Clemson opens up play in the NIT at home against Oakland tonight at 8 p.m. Oakland isn’t exactly the kind of team people set their DVRs to watch, so in an effort to provide context, here are three noteworthy items to consider prior to tonight’s game:
The Golden Grizzlies won the Horizon League in the regular season.
This isn’t a negligible accomplishment. The Horizon was competitive this season, with Northern Kentucky earning an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament field as the fourth seed in the conference tournament. There were two teams from the league included in the NIT field.