NIT or bust for Gamecocks
If South Carolina plays beyond this week, it will be either the NCAA or NIT tournament.
Coach Darrin Horn ruled out accepting an invitation to either of the third-tier postseason tournaments: The College Basketball Invitational and CollegeInsider.com Tournament.
“We want to compete and play in the NCAA tournament, and if we can’t do that then NIT with the changes that have been made still puts you in the top 100 in the country in this postseason,” Horn said Monday. “But anything beyond that is not anything that we’re gonna have an interest in.”
The CBI is a 16-team tournament in its third year of existence. The CIT is a 16-team tournament in its second year. No SEC team has accepted a bid to ether of those tournaments; South Carolina turned down the CBI two years ago after a 14-18 record.
I’ll have more on the Gamecocks’ chances for the NIT later.
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State newspaper sports writer Seth Emerson blogs on University of South Carolina basketball and baseball.
1 on 5 basketball is a waste of money to watch. A janitor could coach South Carolina and have a better record.
I hear the Tar Heels might be available. Set up an NIT first-round match with them and at least sell some tickets.