2019 NIT Basketball Tournament

The 2019 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The 82th annual tournament began March 19 on campus sites ended on April 4 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Texas Longhorns coached by Shaka Smart won their second NIT title, defeating the Lipscomb Bisons in the championship game. Dylan Osetkows of Texas was named the tournament MVP. The following rules were used for the 2019 tournament. The three-point line was moved to the FIBA standard of 6.75 metres (22 ft 2 in). When the arc approaches the sideline, it changed to a line parallel to and 1.02 metres (3 ft 4 in) from the sideline. The free-throw lane was widened from the current college standard of 12 feet to the NBA standard of 16 feet.(2018). After an offensive rebound, the shot clock was reset to 20 seconds instead of the current NCAA stand. In addition the team foul rules previously implimented were used in 2019. Team foul counts, for purposes of determining bonus free throws, were reset to zero at the 10-minute mark of each half, effectively dividing the game into quarters for that purpose. In a completely new rule the NCAA adopted a rule regarding team fouls in the last 2 minutes of any period. Teams entered the bonus on the second team foul in the last 2 minutes of a 10-minute segment or overtime period, regardless of the total team foul count at that point of the period.

2019 NIT Tournament at Madison Square Gardens

Preliminary Rounds (1) held On Campus

Preliminary Rounds (2) held On Campus

Preliminary Rounds (3) held On Campus

Preliminary Rounds (4) held On Campus