South Alabama rips NIT for rescinding invite; replacement UC Riverside routed
South Alabama coach Richie Riley rips NIT after rescinded invite to play. The replacement team, UC Riverside, was beaten by ...
South Alabama livid as NCAA rescinds NIT invitation: 'An absolute joke'
South Alabama was initially informed it made the NIT, but the NCAA ripped that invitation away just one hour after head coach ...
Dick Vitale calls NIT ‘embarrassing’ for rescinding South Alabama invitation: ‘Heartbreaking’
Dick Vitale is the latest to offer his opinion of the NIT rescinding an invitation to the South Alabama Jaguars. “This so ...
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 ...
South Alabama basketball season over after NIT invitation rescinded
South Alabama was Sun Belt regular-season co-champions this season, finishing in a four-way tie with Troy, James Madison and ...
South Alabama has NIT invitation rescinded in college basketball mess: ‘Absolute joke’
After Sun Belt commissioner Keith Gill and NCAA senior vice president of basketball Dan Gavitt extended South Alabama an ...
South Alabama HC Richie Riley: 'Inexcusable' for NIT to Rescind 2025 Bracket Invite
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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 ...
NIT has to rescind South Alabama’s invitation after overbooking its bracket
Even amid the backdrop of college basketball’s chaotic postseason, what happened to South Alabama was “avoidable” and “unfortunate,” the school’s athletic director said.