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 to go crazy. The messages and calls were all variations of the same two ...
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.
South Alabama basketball season over after NIT invitation rescinded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 HC Richie Riley: 'Inexcusable' for NIT to Rescind 2025 Bracket Invite
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South Alabama's coach furiously called out the NCAA after it rescinded an NIT invite
The NCAA has some serious explaining to do after an embarrassing mistake involving the University of South Alabama Men's ...
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 Coach Richie Riley Slams NIT For Rescinding Team's Invite
However, UC Riverside got out of their commitment to the CBI and will indeed compete in the NIT. That caused the NIT to ...
South Alabama has NIT invitation rescinded in college basketball mess: ‘Absolute joke’
South Alabama’s situation makes what West Virginia and Indiana dealt with on Sunday look like nothing. After Sun Belt commissioner Keith Gill and NCAA senior vice president of basketball Dan Gavitt ...
NIT makes 'avoidable' and 'unfortunate' error while offering South Alabama a tourney bid
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 Monday. The Jaguars received an ...