Pitt left out of N.I.T., accepts invite to College Basketball Tournament

Pitt already knew it would not be playing in the NCAA tournament for the first time in 11 years, and Sunday night the Panthers learned they would not be playing in the National Invitation Tournament, either.

Pitt (17-16) was left out of the 32-team N.I.T. field, but the Panthers did accept a bid to the College Basketball Invitational, a 16-team tournament with games at campus sites.

Pitt will play host to Wofford Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Petersen Events Center. Tickets for the game are $20 and will go on sale Monday morning at 10:00 a.m.

If Pitt beats Wofford the Panthers advance to the second round against either Princeton or Evansville. The CBI concludes with a three-game championship series.

Ray Fittipaldo: rfittipaldo@post-gazette.com and Twitter @rayfitt1.



First published on March 11, 2012 at 11:47 pm