First-year St. John's coach Rick Pitino told the NIT selection committee that the team didn't want to play in the also-ran event after being omitted from the NCAA tournament field despite a 20-13 record.
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"I think that we had a good strength of schedule. KenPom, why mention him? We were 26th in KenPom. We tried to play a tough schedule. We tried to do things the right way, and we didn't get in. But I never make excuses. I respect the committee for what they do. They give their time, they give their energy to it. They didn't think we measured up to their standards, and we'll take it very positively like men and move forward. We're not going to gripe.
Coach Kim English was looking to lead Providence to the NCAA tournament in his first season with the Friars, but they too fell short despite a 21-13 record. After UConn, only two Big East teams made the NCAA tournament: Marquette is a 2-seed and Creighton a 3-seed.
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