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Everything you need to know about this year’s NIT and NCAA Tournaments
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Posted By Justin Sousa on Mar 9, 2021
The men’s and women’s NCAA Tournament and National Invitation Tournament are back this season with a few coronavirus-induced changes after last year’s tournaments were canceled due to the initial start of the coronavirus pandemic.
With Seton Hall likely to be involved in these postseason tournaments, here are some answers to a few frequently asked questions regarding each of the tournaments.
When and where will the NIT and NCAA Tournament be held?
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Eric Barnes took March 10, 2020 off from work and went to the same place he always goes to around the middle of March: Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Specifically, the gift shop. He grabbed some shirts and magnets as a present for his sister. It had become a tradition. As he headed home, he called her with the good news.
“What the hell are you thinking?” his sister, Angie Holt, said over the phone. Barnes and Holt both have birthday’s mid-March, Barnes’ on the 11th and Holt’s on the 18th. Going to the IMS museum was their tradition. Together. She was mad he hadn t included her.
Photo by G Fiume/Maryland Terrapins/Getty Images
The 2020-21 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament will begin this Tuesday, March 9, with the reigning conference champion Maryland Terrapins (21-2; 17-1 Big Ten) once again favored to take the crown.
Associated Press, has won the Big Ten Tournament four times since joining the conference in 2014 and finished as the tournament runner-up twice. Most recently, the Terrapins cruised to the 2020 title behind eventual WNBA draftee Kaila Charles, standout freshman and tournament Most Outstanding Player Ashley Owusu and a havoc-inducing defense.
While the Terrapins’ defense isn’t as ferocious this time around they’re allowing 93.7 points per 100 possessions, compared to just 76.3 last season their offense has more than made up for it, leading all of NCAA Division I with 121.8 points scored per 100 possessions. Six players, including Owusu and greatly-improved sophomore Diamond Miller, average double-figure scoring for Maryland,