The NIT's board of managers released a statement explaining and apologizing for the mix-up regarding UC Riverside and South Alabama. It fell on deaf ears for South Alabama coach Richie Riley ...

UC Riverside athletics director Wesley Mallette was driving to dinner with his wife on Sunday evening when his phone started to go crazy. The messages and calls were all variations of the same two ...

South Alabama coach Richie Riley rips NIT after rescinded invite to play. The replacement team, UC Riverside, was beaten by ...

“The combined UC Riverside-CBI-NIT-South Alabama cluster truck is way bigger than the North Carolina-WVU dust up IMO (in my opinion),” Dodd tweeted. “Think of Carolina being called today and ...

3.1 more made shots than the 7.7 per game UC Riverside gives up. UC Riverside averages 9.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.7 more made shots on average than the 7.3 per game Santa Clara ...

UC Riverside's most recent outing on Thursday ended in a 96-83 loss to Cal Poly. Tyeree Bryan put up 18 points, four rebounds and three assists for Santa Clara. UC Riverside got a team-best 30 ...

As for the team that replaced South Alabama in the NIT, UC Riverside, their stay in the tournament was short-lived as they were routed by Santa Clara 101-62 in the first round on Tuesday night.