BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Six times prior to this season University of Arkansas Coach Mike Anderson was a player, assistant coach or head coach with teams that played in the NIT.
In each case, those teams played in in the NCAA Tournament the next season.
The Razorbacks hope to make it 7 for 7 for Anderson's teams after playing in the 2019 NIT.
"Those other teams went to the NIT and they learned from it and they got a lot better and then they made the NCAA Tournament," Arkansas freshman guard Isaiah Joe said. "I feel like we can do the same thing.