He also starred in basketball for Dayton, leading them to the NIT title in 1962.
Eventually, Holy Cross won the NIT title.
South Carolina beats St. Joseph's, 60-57, to earn its Gamecocks's first NIT title.
Bradley won its first NIT title, defeating Memphis State in a one-point contest.
Princeton captured the NIT title in 1975.
Utah also added an NIT title in 1947.
The South Carolina Gamecocks won the second straight NIT title.
The Buckeyes eventually took the 2008 NIT title.
Louisville won its first NIT title, defeating Dayton 83-80.
They captured the NIT title in 2001, beating the New Mexico Lobos 62-61.