South Alabama was Sun Belt regular-season co-champions this season, finishing in a four-way tie with Troy, James Madison and Arkansas State, but earning the No. 1 seed for the conference tournament.

But UC Riverside got out of the CBI and accepted the NIT offer. That left South Alabama high and dry, even though coach Richie Riley already had told his players they were playing in the postseason.

March 17 - South Alabama coach Richie Riley is fuming after his program accepted a bid to the NIT on Sunday evening and had the invitation rescinded later that night. Riley informed his players that ...

The NIT has apologized to the South Alabama Jaguars for a communication error after prematurely extending the team a postseason tournament invite. Sun Belt Conference ...

The Bradley Braves basketball team is hosting North Alabama in the first round of the 2025 National Invitational Tournament tonight at Carver Arena in Peoria. The Braves got a game-high 11 ...

SportsLine college basketball expert Bruce Marshall reveals his Chattanooga Mocs vs. Bradley Braves picks for the 2025 NIT ...

South Alabama's season is over after the team's NIT invitation was rescinded in a manner coach Richie Riley called "unacceptable." Riley told AL.com he was informed late Sunday evening that his ...

Chattanooga averages 61.0 points per game, 0.3 fewer points than the 61.3 Alabama A&M allows. Alabama A&M averages 4.5 made 3 ...

The Mocs then went through Bradley and defeated Loyola Chicago amid the support of 105-year-old team chaplain Sister Jean in ...

The Jaguars received an invitation to the NCAA-affiliated National Invitation Tournament following the reveal of the NCAA Tournament bracket Sunday and immediately accepted. An hour later, the NIT ...