Indiana’s decision to turn down a home game in the National Invitation Tournament more than two weeks ago was met with confusion and disappointment by many fans when it was announced on Selection Sunday.
The Hoosiers, who earned a No. 3 seed in the NIT, opted to play Georgia Tech at McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta rather than at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. In the NIT, the higher seeded team typically hosts unless it has a facility conflict. Instead, Indiana cited students being away on spring break as the reason it declined to host.
Indiana lost the game, 75-63, and less than 48 hours after the loss, athletic director Fred Glass fired Tom Crean after nine seasons.