Entering Monday night’s matchup against University of Southern California, the WKU men’s basketball team was one of 48 teams remaining across the NCAA Tournament and NIT.
Although WKU fell just short of its ultimate goal of playing in the big dance, receiving a bid to the NIT is a step forward from last year’s 16-17 season that ended in the first round of the Conference USA Tournament. On top of that, the players enjoyed the luxury of traveling to Costa Rica before the regular season began in order for the newly formed group to play together before the season tipped off.