Hofstra takes on Rutgers in NIT
Hofstra head coach Speedy Claxton speaks to his team during a game against Northeastern on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. Credit: Lee S. Weissman/Lee S. Weissman
The Hofstra men's basketball team will begin NIT play Tuesday night against Rutgers, one of four No. 1 seeds, in Piscataway, New Jersey.
Hofstra (24-9) got an automatic bid into the NIT as the regular-season champion in the Colonial Athletic Association.
Rutgers (19-14) — led by former Stony Brook coach Steve Pikiell — was one of the top teams to just miss out on an NCAA at-large bid earlier Sunday night.
The Hofstra-Rutgers game will be televised on ESPNU at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The winner of that game will advance to face the winner of the game between Cincinnati (21-12) and Virginia Tech (19-14).
St. John's (18-15) and Fordham (25-8) did not receive NIT berths.
North Carolina, which did not get an NCAA at-large bid, turned down an invite from the NIT.
The other No. 1 seeds in the NIT are Oklahoma State (18-15), Oregon (19-14) and Clemson (23-10).
The NCAA revealed the NIT bracket late Sunday night.
