South Alabama's men basketball team saw their invitation to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) abruptly rescinded on ...

Escambia County's Stephen Williams is shown during the 2024 Class 4A championship game vs. Jacksonville in Birmingham. Williams, who spent last season at Coastal Alabama Community College-South in Bay ...

South Alabama was notified by the NCAA and Sun ... But just one hour after doing so, head coach Richie Riley tells AL.com that the invitation was rescinded, breaking the hearts of his program.

It’s just an absolute joke.” South Alabama basketball coach Richie Riley is upset over his team’s NIT invite being rescinded. Getty Images As Riley explained to the outlet, he received a ...

South Alabama's season is over after the team's NIT invitation was rescinded in a manner coach Richie Riley called "unacceptable." Riley told AL.com he was informed late Sunday evening that his ...

South Alabama head coach Richie Riley has blasted NIT organizers after the college basketball tournament rescinded an invite to his team on Sunday night. While Riley's Jaguars did not qualify for ...

Hours later, South Alabama head coach Richie Riley told his team to prepare to play in the NIT, but then got a call from Sun Belt Conference commissioner Keith Gill and NCAA senior vice president ...

That left South Alabama high and dry, even though coach Richie Riley already had told his players they were playing in the postseason. The NIT apologized, but the damage was done — and irreversible.

South Alabama coach Richie Riley told AL.com that Sun Belt Conference commissioner Keith Gill and NCAA Senior Vice President of Basketball Dan Gavitt called him Sunday with an invitation to the ...