Why the South Carolina Gamecocks electing to decline the NIT makes sense. Despite a rough finish in conference play this season, the South Carolina Gamecocks still managed to get an invite to the ...

Despite finishing with a 12-20 record — and dead last in the SEC with two conference victories — the Gamecocks men’s basketball team was in line for a postseason berth in the National ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — When a conference record 14 SEC teams received bids to the NCAA Tournament, it was expected the new rule concerning the NIT would open the door for a 12-20 South Carolina men's ...

South Carolina basketball would have been eligible to host a first-round game in the NIT had they accepted. The team’s decision to opt out of further games comes with a bit of a silver lining ...

The South Carolina Gamecocks basketball season didn ... The Gamecocks were invited to be particpants in the NIT Tournament, however, according to a statement released by head coach Lamont Paris ...

The NIT is now considered a postseason consolation tournament ... West Virginia (M), Wyoming (W) 2006: South Carolina (M), Kansas State (W) 2005: South Carolina (M), Southwest Missouri State (now ...

but South Carolina turned it down. The season, as it was thought to be on March 12 before a "Wait a minute!" lifeline appeared, is over after the Gamecocks could have gotten a bid to the NIT but ...

The fact South Carolina’s season could have included a postseason appearance is certainly interesting. And how was it possible, you ask? Well, two reasons. First, the NIT Tournament tweaked its ...