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

After the disappointment of missing out on the NCAA tournament, quite a few teams declined bids to the NIT. Here's the 11 who won't be participating.

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 their CBI obligation and were available for the NIT. Because of that, the NCAA ...

MOBILE, Ala. — Even amid the backdrop of college basketball’s chaotic postseason, what happened to South Alabama was “avoidable” and “unfortunate,” the school’s athletic director ...

After Sun Belt commissioner Keith Gill and NCAA senior vice president of basketball Dan Gavitt extended South Alabama an invite to the NIT [National Invitation Tournament] late Sunday night ...

The drama surrounding this year's March Madness got an early tip-off, with college basketball legend Dick Vitale taking aim ...

South Alabama’s invitation came after UC Riverside declined an NIT invite. UC Riverside had previously committed to play in the College Basketball Invitational, which is a tournament that has no NCAA ...

UC Riverside had also received an NIT invitation, but had first committed to play in the College Basketball Invitational, a less-prestigious tournament. However, roughly an hour later, Riley was ...

There are other postseason tournaments that can serve up nearly as many nail-biters, with the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) being perhaps the best known. Historically, this has been where ...

The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) will fill its field on Sunday night, March 16, with 32 teams set to compete in the postseason tournament. Here is round-by-round information about the NIT ...

Shortly after the announcement of the 68-team field at 6 p.m. ET, the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), will begin unveiling its 32-team bracket. The NIT is strictly an invitation style ...