DALLAS (105.3 The Fan) - The 83rd Men's NIT basketball tournament will be held in a bubble in North Texas, tournament officials announced Monday afternoon.
Much like the NCAA is doing with the Men's basketball tournament, which will be housed in Indianapolis, tournament games will be held at Comerica Center in Frisco, and at UNT Coliseum on the North Texas campus in Denton.
Tournament officials haven't said if fans will be in attendance.
This year's tournament field will be cut from 32 teams to just 16.
First-round games will be played Wednesday, March 17, through Saturday, March 20. The quarterfinals also will take place Thursday, March 25. The semifinals and championship will take place Saturday and Sunday, March 27 and 28.
This year's tournament will also feature a third-place game Sunday, March 28, which hasn’t been played at the NIT since 2003.
All 16 games of the 2021 NIT will be televised on ESPN or ESPN2.
Last year's tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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