NIT picking

[Lobot]

UC will host San Francisco. Date & time TBA. IN State #1 seed. All teams in the quad but USF are midwestern.

I case I missed someone else posting this , this game is at 9:00 ET on 3/20 on ESPN+

[bearcatbret]

NIT SHOWDOWN: Cincinnati to Battle San Francisco in Epic Home Opener | Fan Recap

[GoBearcats31]

9 of the 16 first round NIT games are tonight, with the rest tomorrow https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball...ens-tournament

If UC wins tomorrow, they would next play either Saturday or Sunday -- opponent would be Bradley (where assistant Drew Adams came from) or Loyola (where former UC assistant Sean Dwyer is on staff...apparently Kyle Washington left Loyola for a position with Iona this season).

[WestCoastAlum]

A couple things that stand out about SF so far:

#66 in NET
#70 in KenPom (#97 AdjO, #39 AdjD)

Similar profile to a UCF or Kansas State

KenPom had their strength of schedule at #189 in the country.

0-8 in Q1 games

Their only Q2 win was 76-58 over #89 Minnesota on a neutral court during non-conference play.

6'8 4th-year forward Jonathan Mogbo appears to be their best player. He averaged 14.4 ppg, 10.8 ppg, and 3.5 apg while shooting nearly 65% from the field. He seems like their only player who isn't a threat from 3.

They shoot the ball really well inside the arch (58.1%) and at the free throw line (75.8%) but only get to the line 14 times/game - one of the lowest rates in D1. They do a great job of keeping their opponents off the boards.

.but only get to the line 14 times/game - one of the lowest rates in D1.........................They have not played us yet

[bearcatbret]

Oklahoma turned down the NIT which would have put 4 teams in the lower tournament. Big 12 Sends Three Teams To Men’s NIT Postseason (heartlandcollegesports.com)