The 1997

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was the 1997 edition of the annual

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competition. Michigan's tournament victory was later vacated due to players

Robert Traylor Robert DeShaun "Tractor" Traylor (February 1, 1977 – May 11, 2011) was an American professional basketball player. He got his nickname because of his hulking frame. Traylor was the sixth pick in the 1998 NBA draft and played seven seasons in th ...

and

Louis Bullock Louis "Lou" Bullock, Jr. (born May 20, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player. Although his records have officially been vacated, due to the University of Michigan basketball scandal, his vacated records are unsurpassed for mo ...

being ruled ineligible by the NCAA. Traylor also vacated his tournament Most Valuable Player award.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.Tournament Results (1990's)
at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009

11/6/09

Bracket

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

Semifinals & finals

Michigan later forfeited its entire 1996–97 schedule after

Maurice Taylor Maurice De Shawn Taylor (born October 30, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player. He played power forward and center positions. Originally from Detroit, Taylor played college basketball at Michigan and was selected by the L ...

and

were found to have taken money from a Michigan booster.

References

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Selected teams

Bracket

Semifinals & finals

See also

References