2024 National Invitation Tournament

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2024 National Invitation Tournament
Season2023–24
Teams32
Finals siteHinkle Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana
ChampionsSeton Hall Pirates (2nd title)
Runner-upIndiana State Sycamores (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachShaheen Holloway (1st title)
MVPAl-Amir Dawes (Seton Hall)
National Invitation Tournaments
«2023 2025»

The 2024 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I men's college basketball teams not selected to participate in the 2024 NCAA tournament. The tournament began on March 19 and ended on April 4. The first three rounds were played on campuses, with the semifinal and championship final played at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.[1]

Participants[edit]

Teams and pairings for the 2024 NIT were released by the NIT Committee on Sunday, March 17, 2024. Thirty–two teams qualified for the NIT, including both automatic qualifiers and at-large selections. In 2023, The North Texas Mean Green won the NIT championship.

Automatic qualifiers[edit]

In a change from previous tournaments, teams which had the best regular-season record in their conference but failed to win their conference tournament no longer automatically qualified for the NIT.[2] Instead, the top two teams (based on NET ranking) from six major conferences (ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC) not selected for the NCAA tournament received automatic bids, regardless of their win-loss records. These 12 teams also were given the opportunity to host first-round games.[2] If a team declined an automatic bid, it was offered to the team with the next best NET ranking in the declining team's conference. Despite this new automatic qualification criterion, only one automatic qualifier from the Pac-12 accepted a 2024 NIT bid, meaning only 11 automatic bids were awarded.

Team Conference Overall record Appearance Last bid
Wake Forest ACC 20–13 7th 2022
Virginia Tech ACC 18–14 15th 2023
Villanova Big East 18–15 19th 2023
Providence Big East 21–13 21st 2019
Ohio State Big Ten 20–13 10th 2016
Iowa Big Ten 18–14 9th 2017
Cincinnati Big 12 20–14 12th 2023
UCF Big 12 17–15 4th 2023
Utah Pac-12 19–14 15th 2018
LSU SEC 17–15 9th 2018
Georgia SEC 17–16 15th 2017

The NET rankings through games of March 17, 2024, of non-NCAA tournament teams from automatically qualifying conferences are listed below.[3] Team in bold accepted a bid, teams in italics were eligible for an automatic bid, but declined.

At-large bids[edit]

The following teams were awarded at-large bids.

Team Conference Overall record Appearance Last bid
Appalachian State Sun Belt 27–6 2nd 2007
Boston College ACC 19–15 13th 2018
Bradley Missouri Valley 22–11 23rd 2023
Butler Big East 18–14 10th 2019
Cornell Ivy League 22–7 1st Never
Indiana State Missouri Valley 28–6 5th 2014
Kansas State Big 12 19–14 8th 2009
Loyola Chicago Atlantic 10 23–9 6th 2019
Minnesota Big Ten 18–14 16th 2014
North Texas American 18–14 3rd 2023
Princeton Ivy League 24–4 8th 2022
Richmond Atlantic 10 23–9 11th 2021
Saint Joseph's Atlantic 10 21–13 17th 2013
San Francisco West Coast 23–10 7th 2014
Seton Hall Big East 20–12 19th 2023
SMU American 20–12 6th 2022
South Florida American 24–7 9th 2010
UC Irvine Big West 24–9 8th 2023
UNLV Mountain West 19–12 11th 2009
VCU Atlantic 10 22–13 7th 2022
Xavier Big East 16–17 10th 2022

† Team was one of the first four out of the NCAA tournament and entitled to deference from the NIT Committee in determining home-court advantage for first-round games.[2][4]

Declined bids[edit]

The following schools declined to play in the 2024 NIT:

Bracket[edit]

The 32-team bracket was announced at 9:30 p.m. EDT on ESPN2.

First round
March 19–20
Campus sites
Second round
March 23–24
Campus sites
Quarterfinal
March 27
         
1 Seton Hall 75OT
Saint Joseph's 72
1 Seton Hall 72
North Texas 58
4 LSU 77
North Texas 84
1 Seton Hall 91
UNLV 68
2 Princeton 77
UNLV 84
UNLV 79
Boston College 70
3 Providence 57
Boston College 62
First round
March 19–20
Campus sites
Second round
March 23–24
Campus sites
Quarterfinal
March 26
         
1 Wake Forest 87
Appalachian State 76
1 Wake Forest 66
4 Georgia 72
4 Georgia 78
Xavier 76
4 Georgia 79
2 Ohio State 77
2 Ohio State 88
Cornell 83
2 Ohio State 81
3 Virginia Tech 73
3 Virginia Tech 74
Richmond 58
First round
March 19–20
Campus sites
Second round
March 23–24
Campus sites
Quarterfinal
March 26
         
1 Indiana State 101
SMU 92
1 Indiana State 76
Minnesota 64
4 Butler 72
Minnesota 73
1 Indiana State 85
2 Cincinnati 81
2 Cincinnati 73OT
San Francisco 72
2 Cincinnati 74
3 Bradley 57
3 Bradley 74
Loyola Chicago 62
First round
March 19–20
Campus sites
Second round
March 23–24
Campus sites
Quarterfinal
March 27
         
1 Villanova 61
VCU 70
VCU 70
South Florida 65
4 UCF 77
South Florida 83
VCU 54
2 Utah 74
2 Utah 84
UC Irvine 75
2 Utah 91
3 Iowa 82
3 Iowa 91
Kansas State 82
Semifinals
April 2
Hinkle Fieldhouse
Final
April 4
Hinkle Fieldhouse
      
1 Seton Hall 84
4 Georgia 67
1 Seton Hall 79
1 Indiana State 77
1 Indiana State 100
2 Utah 90

Game summaries[edit]

All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)

First round[edit]

March 19
7:00 p.m.
North Texas 84, LSU 77
Scoring by half: 38–31, 46–46
Pts: Noland 21
Rebs: Scott, Sissoko 7
Asts: Jones 4
Pts: Wright 25
Rebs: Hannibal 9
Asts: Hannibal, Wright 4
North Texas advances to NIT second round
Pete Maravich Assembly Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Attendance: 2,210
Referees: Michael Wallace, Robert Felder, Chase Shaw
March 19
7:00 p.m.
Boston College 62, Providence 57
Scoring by half: 31–30, 31–27
Pts: Harris 17
Rebs: McGlockton 9
Asts: Zackery 5
Pts: Pierre 21
Rebs: Oduro 9
Asts: Oduro 4
Boston College advances to NIT second round
Amica Mutual Pavilion
Providence, Rhode Island
Attendance: 6,507
Referees: Vasili Mallios, Mike Fleury, Michael Luckie
March 19
7:00 p.m.
Xavier 76, Georgia 78
Scoring by half: 34–46, 42–32
Pts: Claude 30
Rebs: Ousmane 10
Asts: Claude 5
Pts: Demary 16
Rebs: James, Tchewa 6
Asts: Demary, Tchewa 4
Georgia advances to NIT second round
Stegeman Coliseum
Athens, Georgia
Attendance: 2,756
Referees: Shaun Seales, Josue Nieves, Garrick Shannon
March 19
7:00 p.m.
Cornell 83, Ohio State 88
Scoring by half: 38–44, 45–44
Pts: Gray 19
Rebs: Ragland 9
Asts: Okereke 6
Pts: Battle, Gayle 17
Rebs: Battle 8
Asts: Battle 5
Ohio State advances to NIT second round
Value City Arena
Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 4,517
Referees: Jim Bruno, Mason Siler, Tim Comer
ESPN2
March 19
9:00 p.m.
Richmond 58, Virginia Tech 74
Scoring by half: 28–33, 30–41
Pts: Bailey, Bigelow 15
Rebs: Bigelow 7
Asts: King 4
Pts: Kidd 20
Rebs: Kidd 8
Asts: Pedulla 7
Virginia Tech advances to NIT second round
Cassell Coliseum
Blacksburg, Virginia
Attendance: 3,183
Referees: Adam Flore, Kellen Miliner, Raymond Styons Jr.
ESPNU
March 19
9:00 p.m.
Minnesota 73, Butler 72
Scoring by half: 36–38, 37–34
Pts: Garcia 25
Rebs: Hawkins 6
Asts: Garcia 4
Pts: Telfort 25
Rebs: Telfort, Thomas 6
Asts: Davis 7
Minnesota advances to NIT second round
Hinkle Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana
Attendance: 3,478
Referees: Connor Mooney, Nic Terry, Michael Kitts
March 19
9:00 p.m.
South Florida 83, UCF 77
Scoring by half: 49–35, 34–42
Pts: Miguel 19
Rebs: Stroud 9
Asts: Stroud 3
Pts: Sellers 24
Rebs: Avery 9
Asts: Johnson 4
South Florida advances to NIT second round
Addition Financial Arena
Orlando, Florida
Attendance: 4,164
Referees: Anthony Eades, Blake Harris, Landon Brandes
ESPN
March 19
9:00 p.m.
Kansas State 82, Iowa 91
Scoring by half: 39–50, 43–41
Pts: Ames 16
Rebs: McNair, N'Guessan 7
Asts: Ames 5
Pts: Sandfort 30
Rebs: Sandfort 12
Asts: Perkins 8
Iowa advances to NIT second round
Carver–Hawkeye Arena
Iowa City, Iowa
Attendance: 4,532
Referees: Rob Kueneman, Jourdan Love, Tony Meeks
ESPN2
March 19
11:00 p.m.
UC Irvine 75, Utah 84
Scoring by half: 40–46, 35–38
Pts: Saran 16
Rebs: Tillis 7
Asts: Crockrell 5
Pts: Br. Carlson 21
Rebs: Br. Carlson 11
Asts: Smith 10
Utah advances to NIT second round
Jon M. Huntsman Center
Salt Lake City, Utah
Attendance: 3,137
Referees: Chad Shepherd, Casey McClellan, Ryan Holmes
ESPN2
March 20
7:00 p.m.
Saint Joseph's 72, Seton Hall 75 (OT)
Scoring by half: 40–37, 28–31 Overtime: 4–7
Pts: Reynolds 27
Rebs: Essandoko 8
Asts: X. Brown 10
Pts: Dawes 26
Rebs: Davis 11
Asts: Richmond 5
Seton Hall advances to NIT second round
Walsh Gymnasium
South Orange, New Jersey
Attendance: 1,233
Referees: Jason Bradwell, Greg Moyer, Eddie Corbett Jr.
ESPN+
March 20
7:00 p.m.
SMU 92, Indiana State 101
Scoring by half: 49–40, 43–61
Pts: Hudson, Phelps 21
Rebs: Phelps 7
Asts: Harris 4
Pts: Kent 35
Rebs: Kent 9
Asts: Avila, Larry 7
Indiana State advances to NIT second round
Hulman Center
Terre Haute, Indiana
Attendance: 6,421
Referees: Chase Shaw, James Duke, Kelly Self
ESPN+
March 20
7:00 p.m.
Loyola Chicago 62, Bradley 74
Scoring by half: 19–36, 43–38
Pts: Norris 17
Rebs: Adelekun, Rubin 7
Asts: Dolan, Quinn 2
Pts: Deen 18
Rebs: Leons 10
Asts: Deen 4
Bradley advances to NIT second round
Carver Arena
Peoria, Illinois
Attendance: 4,691
Referees: Mike O'Neill, Kenneth Morehead, Steve Honaki
ESPN+
March 20
8:00 p.m.
UNLV 84, Princeton 77
Scoring by half: 36–38, 48–39
Pts: Whaley 21
Rebs: Ke. Boone 11
Asts: Nowell, Thomas 4
Pts: Pierce 22
Rebs: Pierce 6
Asts: Lee 6
UNLV advances to NIT second round
ESPN+
March 20
8:00 p.m.
Appalachian State 76, Wake Forest 87
Scoring by half: 27–36, 49–51
Pts: Huntley 16
Rebs: Spillers 10
Asts: Tate 5
Pts: Miller 31
Rebs: Reid 12
Asts: Miller, Reid 3
Wake Forest advances to NIT second round
LJVM Coliseum
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Attendance: 6,733
Referees: Isaac Barnett, Raymond Styons, Jerry Heater
ESPN+
March 20
9:00 p.m.
San Francisco 72, Cincinnati 73 (OT)
Scoring by half: 35–38, 32–29 Overtime: 5–6
Pts: Thomas 31
Rebs: Mogbo 10
Asts: Mogbo, Williams 7
Pts: Lukošius 28
Rebs: Newman 9
Asts: Thomas 8
Cincinnati advances to NIT second round
Fifth Third Arena
Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 3,899
Referees: Alexander Thompson, Shane Staggs, Craig Murley
ESPN2
March 20
9:00 p.m.
VCU 70, Villanova 61
Scoring by half: 31–30, 39–31
Pts: Bamisile 17
Rebs: Lawal 10
Asts: Shulga 6
Pts: Dixon 21
Rebs: Dixon 13
Asts: Armstrong 5
VCU advances to NIT second round
Finneran Pavilion
Villanova, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 1,763
Referees: Mike Millione, Mike Nardone, Steven Perry

Second round[edit]

ESPN2
March 23
11:30 a.m.
North Texas 58, Seton Hall 72
Scoring by half: 24–33, 34–39
Pts: Edwards 23
Rebs: Noland 7
Asts: Scott 5
Pts: Davis 18
Rebs: Richmond 15
Asts: Richmond 6
Seton Hall advances to NIT quarterfinals
Walsh Gymnasium
South Orange, New Jersey
Attendance: 1,204
Referees: Michael Fleury, Adam Vandenburgh, Mike Millione
ESPN+
March 23
2:00 p.m.
Bradley 57, Cincinnati 74
Scoring by half: 28–36, 29–38
Pts: Leons 16
Rebs: Davis 8
Asts: Hannah 3
Pts: James 25
Rebs: Newman 10
Asts: Newman 4
Cincinnati advances to NIT quarterfinals
Fifth Third Arena
Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 4,732
Referees: Hunter Allen, Stephen Orkus Jr., Landon Brandes
ESPN+
March 23
7:00 p.m.
Virginia Tech 73, Ohio State 81
Scoring by half: 26–36, 47–45
Pts: Cattoor, Pedulla 18
Rebs: Kidd, Pedulla, Poteat 6
Asts: Pedulla 8
Pts: Battle 21
Rebs: Battle 10
Asts: Thornton 7
Ohio State advances to NIT quarterfinals
Value City Arena
Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 7,541
Referees: Mike Pearson, Anthony Burris, Bill Ek
ESPN2
March 24
2:00 p.m.
Minnesota 64, Indiana State 76
Scoring by half: 28–38, 36–38
Pts: Payne 16
Rebs: Garcia 12
Asts: Payne 3
Pts: Conwell 23
Rebs: Kent 11
Asts: Conwell 5
Indiana State advances to NIT quarterfinals
Hulman Center
Terre Haute, Indiana
Attendance: 8,239
Referees: Shane Staggs, James Hicks, John St. Clair
ESPN2
March 24
4:00 p.m.
Georgia 72, Wake Forest 66
Scoring by half: 39–24, 33–42
Pts: Hill 21
Rebs: Anselem-Ibe 8
Asts: DeLoach 4
Pts: Carr 31
Rebs: Carr 11
Asts: Clark, Hildreth 4
Georgia advances to NIT quarterfinals
LJVM Coliseum
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Attendance: 4,772
Referees: JW Lucas, Jeff Pon, Raymond Styons Jr.
ESPNU
March 24
7:30 p.m.
VCU 70, South Florida 65
Scoring by half: 32–30, 38–35
Pts: Jackson 14
Rebs: Bairstow 6
Asts: Bairstow, Shulga 4
Pts: Youngblood 28
Rebs: Pryor 10
Asts: Pryor 3
VCU advances to NIT quarterfinals
Yuengling Center
Tampa, Florida
Attendance: 6,398
Referees: Erroll Lewis, Michael Wallace, Shane Land
ESPN2
March 24
9:00 p.m.
Iowa 82, Utah 91
Scoring by half: 36–48, 46–43
Pts: McCaffery 19
Rebs: Freeman 7
Asts: Freeman, Harding 4
Pts: Madsen 31
Rebs: Lovering, Smith 10
Asts: Smith 10
Utah advances to NIT quarterfinals
Jon M. Huntsman Center
Salt Lake City, Utah
Attendance: 3,804
Referees: Layne Barney, Matt Basham, Matt Rafferty
ESPNU
March 24
9:30 p.m.
Boston College 70, UNLV 79
Scoring by half: 37–37, 33–42
Pts: Post 22
Rebs: Post 9
Asts: McGlockton 5
Pts: Ke. Boone 19
Rebs: Ke. Boone 8
Asts: Thomas, Whaley 5
UNLV advances to NIT quarterfinals
Thomas & Mack Center
Paradise, Nevada
Attendance: 5,543
Referees: Deron White, Crystal Hogan, Ryan Holmes

Quarterfinals[edit]

ESPN
March 26
7:00 p.m.
Georgia 79, Ohio State 77
Scoring by half: 36–35, 43–42
Pts: Thomasson 21
Rebs: Anselem-Ibe 10
Asts: Hill 5
Pts: Battle 22
Rebs: Battle 8
Asts: Thornton 10
Georgia advances to NIT semifinals
Value City Arena
Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 7,641
Referees: Andy O'Brian, Alfred Smith, John Floyd
ESPN
March 26
9:00 p.m.
Cincinnati 81, Indiana State 85
Scoring by half: 36–32, 45–53
Pts: Lukošius 26
Rebs: Skillings 12
Asts: James 5
Pts: Avila 22
Rebs: Kent 7
Asts: Avila 6
Indiana State advances to NIT semifinals
Hulman Center
Terre Haute, Indiana
Attendance: 8,057
Referees: Steve Divine, Edwin Young, Bret Smith
ESPN2
March 27
7:00 p.m.
UNLV 68, Seton Hall 91
Scoring by half: 26–44, 42–47
Pts: Ka. Boone 16
Rebs: Whaley 7
Asts: Thomas, Webster 4
Pts: Dawes 21
Rebs: Davis 7
Asts: Richmond 10
Seton Hall advances to NIT semifinals
Walsh Gymnasium
South Orange, New Jersey
Attendance: 1,316
Referees: Michael Palau, Greg Evans, Evon Burroughs
ESPN2
March 27
9:00 p.m.
VCU 54, Utah 74
Scoring by half: 26–36, 28–38
Pts: Bairstow 13
Rebs: Fermin 9
Asts: Bamisile 2
Pts: Madsen 18
Rebs: Smith 11
Asts: Smith 12
Utah advances to NIT semifinals
Jon M. Huntsman Center
Salt Lake City, Utah
Attendance: 6,008
Referees: Mike Littlewood, DG Nelson, Tommy Johnson

Semifinals[edit]

ESPN
April 2
7:00 p.m.
Utah 90, Indiana State 100
Scoring by half: 44–46, 44–56
Pts: Smith 28
Rebs: Smith 7
Asts: Smith 6
Pts: Conwell 27
Rebs: Avila 10
Asts: Larry 8
Indiana State advances to NIT final
Hinkle Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana
Attendance: 8,889
Referees: D.J. Carstensen, Brooks Wells, Randy Richardson
ESPN2
April 2
9:35 p.m.
Georgia 67, Seton Hall 84
Scoring by half: 29–42, 42–42
Pts: Demary Jr. 19
Rebs: DeLoach, Melendez, Thomasson 4
Asts: Demary Jr. 4
Pts: Dawes 20
Rebs: Davis, Richmond 9
Asts: Richmond 6
Seton Hall advances to NIT final
Hinkle Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana
Referees: Lamar Simpson, Bart Lenox, Tommy Morrissey

Final[edit]

ESPN
April 4
7:00 p.m.
Indiana State 77, Seton Hall 79
Scoring by half: 39–39, 38-40
Pts: Swope 19
Rebs: Conwell 12
Asts: Larry 6
Pts: Dawes 24
Rebs: Richmond 13
Asts: Richmond 5
Seton Hall wins NIT Championship
Hinkle Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana
Attendance: 9,100
Referees: Jeb Hartness, Brent Hampton, Steven Anderson

Media[edit]

ESPN, Inc. has exclusive rights to all of the NIT games. It will telecast every game across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3 and ESPN+. Westwood One has exclusive radio rights to the semifinals and the championship.

See also[edit]

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