Davidson to Meet James Madison in NIT Season Tip-Off
8/19/2008 1:57:05 PM | Men's Basketball
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NEW YORK - The 16-team field for the 2008 Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off Tournament was announced today by C.M. Newton, chair of the NIT Selection Committee, and Davidson will face James Madison at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Okla., Nov. 17, in its first game of the tournament.
The winner will take on either Oklahoma or Mississippi Valley State for the opportunity to move on to New York's Madison Square Garden over the Thanksgiving holiday for the semifinal and final doubleheaders Nov. 26 and 28.
The NIT Season Tip-Off, which began in 1985, has evolved to an enhanced format this year that guarantees every team four games. First- and second-round games will be played at the home campus sites of the four highest-seeded teams.
The winners of those sites will move onto New York, and the remaining 12 teams will play third- and fourth-round games Nov. 24 and 25. These games will be played on the home campus sites of the three highest remaining seeds. Participating teams will not play any team twice, and third and fourth rounds will be assigned to the most geographically compatible site possible.
ESPN will provide coverage throughout the event; televising games on ESPN2 and ESPNU, with select games also simulcast on ESPN360.com.
Davidson returns three starters and 11 lettermen, including four of its top six scorers, from the 2007-08 team that advanced to the Midwest Regional Final and finished the season ranked ninth in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll.
About the NIT
In August of 2005, the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), LLC, which is under the umbrella of the NCAA, assumed control of the postseason NIT and the NIT Season Tip Off Tournament. The postseason NIT was founded in 1938 by a group of New York City sportswriters while the NIT Season Tip-Off, formerly known as the preseason NIT, started in 1985. An independent at-large committee chooses the filed for both events. Since the inception of the two Tournaments, tens of thousands of student-athletes and coaches have participated. Visit www.nit.org for more details on Tournament history, selection committee and procedures.
NEW YORK - The 16-team field for the 2008 Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off Tournament was announced today by C.M. Newton, chair of the NIT Selection Committee, and Davidson will face James Madison at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Okla., Nov. 17, in its first game of the tournament.
The winner will take on either Oklahoma or Mississippi Valley State for the opportunity to move on to New York's Madison Square Garden over the Thanksgiving holiday for the semifinal and final doubleheaders Nov. 26 and 28.
The NIT Season Tip-Off, which began in 1985, has evolved to an enhanced format this year that guarantees every team four games. First- and second-round games will be played at the home campus sites of the four highest-seeded teams.
The winners of those sites will move onto New York, and the remaining 12 teams will play third- and fourth-round games Nov. 24 and 25. These games will be played on the home campus sites of the three highest remaining seeds. Participating teams will not play any team twice, and third and fourth rounds will be assigned to the most geographically compatible site possible.
ESPN will provide coverage throughout the event; televising games on ESPN2 and ESPNU, with select games also simulcast on ESPN360.com.
Davidson returns three starters and 11 lettermen, including four of its top six scorers, from the 2007-08 team that advanced to the Midwest Regional Final and finished the season ranked ninth in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll.
In August of 2005, the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), LLC, which is under the umbrella of the NCAA, assumed control of the postseason NIT and the NIT Season Tip Off Tournament. The postseason NIT was founded in 1938 by a group of New York City sportswriters while the NIT Season Tip-Off, formerly known as the preseason NIT, started in 1985. An independent at-large committee chooses the filed for both events. Since the inception of the two Tournaments, tens of thousands of student-athletes and coaches have participated. Visit www.nit.org for more details on Tournament history, selection committee and procedures.
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