Oklahoma State will open the 2019 NIT Tip-Off in Brooklyn this fall against the Syracuse Orange. That’s according to CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein.
Sources: Syracuse will play Oklahoma State and Ole Miss will face Penn State in the first round of the 2019 Preseason NIT at the Barclays Center.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) July 10, 2019
Syracuse is coming off a 20-14 season, including 10-8 in ACC play, and a first round exit in the NCAA tournament (a 78-69 loss to Baylor).
If Rothstein’s report is correct (which they usually are), the match-ups make sense.