UC Riverside AD lays blame at feet of NCAA, understands South Alabama's outrage after NIT/CBI mess
UC Riverside athletics director Wesley Mallette was driving to dinner with his wife on Sunday evening when his phone started ...
NIT Apologizes After Awkwardly Rescinding Invite to South Alabama
South Alabama coach Richie Riley explained the situation to AL.com, too. Riley said the Jaguars were offered a spot for NIT ...
NIT rescinds invitation to South Alabama basketball in embarrassing gaffe
In need of a team to take UC Riverside’s spot, South Alabama was brought in, but the Highlanders were able to get out of ...
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UC-Riverside-CBI-NIT-South Alabama situation deemed worse than UNC-West Virginia snub, says analyst
In a shocking turn of events, the NCAA gave South Alabama men's basketball a spot in the National Invitation Tournament ...
South Alabama HC Richie Riley: 'Inexcusable' for NIT to Rescind 2025 Bracket Invite
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NIT Tournament Rescinds School’s Invite in College Basketball Stunner
In a sudden take-back Sunday, the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) rescinded the South Alabama Jaguars' invitation only hours after it invited the team to join the annual tournament. The National ...
Social media hammers NIT for rescinding South Alabama invitation
The NIT released a statement but turned off the comments on social media. It didn't matter. People were furious.
How NIT mix-up left UC Riverside in two postseason tournaments -- while another team got burned
UC Riverside basketball had its best season as a Division I basketball program in 24 years during the 2024-25 campaign. The ...
South Alabama fuming after NIT bid is rescinded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 ...