Hofstra heads into the NIT carting its own set of significant disappointments, but then again, doesn’t everybody involved in this tournament? The Pride were CAA regular-season champions with a 15-3 league mark, but they lost in the CAA tournament final to Northeastern.
That regular-season crown guaranteed Hofstra a spot in the NIT and so here they are. On Tuesday night, Hofstra and NC State come to mourn together their basketball-related shortcomings, and perhaps also play some basketball. If there’s time.
This is Hofstra:
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The Pride have done quite a few things well at the offensive end this season, thanks primarily to senior guard Justin Wright-Foreman, who is averaging 27 points per game.