The Huskies made great strides under first-year coach Mike Hopkins and came close to snapping their NCAA tournament drought, which extended another year to seven straight after the Big Dance bracket was revealed Sunday.
As a consolation prize for a 20-12 record, the Washington men’s basketball team received a No. 5 seed in the National Invitation Tournament. The Huskies host No. 4 Boise State (23-8) at Alaska Airlines Arena. Dates and game times will be announced.
The NIT is a single-elimination tournament that awards automatic bids to regular-season conference champions that didn’t advance to the NCAA tournament.