Men’s Basketball to Play in The CIT on Wednesday at BGSU
3/17/2024 7:26:00 PM | Men's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne men's basketball program has accepted an invitation to play in The 2024 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, presented by BSN SPORTS.
The 'Dons will play at Bowling Green on Wednesday, March 20 in a 7 p.m. tip.
The CIT is a single-elimination tournament. All games will be played at on-campus sites. All games will air on ESPN+.
This will be the seventh postseason appearance in Mastodon program history. The 'Dons have four previous berths in The CIT, one in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) and one in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI).
Each game in the first round of The CIT are trophy games. Wednesday's contest will be the Jim Phelan Classic. Known for his signature bow tie, Jim Phelan had an impressive career at the Mount. He led the Mountaineers to the 1962 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship. When he retired in 2003, after coaching for 49 years, he had amassed 830 wins (overall record of 830-524) in all divisions. In those 49 years, 19 of his teams amassed 20 or more wins in a season. Upon his retirement, College Insider established the Jim Phelan award, which is presented annually to the nation's top Division I coach.
The 2023-24 Mastodons own a 21-12 record, the fifth 20-win season in program history.
