The Iowa Hawkeye men’s basketball team has received a bid to play in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT).
Iowa will host the Dayton Flyers on March 13th. Dayton was 20-12 this season, while Iowa was 17-16. Iowa is a #7 seed while Dayton is a #2 seed. The game will be played at Carver Hawkeye arena and will be televised on ESPN.
The winer of that game will play the winner of the Oregon Ducks and LSU Tigers, which will be played in Oregon.
“We are absolutely thrilled,” said Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery. “I’m so proud of our guys and how they persevered and grew throughout the season. We have a phenomenal leader and captain in Matt Gatens and we got great play from Bryce Cartwright. Our young guys really developed throughout the course of the season.”
“I am absolutely thrilled for Fran, our seniors and the entire team; that we are in postseason play,” said Iowa Director of Athletics Gary Barta. “It is something we felt they had earned, and to have that come to fruition, is just a great way to move to the second phase of the season.
“Playing Tuesday is a quick turnaround; tickets are on sale immediately, and I am confident that our fans will be excited. They have been filling Carver-Hawkeye Arena throughout the season and we need to continue that home court advantage again Tuesday night against Dayton. We were able to price the tickets reasonably, and our goal in doing that is to fill the building as much as we can on short notice.”
