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Article Contributors

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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Kanchan Gupta

Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Corrected display issue.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Mar 20, 2023
	Added new Web site: Official Site of National Invitation Tournament - History of National Invitation Tournament.	Kanchan Gupta	Dec 13, 2007
	Article revised and updated.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jun 15, 2006
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998