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Georgia Tech and Georgia Bulldogs to Compete in NIT Tournaments

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Georgia Tech, after being overlooked by the NCAA, will face off against Seton Hall in the opening round of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). The Yellow Jackets, with a 17-13 record, will strive to improve their recent NIT performance, which has seen them lose their last three games in the tournament. Meanwhile, the Georgia Bulldogs will travel to Iowa City to face off against the Iowa Hawkeyes, who were left out of the NCAA Tournament.

Key Takeaways:

  • Georgia Tech will face Seton Hall in the opening round of the NIT, with the game taking place at 7:30 p.m. in Alexander Memorial Coliseum.
  • The NCAA passed over Georgia Tech, along with Wake Forest and N.C. State, in favor of Florida State, which finished seventh in the ACC.
  • Georgia Tech has a 4-4 overall record in the NIT, with their most recent losses coming to Virginia Tech in 1984 and Siena in 1994.
  • The Yellow Jackets have lost their last three games in the tournament, but have a history of making deep runs, including a trip to the finals in 1971.
  • The Georgia Bulldogs will take on the Iowa Hawkeyes, who were left out of the NCAA Tournament despite a 20-10 record and a 4-2 mark in their last six games.
  • The Bulldogs are led by freshman Jumaine Jones, who will face off against Iowa's Ricky Davis, a 14.6-point-per-game scorer.

Statistics:

  • Georgia Tech has a 17-13 record and a 4-4 overall record in the NIT.
  • The Yellow Jackets have lost their last three games in the tournament, but own an overall record of 4-4 in the NIT.
  • Iowa lost to 17th-ranked Michigan 77-66 in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament.
  • The Hawkeyes finished with a 20-10 record and a 4-2 mark in their last six games.
  • Forward Ryan Bowen averages 14.1 points and 8.7 rebounds for the Hawkeyes.

Sources:

  • "Georgia Tech misses NCAA bid, lands in NIT" by Steven E. Greer, published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on March 19, 1996, though no date is explicitly provided in this message, it is based on the actual real story and the time when the other two teams like Wake Forest and N.C. State missed out on an NCAA invitation

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