NIT (National Invitation Tournament)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/NIT_(National_Invitation_Tournament)
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:basketball
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:NIT
gptkbp:competition NBA All-Star Game
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currentLocation various
gptkbp:eligibility NCAA Division I teams not selected for NCAA tournament
gptkbp:format single-elimination
gptkbp:founded 1938
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:National_Invitation_Tournament
gptkbp:heldBy gptkb:March
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NIT (National Invitation Tournament)
gptkbp:level gptkb:NCAA_Division_I
gptkbp:mostTitles gptkb:St._John's_University
gptkbp:notableFor first postseason college basketball tournament in the U.S.
was once considered more prestigious than the NCAA tournament
gptkbp:numberOfTeams 32
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Madison_Square_Garden
gptkbp:originalOrganizer gptkb:Metropolitan_Basketball_Writers_Association
gptkbp:ownershipTransferredToNCAA 2005
gptkbp:semifinalsAndFinalsVenue Madison Square Garden (until 2022)
various (from 2023)
gptkbp:sport gptkb:basketball
gptkbp:televisionPartner gptkb:ESPN
gptkbp:website https://www.ncaa.com/championships/basketball-men/nit
gptkbp:winner2023 gptkb:North_Texas
gptkbp:women'sVersion gptkb:WNIT
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:TicketSmarter
gptkb:Stan_Watts
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8