TigerFan
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03-16-24 07:58 PM - Post#365465
Heard from good authority after the women’s game.
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Dial Lodge
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03-16-24 09:25 PM - Post#365481
In response to TigerFan
This team could potentially win that tournament.
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penn nation
Professor
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Tigers to host NIT game Tuesday night
03-17-24 06:51 PM - Post#365596
In response to Dial Lodge
Maybe Dingle can get one final chance to defeat Princeton now that St. John's is not going to the Big Dance?
** Forget that, Pitino will not allow his team to play in the NIT. **
Edited by penn nation on 03-17-24 06:53 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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Bryan
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03-17-24 08:15 PM - Post#365603
In response to penn nation
I didn't know there was such a thing, but looks like the NIT selection show is tonight at 9:30 on ESPN2.
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/ne ...
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TigerFan
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03-17-24 09:40 PM - Post#365624
In response to Bryan
Tigers get a #2 seed in bracket with Seton Hall and Providence. Host UNLV in throwback to 1998 NCAA first round.
Cornell also gets a bid and will play at Ohio State.
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gokinsmen
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Tigers to host NIT game Tuesday night
03-17-24 09:45 PM - Post#365628
In response to TigerFan
UNLV is a great team - beat Creighton and went 12-6 in an all-time great MWC. They've been one of the best teams in the country for months, just got off to a slow start.
They would have gotten an at-large if not for a bad November when they were missing a starter (Keylan Boone). Their star freshman PG, Dedan Thomas Jr, is insanely good. He plays like Chris Paul, fearless and clutch beyond his years.
I've seen a bunch of UNLV games on TV and they are really fun to watch.
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whitakk
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03-17-24 09:55 PM - Post#365633
In response to gokinsmen
Yeah I'd rather play pretty much any of the other unseeded teams on paper, but getting a team that has to fly across the country on short notice offsets that quite a bit.
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gokinsmen
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Tigers to host NIT game Tuesday night
03-17-24 10:01 PM - Post#365636
In response to whitakk
FWIW, because of record number of "bid thieves" and the many #1 seeds who lost their conference tourney (cough), this NIT is the best in ages. Minimal .500 power conference teams.
https://www.si.com/college/virginia/all- sports/com...
No. 1 Seton Hall vs. Saint Joseph's
No. 4 LSU vs. North Texas
No. 3 Providence vs. Boston College
No. 2 Princeton vs. UNLV
No. 1 Wake Forest vs. Appalachian State
No. 4 Georgia vs. Xavier
No. 3 Virginia Tech vs. Richmond
No. 2 Ohio State vs. Cornell
No. 1 Indiana State vs. SMU
No. 4 Butler vs. Minnesota
No. 3 Bradley vs. Loyola Chicago
No. 2 Cincinnati vs. San Francisco
No. 1 Villanova vs. VCU
No. 4 UCF vs. South Florida
No. 3 Iowa vs. Kansas State
No. 2 Utah vs. UC Irvine
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gokinsmen
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Re: Tigers to host NIT game Tuesday night
03-17-24 10:27 PM - Post#365645
In response to gokinsmen
Need an updated thread title: the game will be on Wednesday night instead:
https://www.ncaa.com/_flysystem/public-s3/ images/2...
March 20 @ 8pm on ESPN+. Guess we'll have to win a game to get on TV proper. But hey, I'll take the snub to have another day for Lee to recover.
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TigerFan
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Re: Tigers to host NIT game Tuesday night
03-17-24 10:34 PM - Post#365646
In response to gokinsmen
I'm sure Mitch will be on the phone with Joe Scott to find out how the heck Air Force beat the Rebels by 32 at UNLV on Jan. 23.
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gokinsmen
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Tigers to host NIT game Tuesday night
03-17-24 10:42 PM - Post#365648
In response to TigerFan
Conference play is just weird. Air Force beat UNLV and New Mexico. Georgia Tech (14-18) beat #1 seed UNC, Duke and Clemson. And of course, Brown beat Princeton, Yale and Cornell.
This UNLV team got really good over the course of the season. Especially against top competition. Very glad to have homecourt.
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