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-5 posts tagged "NIT"
Jack Concannon | Thursday, March 22, 2018
College basketball’s postseason is in full swing. The upsets have been constant. The energy has been high, and the games have been airing constantly since the bracket was released two Sundays ago. Naturally, I’m talking about the National Invitational Tournament (NIT). Teams from across the country snubbed from the Big Dance have now entered the
Benjamin Padanilam | Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story was published online March 17. Not even St. Patrick’s Day could bring some luck to the Irish on Saturday. For the last few years of its success, Notre Dame has built its program into one that can shoot from beyond the arc, pass the ball around the
Marek Mazurek | Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story was published online March 17. It wasn’t supposed to end this way for Notre Dame. Not in the NIT. Not with senior forward Bonzie Colson on the bench with yet another injury to his left foot. And it certainly wasn’t supposed to end on St. Patrick’s Day
Marek Mazurek | Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Tuesday night saw the Irish face a very different challenge than the ones they have in the past few weeks. Last week, Notre Dame had to contend with Duke freshman forward Marvin Bagley III and a 21-point deficit to Virginia Tech in the ACC tournament. The challenge on Tuesday night? Getting over not making the
Marek Mazurek | Sunday, March 11, 2018
A month ago, Mike Brey said if his team squinted, it could see the bubble. Two weeks ago, Brey said he could see the bubble without squinting. But while Notre Dame could see the bubble, hear the bubble and maybe even smell the bubble, the Irish couldn’t quite grab a spot in the NCAA tournament’s