The Razorbacks Will Play In The NIT Tournament

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NCAA BASKETBALL NIT TOURNAMENT

 

The Arkansas men’s basketball program will be playing in the postseason for the third consecutive year – and fifth time in the last six seasons – as the Razorbacks, seeded fifth, will play at fourth-seed Providence College in the opening round of the 2019 National Invitation Tournament on Tuesday (Mar. 19).

 

Tip-off in Providence, R.I., at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center is set for 9 p.m. (ET)/8 p.m. (CT) and the game will be telecast on ESPN2.

Arkansas (17-15) finished ninth in the SEC while Providence was 18-15 and finished eighth in the Big East. The Razorbacks and Alabama Crimson Tide were the two teams from the SEC to earn an NIT bid and a total of nine that will be playing in the postseason.