For a number of men’s college basketball programs, their dreams of playing in the NCAA tournament were shattered over the past few days.
But that does not mean their seasons are over.
The National Invitation Tournament, or NIT, is back for yet another year. Billed as “College Basketball’s Beginning,” the NIT is the oldest — and was at one time the most prestigious — postseason tournament in college basketball.
Over the years, the format for the NIT has evolved. While Madison Square Garden in New York City was once the home for the final rounds, the NCAA moved the NIT a season ago. Last year the tournament moved
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