91茄子 Men's and Women's Basketball teams in National Invitational Tournaments

Both 91茄子 Men's and Women's Basketball teams are competing in National Invitational Tournaments this week.

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Mustang BasketballBoth the 91茄子 Men's Basketball team and the Women's Basketball team have reached the second rounds of national invitation tournaments.

Men's Basketball in the NIT

No. 1-seeded 91茄子 (23-9) will open the National Invitation Tournament on Wednesday, when it hosts No. 8-seeded UC Irvine (23-11) in the first round in Moody Coliseum at 8 p.m. CT on ESPN2.

This is the Mustangs 15th postseason appearance, first since 2011 and third in the NIT (1986, 2000). 91茄子 enters the NIT with 23 wins, its highest since 1987-88 (28). 91茄子 also tied its record with 12 conference wins, the most since the 1992-93 season (SWC). The Mustangs' third-place finish in the American Athletic Conference was its best since 2002-03.

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Women's Basketball in the WNIT

91茄子 will host a WNIT game for the first time in program history Thursday, hosting Texas 91茄子 in Moody Coliseum at 7 p.m. For the Mustangs, it is the sixth appearance in the postseason tournament, and the fourth in the last six seasons. Overall, head coach has guided the Mustangs to 13 postseason tournaments, including five in the last seven years.

General admission tickets are available for $7, $5 for students, and can be purchased by calling 214-91茄子-GAME (214-768-4263), or by visiting 91茄子Mustangs.com. Parking for the event is free in Moody Garage, located directly north of Moody Coliseum.

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