Week 19 Other Games

[Kolumbo]

2007 - UConn missed the NIT cut

"UCONN’S NIT HOPES DON’T GO ANYWHERE

UConn’s offseason has officially begun.
A 19-year streak of postseason appearances came to an end Sunday night when the Huskies were excluded from the 32-team NIT. UConn last missed the postseason in 1986-87, Jim Calhoun’s first year as coach of the Huskies."

UCONN’S NIT HOPES DON’T GO ANYWHERE

UConn’s offseason has officially begun. A 19-year streak of postseason appearances came to an end Sunday night when the Huskies were excluded from the 32-team NIT. UConn last missed the posts…

www.courant.com

 

[REB1094]

Wowwwww. Rutgers was up 5 with 25 seconds left. Gave up a three, missed the front end of a 1 and 1, forced a miss but had 2 guys miss the open rebound. Hofstra picks it up and sends it to OT

 

[UConnSwag11]

Down goes Rutgers. Nova struggling with Liberty.

 

[storrsroars]

Down goes Rutgers. Nova struggling with Liberty.

No Moore, no Whitmore. With those two in, Nova wins in a walk.

 

[REB1094]

No Moore, no Whitmore. With those two in, Nova wins in a walk.

I wonder how the Nova fanbase feels about Whitmore. He was exciting to watch and will be a top 5 NBA pick, but the team was horrible and got bounced in the first round of the NIT because he chose to protect his draft stock instead of play

How would we feel if that happened with a UConn player? I’m honestly not sure

 

[Edward Sargent]

No Moore, no Whitmore. With those two in, Nova wins in a walk.

Why didn’t they play?

 

[Edward Sargent]

I wonder how the Nova fanbase feels about Whitmore. He was exciting to watch and will be a top 5 NBA pick, but the team was horrible and got bounced in the first round of the NIT because he chose to protect his draft stock instead of play

How would we feel if that happened with a UConn player? I’m honestly not sure

Not playing didn’t help his draft stock