2023 NIT Bracket (PDF)
 
INDIANAPOLIS – For the second time in the last three seasons, Conference USA will be represented by two teams in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) after North Texas was awarded a No. 2 seed and UAB grabbed a No. 4 seed in this year’s field.
 
The Mean Green (26-7) will host SWAC regular-season champion Alcorn State (18-13) at 7 p.m. CT Wednesday at The Super Pit. The Blazers (25-9) will host Sun Belt regular-season champion Southern Miss (25-7) at 6:30 p.m. CT Tuesday at Bartow Arena.
 
North Texas is making its second-straight appearance in the NIT after falling to Virginia in overtime in the second round of last year’s event. UAB made the field for the eighth time in program history and the first since 2016. The Blazers own a 6-7 record all-time in the NIT.
 
The Mean Green boast the nation’s leading scoring defense (55.7) and rank among the top 30 Division I programs in field-goal percentage defense (16^th, 39.8) and three-point percentage defense (28^th, 30.6).
 
On the other end, North Texas is led by C-USA Player of the Year Tylor Perry, who led the league and ranked 14th nationally in three-point percentage (41.9), while averaging 16.8 points per game to help UNT to a program-record 26 wins.
 
UAB enjoyed a successful season thanks to its high-octane offense, which led C-USA and ranked 11^th nationally in scoring (81.4). The Blazers also ranked among the top-25 Division I programs in free-throws made per game (12^th, 16.8) and scoring margin (21^st, 10.6).
 
Jordan “Jelly” Walker was the star of the show for UAB throughout the year, currently ranking second nationally in scoring (23.4) and three-pointers made per game (4.5). For the second-straight year, he was named to both the all-conference first-team and all-tournament team.