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King: The NIT and the draft

LITTLE ROCK — Four plus 38 adds up to three-letter abbreviations for destinations, involve the postseason and beyond, and will disappoint many Arkansas basketball fans if they become reality.

The NIT is front and center for a team included in every NCAA Tournament projection only a few weeks ago and the NBA draft in late June has become a possibility for the team’s best scorer.

Revision of Arkansas’ postseason plans is the result of an SEC losing streak that was extended to four Saturday when Mississippi State's Abdul Ado put back a teammate’s miss with six-tenths of a second to play, and to five Tuesday with a loss at Florida.