In comments published Monday by AL.com, Riley said he received a call Sunday night from a pair of NCAA officials, including Dan Gavitt, who oversees the NIT as well as the NCAA basketball tournaments.

South Alabama coach Richie Riley rips NIT after rescinded invite to play. The replacement team, UC Riverside, was beaten by 39 points in first round.

The NIT called South Alabama's invitation "premature" and apologized for the confusion in a statement written by Gavitt and released Monday. But that didn't ease Riley's indignation.

South Alabama coach Richie Riley is fuming after his program accepted a bid to the NIT on Sunday evening and had the invitation rescinded later that night. Riley informed his players that they ...

South Alabama’s invitation came after UC Riverside declined an NIT invite. UC Riverside had previously committed to play in the College Basketball Invitational, which is a tournament that has no ...

South Alabama coach blasts NIT for rescinded invite Coach Richie Riley slammed an apology given by the NIT, which dropped his Jaguars after learning UC Riverside was spurning the CBI.

Gill released his own statement saying that South Alabama was "prematurely contacted by the NIT on Sunday as a potential replacement team to fill out the 32-team bracket. With all 32 teams ...

South Alabama fuming after NIT bid is rescinded By Reuters March 17, 20253:23 PM PDTUpdated March 17, 2025 ...

South Alabama head coach Richie Riley didn't hold back his thoughts after the Jaguars were shafted by the NIT. College basketball is already under fire, and the NIT's treatment of a now-former ...