Bearkats accept bid to CIT
3/16/2014 10:49:00 PM | Men's Basketball
The Sam Houston State men's basketball season will continue for at least another game. On Sunday night the Bearkats accepted an invitation to participate in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.
The Bearkats will open play on Tuesday at home against Alabama State. The start time is set for 7 p.m.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for Sam Houston students.
The Kats finished the season with a loss to Stephen F. Austin in the finals of the Southland Conference Tournament on Saturday. They stand at 23-10 on the year, the best mark under fourth-year head coach Jason Hooten.
“Playing in the post season will be a great opportunity for this team and we are fortunate to be in the postseason for just the third time in school history,” Hooten said. “They have had a very good season and deserve to continue playing basketball.”
The Kats will welcome an Alabama State team that went 19-12 in the regular season, losing to SWAC Tournament champion Texas Southern in the semifinals after running off four straight wins. The Hornets were 5-9 on the road this season while the Kats were 11-1 at Johnson Coliseum.
“I want to thank the selection committee of the CIT for putting us in the field,” said Hooten, who is 37-19 at home in his four years as a head coach. “Also I want to thank our university president Dana Gibson and athletic director Bobby Williams for making it possible for us to play at home, where we have been very good this season.”
For more information about CIT tickets, call the Sam Houston ticket office at (936) 294-1729.
FIRST ROUND
SECOND ROUND
March 21-22
QUARTERFINALS
March 25-27
SEMIFINALS
April 1
CHAMPIONSHIP
April 3
NOTE: The semifinals and championship game will be televised on CBS Sports Network.
The semifinal games, hosted by the teams with the higher seed, will be played on Tuesday, April 1 (7pm and 9pm EST), with the championship game to be played on Thursday April 3 at 7:00 pm.
“The CIT has evolved into a great part of the college basketball landscape. We are thrilled to be returning to CBS Sports Network to showcase the exciting action of the CIT on a national stage,” said Joe Dwyer, Co-Founder of CollegeInsider.com.
The CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT), created in January of 2009, features 32 teams not participating in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship or the National Invitational Tournament. The tournament is single elimination and consists of six rounds, all being played at on-campus sites, which are determined by seeding.
