University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Bulldogs Accept Bid to Play in 2017 CIT
03.12.2017 | Men's Basketball
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ASHEVILLE, N.C. – UNC Asheville men's basketball has accepted a bid to participate in the 2017 CollegeInsider.com (CIT) Postseason Tournament.
The Bulldogs will take on UT Martin (21-12) in the opening round of the CIT in Martin, Tenn. at 8 p.m. EST (7 p.m. CST) on Thursday, March 16. All tickets for the contest will be just $10.
"We are looking forward to participating in the CIT and we are privileged to continue playing," UNC Asheville head men's basketball coach Nick McDevitt said. "We are excited to represent the Big South Conference and UNC Asheville for the second time in as many years in a postseason tournament. UT Martin will be a tough opponent. They are a 21-win team that won the West Division of the OVC, so we'll need to be ready to play on Thursday night."
The appearance in this year's CIT will mark UNC Asheville's sixth appearance in a postseason tournament. The Bulldogs have advanced to the NCAA Tournament four times before (2003, 2011, 2012 and 2016) and the NIT (2008) once.
UNC Asheville men's basketball picked up their sixth Big South Conference regular-season title in the 2016-17 season (1996-97, 1997-98, 2001-02, 2007-08, 2011-12 and 2016-17). McDevitt has been a part of five of the six Big South Conference regular-season crowns either as a player, assistant coach or head coach (1997-98, 2001-02, 2007-08, 2011-12 and 2016-17).
The Big South Conference regular-season co-champion Bulldogs are ranked 24th in the latest CollegeInsider.com Men's Basketball Mid-Major Top-25 that was released on Monday, March 6. The Bulldogs have now been ranked in four straight polls.
Asheville enters the CIT with a record of 23-9 overall on the 2016-17 season. The Bulldogs finished 15-3 in league play to claim a share of the Big South Conference regular-season title.
This year's CIT will be the ninth edition of the annual event. The CIT was created by CollegeInsider.com in 2009 in order to give deserving teams an opportunity to participate in the postseason. Since then, the CIT has had more schools make their postseason debut (25) and more programs win their first-ever postseason game (24) than all other tournaments combined. In addition, the CIT has produced three NBA Lottery picks and two top-10 selections including Damian Lillard (6th overall in 2012) who was named the 2012 NBA Rookie of the Year which marked the first time since 1955 that a tournament other than the NCAA Tournament had produced the NBA Rookie of the Year.
CollegeInsider.com was founded in 1996 with their online coverage dedicated exclusively to college basketball. In 1998, CollegeInsider.com created the Mid-Major Top 25 that has become the measuring stick for teams outside the power conferences and is now trademarked. Each year, CollegeInsider.com presents 17 national awards in basketball named after some of the greatest coaches in the history of the game including Clarence "Big House" Gaines, Lou Henson, John McLendon and Lute Olson.
Since the inception of the CIT in 2009, the tournament has expanded from a 16-teams to 32-teams in 2012. CollegeInsider.com has been nominated for four Emmy Awards and in 2013 won the New York Emmy Award in Sports Coverage for the Sportscast/Series category and was selected over top broadcast outlets such as MSG and SNY.
Ticket Information (Click Link to Access)
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – UNC Asheville men's basketball has accepted a bid to participate in the 2017 CollegeInsider.com (CIT) Postseason Tournament.
The Bulldogs will take on UT Martin (21-12) in the opening round of the CIT in Martin, Tenn. at 8 p.m. EST (7 p.m. CST) on Thursday, March 16. All tickets for the contest will be just $10.
"We are looking forward to participating in the CIT and we are privileged to continue playing," UNC Asheville head men's basketball coach Nick McDevitt said. "We are excited to represent the Big South Conference and UNC Asheville for the second time in as many years in a postseason tournament. UT Martin will be a tough opponent. They are a 21-win team that won the West Division of the OVC, so we'll need to be ready to play on Thursday night."
The appearance in this year's CIT will mark UNC Asheville's sixth appearance in a postseason tournament. The Bulldogs have advanced to the NCAA Tournament four times before (2003, 2011, 2012 and 2016) and the NIT (2008) once.
UNC Asheville men's basketball picked up their sixth Big South Conference regular-season title in the 2016-17 season (1996-97, 1997-98, 2001-02, 2007-08, 2011-12 and 2016-17). McDevitt has been a part of five of the six Big South Conference regular-season crowns either as a player, assistant coach or head coach (1997-98, 2001-02, 2007-08, 2011-12 and 2016-17).
The Big South Conference regular-season co-champion Bulldogs are ranked 24th in the latest CollegeInsider.com Men's Basketball Mid-Major Top-25 that was released on Monday, March 6. The Bulldogs have now been ranked in four straight polls.
Asheville enters the CIT with a record of 23-9 overall on the 2016-17 season. The Bulldogs finished 15-3 in league play to claim a share of the Big South Conference regular-season title.
This year's CIT will be the ninth edition of the annual event. The CIT was created by CollegeInsider.com in 2009 in order to give deserving teams an opportunity to participate in the postseason. Since then, the CIT has had more schools make their postseason debut (25) and more programs win their first-ever postseason game (24) than all other tournaments combined. In addition, the CIT has produced three NBA Lottery picks and two top-10 selections including Damian Lillard (6th overall in 2012) who was named the 2012 NBA Rookie of the Year which marked the first time since 1955 that a tournament other than the NCAA Tournament had produced the NBA Rookie of the Year.
CollegeInsider.com was founded in 1996 with their online coverage dedicated exclusively to college basketball. In 1998, CollegeInsider.com created the Mid-Major Top 25 that has become the measuring stick for teams outside the power conferences and is now trademarked. Each year, CollegeInsider.com presents 17 national awards in basketball named after some of the greatest coaches in the history of the game including Clarence "Big House" Gaines, Lou Henson, John McLendon and Lute Olson.
Since the inception of the CIT in 2009, the tournament has expanded from a 16-teams to 32-teams in 2012. CollegeInsider.com has been nominated for four Emmy Awards and in 2013 won the New York Emmy Award in Sports Coverage for the Sportscast/Series category and was selected over top broadcast outlets such as MSG and SNY.
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