ST. LOUIS -- It’s the NIT or nothing for South Carolina.
Coach Frank Martin offered USC’s postseason options Thursday following the Gamecocks’ loss to Arkansas in the second round of the SEC tournament.
“If the NIT invites us, we've signed the paperwork, we'll go,” Martin said. “Outside of that, we'll stay home. We're good.”
So eliminate the CBI and CIT for Carolina (17-16). It’s the NIT, the NCAA tournament’s immediate consolation event, Carolina is seeking. The Gamecocks last appeared in the NIT in 2015-16. With 24 wins, they were an easy pick then, the team that had its Big Dance bubble officially popped on Selection Sunday.