Long before March Madness reigned supreme, the National Invitational Tournament was the preeminent basketball competition in America. Established in 1938 by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers ...

BOTTOM LINE: UC Irvine and Chattanooga play in the National Invitation Tournament. The Anteaters are 18-4 against Big West opponents and 14-2 in non-conference play. UC Irvine is 2-0 in games decided ...

BOTTOM LINE: UC Irvine and Chattanooga play in the National Invitation Tournament. The Anteaters are 18-4 against Big West opponents and 14-2 in non-conference play. UC Irvine is 2-0 in games decided ...

UAB Blazers (24-12, 15-6 AAC) at UC Irvine Anteaters (30-6, 18-4 Big West) Irvine, California; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: UC Irvine and UAB meet in the National Invitation Tournament. The ...

Championship opportunity awaits. The Chattanooga Mocs men’s basketball team will take the floor one last time for the 2024-25 season as they meet regional top-seed UC Irvine in the 2025 National ...

There are those who say the National Invitation Tournament, that venerable college basketball institution that dates to 1938 – one year before the NCAA Tournament was founded – is on its last legs.

The first time UC Irvine coach Russell Turner saw Bent Leuchten touch a basketball, it was on a video sent from overseas. Leuchten’s handlers back in Bavaria, Germany knew of Turner’s long history of ...

The Chattanooga Mocs (28-9) will try to cap off their impressive run through the NIT bracket when they face the UC Irvine Anteaters (32-6) in the championship game on Thursday night. Chattanooga has ...

The Chattanooga Mocs will take on the UC Irvine Anteaters for the NIT Championship tonight on ESPN. Chattanooga earned four wins to get to this point. In two of those games, the Mocs earned a win in ...

The UC Irvine Anteaters (30-6) hope to build on a four-game home winning streak when hosting the UAB Blazers (24-12) on March 26, 2025 in the men's NIT. UC Irvine is coming off of a 66-61 win over ...

BOTTOM LINE: UC Irvine and North Texas play in the National Invitation Tournament. The Anteaters are 18-4 against Big West opponents and 13-2 in non-conference play. UC Irvine ranks sixth in college ...

One national men’s basketball champion will be crowned Thursday on the eve of the Final Four, as UC Irvine and Chattanooga battle for the 2025 NIT Championship. The game is scheduled to start at 9 p.m ...