Two days into college basketball season, a big question has emerged.
26 Thoughts on the ’26 NIT
27, if you want to get all technical about it.
What’s New at The Barking Crow
Back in the saddle.
Free Hoops, Episode 17: Mark Titus on the Indy 500
Everything the native Hoosier loves about the world’s greatest race.
Free Hoops, Episode 16: Bennett Conlin on the Rise of JMU
This week’s Starting Five? Things Named After Presidents.
What if the Presidential College Sports Commission Realizes the NIT Is the Answer?
President Trump is reportedly assembling a presidential commission on college sports, a commission to be led by Texas Tech booster Cody Campbell and former Navy defensive assistant Nick Saban. Its purpose? Yes. That is the question. The reporting says the commission will research NIL, the transfer portal, and revenue sharing. This is why Campbell and […]
Free Hoops, Episode 15: Aaron Margelofsky on College Basketball’s Best Gyms
Hidden gems, bucket list arenas, and what it takes to attend 106 college basketball games in one season.
The NBA Playoffs’ First Round All-NIT Alumni Team
The usual suspects, plus A.J. Green.
The NBA’s NITs Are Living Up to the Name
From Madison Square Garden to Indianapolis. Just as it always goes.
Free Hoops, Episode 13: Sam Federman
More about the MAAC than you knew you needed to know.
3 Things: Doug Gottlieb Teams Up With LeBron
Call Tom Izzo Mr. March all you want. Doug Gottlieb is Mr. April. There is no one else we talk about this month. 1. Did Doug Gottlieb sign his point guard just because he’s named LeBron? Green Bay landed a juco point guard yesterday named LeBron Thomas, and that can’t be a coincidence, right? For […]
3 Things: Which NBA Gimmick Tournament Best Pays Tribute to the NIT?
Also: Has the NFL cured CTE yet? And yes, very lame of Colorado to retire Shedeur Sanders’s jersey.
Free Hoops, Episode 12: Steve Helwick on NIT Alumni in the NBA Postseason
We draft two starting 5’s built exclusively of NIT alums.
All the NIT Alumni in the 2025 NBA Postseason
From Stephen Curry to Jack McVeigh.
3 Things: Walter Clayton Couldn’t Compete in the NIT
Facts only. Also: The Sens made the playoffs and Easton Stick is still a free agent.
One Shining MomeNIT, 2025
Explanation, for those wondering what they’re stumbling into: Every year, we publish “One Shining MomeNIT” as a response to the NCAA T*urnament’s “One Shining Moment” propaganda. Why? Well, like the rest of you, we’re suckers for a good montage. Why isn’t this a montage? We don’t have video rights, music rights, or a budget. Thankfully, […]
Free Hoops, Episode 11: Garrison Keeslar & Bash Wieland. Champions.
Two iconic Mocs join the program to talk basketball, NIT, and life.
3 Thoughts: What Kind of Whistle Will Duke Get?
The biggest matchup in the Final Four.