La Salle University La Salle University Digital Commons La Salle Basketball Game Programs University Publications 3-9-1953 The 16th Annual National Invitation Tournament Quarter Finals, 1953 Unknown Author Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lasalle.edu/basketball_game_programs Recommended Citation Unknown Author, "The 16th Annual National Invitation Tournament Quarter Finals, 1953" (1953). La Salle Basketball Game Programs. 1. https://digitalcommons.lasalle.edu/basketball_game_programs/1 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the University Publications at La Salle University Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in La Salle Basketball Game Programs by an authorized administrator of La Salle University Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. NIAGARA U. vs. BRIG. YOUNG MANHATTAN vs. LOUISVILLE LA SALLE U. vs. ST. JOHN'S U. MADISON SQUARE GARDEN MARCH 9, 1953 24c. N. Y. C. SALES TAX Ic America runs on B ULO VA TIME Because Bulova is first in beauty, accuracy and value . more Americans tell time by Bulova than by any other fine watch in the world. Next time you buy a watch — for yourself or as a gift — choose the finest — Bulova! B u lo va.. America's greatest watch value! PRESIDENT 21 jewels Expansion Band $ 4 9 3 0 OFFICIAL TIMEPIECE NATIONAL INVITATION BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT The 16th Annual National Invitation Tournament ELCOM E to the 16th annual National Invitation Tourna­ Wment, oldest of the post-season collegiate court classics. The NIT is sponsored and conducted by the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Basketball Association, which is affiliated with the Eastern College Athletic Conference. The MIBA has seven member colleges and universities in the Greater Metropolitan area. They are Fordham, Hofstra, Man­ hattan, Wagner, New York University, Pratt and St. John's. For the 14th straight year, Mr. Asa S. Bushnell, Commissioner of the Eastern College Athletic Conference, is serving as tournament chairman. Asa S. Bushnell Mr. Bushnell's associates on the committee are: Mr. Walter T. Walter McLaughlin McLaughlin, of St. John's; Mr. Josh Cody, Temple; Mr. Herbert Sutter, Wagner, nd Mr. Harry J. Rockafeller, holding Novak scoreless from the floor as the Rutgers. For the first time the tournament commit­ Blackbirds rolled to a 44-32 triumph. Oklahoma A. tee includes members whose schools are not mem­ and M. reached the Garden with 25 straight for bers of the MIBA. They are Mr. Cody and Mr. the 1940 NIT, but was beaten by Duquesne in the Rockafeller. The latter is acting athletic director at semi-finals. The Dukes, in turn, bowed to Colorado Rutgers. Messrs. McLaughlin, Cody and Sutter are in the finals, 52-37. athletic directors of their respective institutions. Seton Hall, with the great Bobby Davies, was a All details of the NIT, including the selection of national power in the 1941 field, but the Jersey Pirates were eliminated in the semi-finals by LIU, 49-26. In the finals, LIU defeated Ohio University, led by Frankie Baumholtz, now a star outfielder for the Chicago Cubs, 56-42. West Virginia, last to be selected for the 1942 NIT, sprang a big surprise by going all the way, beating Western Kentucky Continued on next page 16TH ANNUAL NATIONAL INTERCOLLEGIATE INVITATION BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT Josh Cody Harry Rockafeller Herbert Sutter Sponsored by competing teams, seeding and pairings, are under METROPOLITAN INTERCOLLEGIATE the sole jurisdiction of this committee. The Invita­ BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION tion was inaugurated in 1938. The field for the first (Affiliated with Eastern College Athletic Conference) three was limited to six teams. In 1941 the number Walter T. McLaughlin, St. John's ..............President was raised to eight and in 1949 to its present 12. John B. MacDonald, New York U.................Treasurer The present field includes four former champions Asa S. Bushnell, E C A C ............................... Secretary — St. John's in 1943 and 1944, the only school to win in successive years; St. Louis, in 1948; Brigham MEMBER COLLEGES Young in 1951 and LaSalle in 1952. The competing Wagner St. John's teams for the first NIT, in 1938, were NYU, Bradley, New York University Fordham Temple, LIU, Oklahoma A. and M. and Colorado. Pratt Manhattan Hofstra Temple won the finals from Oklahoma, 64-36. Tem­ TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE ple's Don Shields was named the most valuable Asa S. Bushnell.................... Eastern College Athletic player. Conference, Chairman The succeeding champions were: LIU, 1939; Walter T. McLaughlin ................................ St. John's Colorado, 1940; LIU, 1941; West Virginia, 1942; Herbert Sutter ................................... Wagner St. John's in 1943 and 1944; DePaul, 1945; Ken­ Josh C o d y ...........................................................Temple tucky, 1946; Utah, 1947; St. Louis, 1948; San Fran­ Harry J. Rockafeller ........................................Rutgers cisco, 1949; C C N Y , 1950; Brigham Young, 1951, and LaSalle, 1952. OUTSTANDING PLAYER AWARD COMMITTEE In 1939 two standout rivals reached the finals. Elmer Ripley ____ U. S. Military Academy Loyola of Chicago, featuring 6-9 Mike Novak, had Morris Raskin ........ ...... .....Brooklyn College a string of 21 straight and LIU had taken 23 in a Arthur Meinhold ... ................ Brooklyn Poly row. Clair Bee rigged a special defense to stop big James McDermott ...................................Iona Novak and LIU carried out instructions perfectly, Venty Leib ........... ..................................Pratt 3 Facts, Figures About 16th Annual National Niagara's Key Players Invitation Tournament Continued from page 3 in the championship game, 47-45. The Mountaineer stars were Scotty Hamilton and Rudy Baric. A meeting of basketball's two great "giants," George Mikan, DePaul, and Bob Kurland, Okla­ homa A. and M., took place in the semi-finals of 1944. But Mikan fouled out after 24 minutes with only nine points. Kurland collected only 14. The Aggies lost four others via personal fouls and fin­ ished with only four players on the court as DePaul prevailed, 41-38. St. John's beat DePaul in the finals, 47-39, the Redmen holding Mikan to 13 points before he fouled out. However, there was no stopping Mikan in the 1945 classic as DePaul rolled to the title. In three games George totalled 120 points with a tourna­ ment record of 53 against Rhode Island. "The shot heard around the world" was contributed by Rhode Island's sensational Ernie Calverley in the 1946 NIT. He scored a goal from mid-court in the final seconds to tie Bowling Green in regulation time and in the extra period Rhode Island won, but the Rams were beaten by Kentucky in the finals, 46-45, on Ralph Beard's foul shot in the last 40 seconds. Utah's historic "Cinderella Team" took the 1947 crown, upsetting Kentucky, 49-45, when little Wat Misaka held Ralph Beard scoreless from the floor. John McMahon Larry Costello In 1948 Easy Ed Macauley led the St. Louis Billi- Niagara kens to top laurels, beating NYU, with Adolph Schayes, 65-52. San Francisco was the surprise JOHN McMAHON— Captain of team and a package in 1949, beating Manhattan, Utah, Bowl­ resident of Long Island. Stands 6-0. Only senior on ing Green and Loyola of Chicago. Don Lofgran entire squad. Talented ball handler and team player. and Joe McNamee excelled for the West Coast Popular student with excellent scholastic record. five. C C N Y was unseeded in 1950, but the Beavers Reserve last two years. pulled the Big Double by capturing both the Invi­ LARRY COSTELLO— The Purple Eagles’ heralded tation and the N CA A . scorer, who is averaging 17.9 points per game. Roland Minson and Mel Hutchins combined bril­ Lives in Mineola. His 34 points against Panzer in liantly as Brigham Young swept through the 1951 the second game of the season was a new all-time fielding, downing Dayton in the finals, 62-43. Last Niagara high. Led Eagles in scoring last year with year LaSalle, unseeded, beat Seton Hall in the first 320. Junior, stands 6-0. Fine all-around courtman. round, 80-76, and followed up by eliminating St. John's, Duquesne and Dayton. Norm Grekin and EDDIE FLEMING— A 6-21/2 sophomore starter Tom Gola, of the Explorers, shared the most valu­ from Pittsburgh and runner-up to Costello in scor­ able player award. ing with 13.0 average. Also second to Costello in scoring last season with 314 points. CHARLES HOXIE— A New York City resident GERRY KENNEDY— One of three Brooklyn boys and third Eagle in scoring with 12.9 average. on squad and fourth in scoring with 8.9 average. Stands 6-4, very strong and durable. Sophomore. Junior, 6-3, 181 pounds. Collected 232 points last Made 202 points last season. Good rebounder and winter, played in every game. hustler. BALTICO ERIAS— Lives in Astroia, 6- 2 1/2 junior. JIM McCONNELL— Sophomore star from Belle­ Steady rebounder and scorer. Third in team scoring ville, N. J. Played briefly last season. He's 6-0, 153 last year with 278 points. Good hands, fine re­ pounds, very fast. bounder. 4 scores another for 1953 ! 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