Two Others Accept Bids

The National Invitation Tournament selection committee completed half of its 16‐team field yesterday with the naming of Princeton, St. Joseph's of Philadelphia and the University of Texas, El Paso, all second place finishers in their conferences. Previously, St. John's, Fordham, Niagara, Syracuse and :Jacksonville had been named to the basketball tourney, which starts March 17 at Madison Square Garden.

Princeton will be the first Ivy League team to compete in the 35‐year history of the N.I.T. Until last season the Ivy League had not permitted any of its teams, other than the champion, to compete in a postseason tournament.

The Tigers, who finished behind Penn with 12.2 won‐lost record and had a 19‐6 over‐all mark, are led by Brian Taylor, a 6‐foot‐3‐inch junior backcourtman. Pro scouts rank him as the best guard in the nation among ‘underclassmen.

Nets Hold Draft Rights

The New York Nets have the draft rights to Taylor, who once scored 84 points in a 32‐minute game at Perth Amboy (N. J.) High School.

The Nets obtained the rights to him last week in the A.B.A.'s secret draft in a trade with the Carolina Cougars. The rules of the draft were that each team could select one underclassman in the first five rounds. The Nets used that right to sign Jim Chones of Marquette. The reports are that the Nets gave up the rights to Bill Chamberlain of North Carolina and future choice, to obtain Taylor.

There had been reports that Taylor, who is averaging 25 points a game, had alreadY been signed by the Nets, but that was denied by Lou Camesecca, the Nets’ ‘ general manager and coach.

To make everybody feel safe and secure,” said Camesecca, “we have not signed the young man. We think he has excellent potential and we would not jeopardize his or his school's integrity.”

St. Joseph's, beaten by Temple in the Middle Atlantic Conference tournament,. will take a 19.8 record into ‐its fourth N.I.T. in the last eight seasons.

Led by Mike Banton, a 6.8 junior who is averaging 24.5 points a game, St. Joseph's is the fourth team from Philadelphia in a postseason ,event. Temple, Villanova and Penn are in the National Collegiate Athletic Association tourney.

Texas, El Paso, which finished in a tie with Arizona State behind Brigham Young in the Western Athletic Conference, has the distinction of being the last team, other than the University of California, Los Angeles, to win the N.C.A.A. title. The Miners won it in 1966.

Texas, El Paso, has a 20‐6 mark and is one of the nation's top defensive teams.