sentences:  Hickey would lead the Jays to their first NCAA Tournament and two National Invitation Tournaments, including a Final Four (Third-place game winner) in 1942, (when the NIT was bigger than the NCAA tournament).With his flair for 'run-sheep-run' basketball, Hickey and his teams were a good show in the Big Apple.World War II would briefly suspend Creighton's basketball program and Hickey would return to coach for one year after the war before moving on to St. Louis.