After a historically disappointing season, North Carolina is passing on the NIT.
UNC basketball announced Sunday evening that it won't accept an invitation to the NIT, college basketball's secondary postseason tournament featuring teams that didn't make the NCAA tournament field. It did so shortly after the NCAA tournament revealed that its field didn't include the Tar Heels, who advanced to last year's championship final against Kansas. Dayton likewise declined an NIT bid, citing "health concerns" for an injury-plagued roster.
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