Left out of the NCAA Tournament field, the Texas Longhorns will receive a postseason opportunity on Tuesday at the Erwin Center at 8p.m. Central on ESPN as a No. 2 seed in the NIT against No. 7 seed South Dakota State Jackrabbits.
Coached by former Iowa State assistant TJ Otzelberger, South Dakota State won the Summit League regular season championship with a 14-2 record, but fell by three points to Western Illinois in the conference quarterfinals. For a team coming off three straight conference tournament titles to earn automatic NCAA bids, that was a disappointment for South Dakota State.