The first of two NIT semifinal games will be between North Texas and UC Irvine. Both teams entered the tournament with a ...

The 7-foot-1 German center, who averaged seven minutes per game as a freshman, has blossomed into a first-team All-Big West ...

The UC Irvine Anteaters take on the North Texas Mean Green in the National Invitation Tournament. The teams match up Tuesday ...

In a tournament that could be the salvation for the mid-major class, the top-seeded Anteaters face North Texas in the ...

BOTTOM LINE: UC Irvine and North Texas meet in the National Invitation Tournament. The Anteaters' record in Big West play is 18-4, and their record is 13-2 against non-conference opponents. UC Irvine ...

Devin Tillis scored 20 of his 22 points in the second half and overtime, and UC Irvine beat UAB 81-77 on Wednesday night in the NIT quarterfinals.

BOTTOM LINE: UC Irvine and UAB meet in the National Invitation Tournament. The Anteaters' record in Big West play is 18-4, and their record is 12-2 against non-conference opponents. UC Irvine is ...

But don’t dare talk about that at UC Irvine, or North Texas, Loyola-Chicago or Chattanooga. On those campuses, the NIT, and the ESPN exposure it creates, matters. And it’s possible that ...

UC Irvine has the opportunity to advance to the final four of the NIT for the first time in school history. The Anteaters ...

BOTTOM LINE: UC Irvine and North Texas play in the National Invitation Tournament. The Anteaters are 18-4 against Big West opponents and 13-2 in non-conference play. UC Irvine ranks sixth in ...

There are those who say the National Invitation Tournament, that venerable college basketball institution that dates to 1938 – one year before the NCAA Tournament was founded – is on ...

UC Irvine (30-6) was ranked second behind UC San Diego in the Big West Conference and won the Western Slam Championships. It is the third straight NIT invite for the Anteaters and the furthest the ...