Mark Fox and his Hoop Hounds didn't hear their name called during the NCAA tournament selection process, but they did make it into the NIT field. The 'Dawgs earned a #3 seed and will host Ohio Valley Conference regular season champ Belmont (seeded 6th) on Wednesday night in Athens. The Bruins lost a 97-96 overtime heart breaker to Austin Peay in their conference tournament, but are one of those regular season champs guaranteed a slot in the NIT.
Belmont finished 20-11 on the season, with an early win over Marquette and a fairly close loss to Arizona State.