BROOKLYN – The NIT Season Tip-Off will return to Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Wednesday, November 24 and Friday, November 26. The Xavier Musketeers will be a part of this year's field along with the Iowa State Cyclones (Big 12), Memphis Tigers (AAC) and Virginia Tech Hokies (ACC). XU previously played in the NIT preseason event in 2002 and 1988, although both years their games were not played in New York.
Xavier returns its top seven scorers from last season, including second-team All-BIG EAST selections Paul Scruggs and Zach Freemantle, All-BIG EAST Freshman Team selection Colby Jones and one of the nation's top 3-point shooters last season, Nate Johnson.