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Georgia Tech not looking back as it opens NIT vs. Jacksonville State
Following a strong finish to the season, Georgia Tech finds itself in the postseason for the first time in four years.,The Yellow Jackets earned a No. 4 seed in the National Invitation Tournament, where they'll begin with a matchup against Jacksonville State on Tuesday in Atlanta.,Georgia Tech (17-1...
South Alabama fuming after NIT bid is rescinded
South Alabama coach Richie Riley is fuming after his program accepted a bid to the NIT on Sunday evening and had the invitation rescinded later that night.,Riley informed his players that they would be playing in the tournament after the NIT told him it was OK to do so.,But UC Riverside had invitati...
SMU, Dayton among top seeds in NIT as teams decline bids
SMU, Dayton, UC Irvine and San Francisco are the No. 1 seeds in the 2025 National Invitation Tournament, organizers revealed Sunday night.,Only four of the 32 teams in the field -- SMU, Stanford, Georgia Tech and Oklahoma State -- hail from one of the five power conferences, marking a potentially sh...
Indianapolis to host NIT, D2, D3 title games, Final Four in '26
Indianapolis, the capital of a basketball-crazed state, will become the center of the college hoops world in the spring of 2026.,Already chosen to host the 2026 Final Four, Indianapolis will also be the site of the NIT semifinals and finals and the Division II and Division III national championship ...
How are last year’s Elite Eight teams faring this time around?
With March fast approaching, the NCAA basketball regular season is wrapping up as teams prepare for conference playoffs and, in less than a month, a potential shot at the Big Dance. For many of the athletes competing, it will be their first “normal” tournament, with full fan attendance back for the ...
A Lively Discussion About Futuristic Bathroom Technology
It is a sad fact of life: there are just more questions in the Funbag than there is time to answer them in the average Deadcast. All your horrible thoughts, your deeply considered curiosities about peeing and pooping, and NFL football, and peeing and pooping vis-a-vis Donald Trump—lost, like tears i...
Report: Louisville Players Voted Not To Play In NIT, But They're Going Anyway
The Louisville Cardinals kick off their NIT run Tuesday night, but the players might not have any desire to play in college basketball’s less exciting tournament. According to the Courier-Journal, players were “emotionally exhausted” from the program’s tumultuous season which featured an escort scan...
After Jim Boeheim Complains About NCAA Tournament Snub, <em></em>Syracuse Loses In Second Round Of NIT<em></em>
Here is Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim a week ago, after the team was (very reasonably) left out of the NCAA Tournament bracket:...
NCAA To Experiment With Playing Quarter Rules While Still Playing 20-Minute Halves
For decades, 20-minute halves containing frequent back-to-back timeouts due to mandatory TV breaks have been a mainstay in American households during the month of March. This year, the NCAA will begin experimenting with ways to do away with this tradition....
Michael Irvin Takes The NIT Way Too Seriously
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Trey Freeman Buzzer-Beating Three Beats Murray State
Old Dominion blew a six-point lead with less than a minute remaining in its NIT quarterfinal against Murray State, only to find a miracle heave from Trey Freeman delivering the Monarchs to the semi-finals at Madison Square Garden. ESPN announcer Rich Hollenberg was, well, excited. ...
Double Bird-Flipping Arkansas Fan Salvages A Forgettable Season
The Arkansas Razorbacks' season came to an end last night in the ghost brackets of the NIT, losing on the road to Cal. They weren't without their supporters, though; foul, throwback-wearing supporters in headbands who weren't afraid to flip some birds, at least....
EMU Player Rightfully Pissed Only 373 People Came To Watch Them Win
Eastern Michigan beat Norfolk State at home in their first game of the CIT Tournament for the program's first postseason victory in almost 18 years, and fewer than 400 people were there to watch. Glenn Bryant, a senior on the team, was justifiably angry at the turnout....
Hoosiers Call It A Season: "We're Indiana. We Don't Play In The CBI."
Despite a handful of good wins, Indiana's garbage non-conference schedule and first-round Big Ten tourney loss made them an NIT bubble team. The NIT said thanks-but-no-thanks to one of the country's storied programs, so the Hoosiers are packing it up....
Someday, The NIT Will Have Over 9,000 Viewers
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Picking Your Nose On Television Is Not A Violation Of BYU's Honor Code
Hot on the heels of a fervent nationally-broadcast nosepicker, a BYU fan is running with the nostril-spelunking baton. Last night's NIT bout in Provo between the Cougars and Washington turned out to be a snoozer, but even early on this gentleman was more interested in his own sneezer....
Joe Morgan And Family Find NIT Basketball Enthralling
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Kentucky, Like Its Players, Is One-And-Done
In the NIT! To an NEC team!...
Northwestern Has Fired Bill Carmody After 13 Years Of Decent-By-Northwestern-Standards Basketball
In 13 seasons as the head coach at Northwestern University, an alleged Big Ten basketball program, Bill Carmody’s signature moment might’ve been getting hired in the first place. And that, presumably, is why the school fired him today. Cracker-box facilities, lack of tradition, and academic pressure...
Ray Lewis Is A Better Motivational Speaker Than You
Here is ageless football-playing machine Ray Lewis giving a bit of a pep talk to the Stanford hoopsters before Tuesday's NIT matchup. The Cardinal then went out and defeated UMass, 74-64....