Even with 28 wins and goggle-wearing big man Robbie Avila among a lineup with all five starters averaging double-figure scoring, the Sycamores were snubbed Sunday by the NCAA selection committee. Three 20-win teams from the Big East Conference — Providence, Seton Hall and St. John’s — were also left out of the 68-team field.
“Under normal circumstances with those additional bids, they would have been in ... but when you start splitting hairs you have to look at something, you have to find something and that’s ultimately why they were not in the field,” McClelland said. The Sooners declined an invitation to play in in the National Invitation Tournament, with St. John’s and Pittsburgh also saying they would not participate.
“So it’s beyond disappointing,” Schertz said. “We’ve got to get up tomorrow and get ready for what’s next.” Had St. John’s gotten in, it would have been the sixth school coach Rick Pitino had taken to the NCAA Tournament. The Red Storm won’t even play in the NIT.
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