in the 1950's. Reminiscent of BYU'S 1951 NIT Championship.
"Dambrot heard the tales firsthand from his father Sid, a guard and set-shot wizard on the Dukes’ teams of the early 1950s that were fixtures in the AP’s top 10 and made deep run after deep run in the National Invitation Tournament, which carried more weight nationally than the NCAA championship at the time."