However, UC Riverside got out of their commitment to the CBI and will indeed compete in the NIT. That caused the NIT to rescind their invite to South Alabama, who ended up getting their hopes up for ...

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South Alabama was initially informed it made the NIT, but the NCAA ripped that invitation away just one hour after head coach ...

South Alabama coach Richie Riley rips NIT after rescinded invite to play. The replacement team, UC Riverside, was beaten by ...

South Alabama was Sun Belt regular-season co-champions this season, finishing in a four-way tie with Troy, James Madison and ...

The NIT has apologized to the South Alabama Jaguars for a communication error after prematurely extending the team a postseason tournament invite.

March 17 - 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coach Richie Riley is fuming after his program accepted a bid to the NIT on Sunday evening and had the invitation rescinded later that night.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 ...

that they were extended a bid into the NIT late Sunday night. But just one hour after doing so, head coach Richie Riley tells AL.com that the invitation was rescinded, breaking the hearts of his ...

South Alabama Jaguars coach Richie Riley blasted the NIT after the initial invitation his team received was later revoked.