IlliNIT Thread

[Bluejaygrad03]

NIT Selection show starting now.

Top NIT seeds are Syracuse, Cal, Iowa, and ISU.

[Bluejaygrad03]

ISU opens against UC Irvine with game set to air Wednesday at 8:30 PM CT on ESPNU. Redbirds win and they would play winner of UCF-Colorado.

Illini seeded 2 in the ISU quadrant and will play Valpo Tuesday at 6:15 PM CT on ESPN2. If Illini win, they get winner of Utah-Boise State.

[Bluejaygrad03]

[squirrel]

Does Jamall Walker get credit for being Illinois' first African American coach?

[Redbird CC Fan]

Does Jamall Walker get credit for being Illinois' first African American coach?

I would say yes, since they are actual games that count.

[isuquinndog]

Get your tickets now for Illinois @ Redbird!

[illini25]

Start time moved up to 6 PM and game moved from ESPN2 to the ESPN. Syracuse game being played tomorrow night due to inclement weather

[Bluejaygrad03]

Illini up 41-24 at half. Hill with 13 points in the 1st half and Black with 11.

No Finke in tonight's game due to a toe injury that he's apparently been dealing with since January.

[Reggie]

Valpo-Peters=Bradley

[illini25]

Valpo-Peters=Bradley

Hire Jamal!!

Seriously Valpo was bad team with Peters. They are brutal without him.

[Bluejaygrad03]

Illini over Valpo 82-57. Play Utah/Boise State winner. Game will be played sometime this weekend if I had to guess.

[Reggie]

Illini over Valpo 82-57. Play Utah/Boise State winner. Game will be played sometime this weekend if I had to guess.

9:30a Saturday would be the perfect start time.

[JMM28]

Valpo-Peters=Bradley

Hire Jamal!!

Seriously Valpo was bad team with Peters. They are brutal without him.

I'm rooting for a deep UIUC run in the NIT to force that really awkward "well he did win the NIT" convo in regards to Walker.

[Reggie]

Valpo-Peters=Bradley

Hire Jamal!!

Seriously Valpo was bad team with Peters. They are brutal without him.

I'm rooting for a deep UIUC run in the NIT to force that really awkward "well he did win the NIT" convo in regards to Walker.

They will say he won it with Groce's players.

[illini25]

http://www.fightingillini.com/news/2017 ... ath=mbball

Illini host Broncos Monday 8 PM CDT.

ESPN

[Reggie]

http://www.fightingillini.com/news/2017 ... ath=mbball

Illini host Broncos Monday 8 PM CDT.

ESPN

ISU hosts UCF at 6p on ESPN Monday night to start the Illinois doubleheader which hopefully leads to an Illini trip to Redbird Arena.

[isuquinndog]

Should be fun Monday night. Ticket sales are going really well it appears on the ISU site. Tacko Fall will be fun to watch (7'5" C for UCF) along with former Redbird Nick Banyard.

[illini25]

Illini at UCF Wednesday 6 PM CDT.

Illinois State couldn't hold up there end.

[DrDoom77]

With all the upsets in the NIT, is Illinois the highest seeded team remaining?

[illini25]

With all the upsets in the NIT, is Illinois the highest seeded team remaining?

I'm pretty sure that is correct.

Edit: Correct. There are a couple 4s left. Illini only 1, 2 or 3 left. Amazing.

[squirrel]

Many teams lay down in the NIT though. Some teams seize the opportunity, but for most Power 5 teams, they'd rather be on spring break. That's true even for teams outside the P5...there was a famous episode between Bradley and Drake I believe where a Drexel player while lining up for free throws, told the Bradley guy next to him, "We want to lose worse than you."

[Bluejaygrad03]

Winner of tomorrow night's Illinois-UCF quarterfinal (6:00 PM CT, ESPN2) will face TCU in the NIT semifinals. The Horned Frogs defeated Richmond tonight 86-68.

Other NIT quarterfinals are Georgia Tech at Ole Miss (Yellow Jackets currently up 39-30 at half) and Cal State Bakersfield at UT Arlington.

[soccerforever]

UGLY 1st half.

[Mike Radigan]

Illini lose by ten, 68 - 58.

[illini25]

Illini lose by ten, 68 - 58.

Only got to listen to last 5 minutes. Cut 19 deficit to 6 and 3 times missed 3-pointers.

Anyone other than Hill make the flight to Orlando?