6- 0 12 0.9 PEACOCK TOTALS 30 6075 728-1463 .498 348-524 .664 946 31.5 415 513-21 1804 60.1

OPPONENT TOTALS 29 6075 564-1343 .420 368-504 0 730 880 29.3 247 573-16 1496 49.9

SPC TEAM REBOUNDS-151 (includes 45 deadball rebounds) OPP TEAM REBOUNDS-125 (includes 51 deadball rebounds) REV. E. GLYNN JOHN B. WILSON President Athletic Director SPC OPPONENT OPP TOP SCORER TOP REBOUNDER ATTEND. Peacock Facts 66 JERSEY CITY ST . (OT) 69 Brandon- 22 Anderson - 12 1,50:Z 73 HOLY CROSS 62 Murphy- 21 Rogers- 8 1,063 P~ESIDENT: Rev. E. Glynn NICKNAME: Peacocks A1"HLETIC DIRECTOR: John B. Wilson CONFERENCE: East Coast AC 58 St. Joseph's (PA) 38 Murphy- 18 Brandon - 7 3,963 HEAD COACH: Bob Dukiet 1979-80 RECORD: W 22 L 8 50 Rutgers 58 Murphy- 13 Brandon- 7 4,100 SPORTS INFORMATION: Richard Ensor SERIES HISTORY: First Meeting 49 Army 41 Brandon- 15 Murphy- 5 700 ENROLLMENT: 5,000 SCHOOL COLORS: Blue and White 72 NEW HAMPSHIRE 34 Brandon- 18 Brandon- 11 689 1979-80 St. Peter's Peacocks 81 BELMONT ABBEY 53 Brandon- 26 Murphy- 8 1,011 47 FARLIEGH-DICKINSON 44 Brandon- 14 Murphy- 12 1,044 71 NIAGARA 54 Murphy- 22 Murphy, Rogers - 6 1,008 59 Fordham 34 Rogers- 16 MLO'phy - 7 990 50 Villanova 51 Rogers, Murphy - 12 Murphy, Rogers - 5 5, 150 60 St. Francis (NY) 41 Brandon- 15 Murphy- 7 400 64 FAIRFIELD 44 Rogers- 18 Brandon- 10 1,564 51 Siena 47 Dooley- 12 Murphy - 8 3,500 49 Georgetown 64 Brandon- 15 Brandon - 9 4,016 69 SETON HALL 51 Brandon- 27 Anderson- 8 3,057 78 WAGNER 62 Brandon- 23 Brandon- 10 2,039 58 BOSTON UNIVERSITY 55 Rogers- 23 Anderson - 11 1,882 55 Vermont 61 Brandon , Murphy- 14 Brandon - 11 875 62 Iona (OT) 65 Brandon- 21 Rogers- 7 3,204 57 Hofstra 46 Rogers- 19 Rogers- 8 2,450 85 LONG ISLAND 60 Murphy- 22 Murphy- 8 1,506 59 Canisius (OT) 61 Rogers- 15 Brown, Murphy - 8 1,222 54 CATHOLIC UNIV. 25 Rogers- 17 Brown - 10 1,011 57 MANHATTAN 34 Brandon- 20 Brandon- 11 1,453 54 FAIRFIELD (ECAC) 42 Murphy- 17 Murphy - 11 1,318 65 Fordham (ECAC) 47 Brandon- 25 Brandon - 10 2,008 46 Iona (ECAC) 64 Brandon- 12 Anderson- 9 1,980 STANDING (Left to Right): Kevin Bannon, assistant SITTING (Left to Right): Frank 'Sivieri , Mark Murphy, coach, Frank Giovannuccl, assistant coach; Eric Erick Mark Schroback, Bill McDevitt, Jim Brandon, William 71 U of Connecticut (NIT) 56 Rogers- 19 Brandon , Rogers , Murphy - 6 3,851 sen, Tim Dooley, Cliff Anderson, Kevin Rogers, John Brown. Not shown: Tracey Mills. 34 Duquense (NIT) 33 Brandon- 15 Rogers- 7 5,036 Krotulis and Bob Dukiet, head coach. HOME GAMES ALL IN CAPS

10 11 The 43rd National Invitational Tournament

Commissioner of the ECAC, and the late Hamilton H. Salmon, Jr., then chairman of the National Basketball Com mittee, served as advisors to the original committee. In 1940, the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association transferred the responsibility for administering the tournament to a group of Metropolitan New York Colleges. In the ensuing years, the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Basketball Association (MIBA) successfully kept step with the tremendous growth in college basketball interest. In 1941, the NIT field was in PETER A. CARLESIMO JACK POWERS JOHN W. KAISER creased from its original six teams to eight entrants; in 1949 to Manhattan College Fordham University St. John's University a dozen; in 1965 to 14, in 1968 to 16, in 1979 to 24 and this Originated by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Associa year to its full complement of 32 teams. tion in 1938, the NIT was conceived as a means by which The Granddaddy of them all , starting in 1979, the first , top-ranking teams might be brought together under cham second rounds, and the quarterfinals are held in sites of the pionship conditions. A secondary aim of the founding group participating teams and the final four are brought into New was to prove that collegiate basketball was national rather York City to play in Madison Square Garden. than sectional in scope. This year, the semi-finals and the finals will be held in the The original "Selection Committee" was comprised of two Garden on Monday, March 17 and Wednesday, March 19. men from the New York Herald Tribune-the late Everett B. The veteran President of the NIT is Peter A. Carlesimo, Morris and Irving T. Marsh ; two men from the New York the affable athletic director from Fordham University . Times-Arthur Daley and Joseph Sheehan (both deceased) ; The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, the city of Las Dave Eisenberg of the New York Journal-American , and Ed Vegas and the Rebel basketball team are proud to be a part of Dooley of the New York Sun. The late Asa S. Bushnell, then the NIT- 1980. Behind the Big Red Rebel Machine

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