2003 National Invitation Tournament

2003 National Invitation Tournament
Season2002–03
Teams40
Finals siteMadison Square Garden,
New York City
ChampionsSt. John's Red Storm (vacated) (6th title)
Runner-upGeorgetown Hoyas (2nd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachMike Jarvis (1st title)
MVPMarcus Hatten (Vacated) (St. John's)
National Invitation Tournaments
«2002 2004»

The 2003 National Invitation Tournament was the 2003 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. This was the last NIT to include a third-place game until 2021.

During the following season, St. John's center Abe Keita revealed that a member of the team's staff had paid him nearly $300 a month for the past four seasons. As a result, St. John's took various actions, including vacating 43 wins in which Keita participated, among which were the team's victories and eventual championship in the 2003 NIT. St. John's became the third team in the history of the NIT to be forced to vacate its standing in the tournament. Marcus Hatten's tournament Most Valuable Player award also was vacated.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 40 teams selected for the tournament.[1]

School Conference Record Appearance Last bid
Boston College Big East 18–11 16th 1993
Boston University America East 20–10 3rd 1986
Brown Ivy 17–11 1st Never
College of Charleston Southern 24–7 3rd 1996
DePaul C-USA 16–12 14th 1999
Drexel Colonial 19–11 2nd 1997
Eastern Washington Big Sky 18–12 1st Never
Fairfield MAAC 19–11 5th 1996
Georgetown Big East 15–14 9th 2000
Georgia Tech ACC 14–14 7th 1999
Hawaii WAC 18–11 7th 1998
Iowa Big Ten 15–13 4th 2002
Iowa State Big 12 16–13 2nd 1984
Kent State MAC 22–8 5th 2000
Louisiana-Lafayette Sun Belt 20–9 5th 2002
Minnesota Big Ten 16–12 10th 2002
Nevada WAC 18–13 3rd 1997
North Carolina ACC 17–15 5th 1974
Ohio State Big Ten 17–14 7th 1993
Providence Big East 16–13 16th 1999
Rhode Island Atlantic 10 19–10 10th 1996
Richmond Atlantic 10 16–12 7th 2002
St. John's Big East 16–13 27th 1995
Saint Louis C-USA 16–13 17th 1996
San Diego State Mountain West 16–13 2nd 1982
Seton Hall Big East 17–12 15th 2001
Siena MAAC 19–10 5th 2000
Temple Atlantic 10 16–15 13th 2002
Tennessee SEC 17–11 10th 1996
Texas Tech Big 12 18–12 3rd 1995
UAB C-USA 17–11 8th 1998
UC Santa Barbara Big West 18–13 4th 1993
UIC Horizon 21–8 1st Never
UNLV Mountain West 21–10 7th 2002
Valparaiso Mid-Continent 20–10 1st Never
Villanova Big East 15–15 15th 2002
Virginia ACC 15–15 10th 2002
Western Michigan MAC 19–10 2nd 1992
Wichita State Missouri Valley 18–11 8th 1989
Wyoming Mountain West 20–10 8th 2001

Bracket

Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.[1]

Opening Round First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
            
Texas Tech 66
Nevada 54
Texas Tech 57
San Diego State 48
San Diego State 67
UC Santa Barbara 62OT
Texas Tech 80
Georgia Tech 72
Georgia Tech 72
Ohio State 58
Georgia Tech 79
Iowa 78
Iowa 62
Valparaiso 60
Iowa 54
Iowa State 53
Iowa State 76
Wichita State 65
Opening Round First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
            
Siena 74
Villanova 59
Siena 68
Western Michigan 62
Western Michigan 63
UIC 62
Siena 71
UAB 80
UAB 82
Louisiana-Lafayette 80
UAB 71
St. John's 79
St. John's 73
Boston University 57
St. John's 73
Virginia 63
Virginia 89
Brown 73
Opening Round First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
            
North Carolina 83
DePaul 72
North Carolina 90
Wyoming 74
Wyoming 78
Eastern Washington 71
North Carolina 74
Georgetown 79
Georgetown 70
Tennessee 60
Georgetown 67
Providence 58
Providence 67
Richmond 49
Providence 69
College of Charleston 64
College of Charleston 72
Kent State 66
Opening Round First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
            
Temple 68
Drexel 59
Temple 75
Boston College 62
Boston College 90
Fairfield 78
Temple 61
Rhode Island 53
Rhode Island 61
Seton Hall 60
Temple 58
Minnesota 63OT
Minnesota 62
Saint Louis 52
Minnesota 84
Hawaii 70
Hawaii 85
UNLV 68

Semifinals & finals

Semifinals Finals
      
  Georgetown 88
Minnesota 74
  Georgetown 67
St. John's 70
  Texas Tech 63
St. John's 64
Third place game
   
  Minnesota 61
Texas Tech 71

NOTE: St. John's later vacated its tournament wins and title championship due to an ineligible player.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Tournament Results (2000's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 5, 2009. Archived 11/5/09
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