Upsie NIT Season Tip-Off

We'd like to welcome Upsie as the title sponsor for the 2021 NIT Season Tip-Off! Offering industry leading warranties, Upsie knows that great defense is key to winning championships. Join us for the return of college basketball at Barclays Center this Thanksgiving week! #FeastWeek #CBB

It's never too early for Bracketology! ESPN analyst Joe Lunardi's latest bracket features three teams in our 2021 field: Memphis Tigers - #2 Seed Xavier Musketeers - #8 Virginia Tech Athletics - #9

Virginia Men's Basketball took home our title in 2017 after defeating both Vanderbilt and Rhode Island by double digits. Isaiah Wilkins earned MVP honors after scoring a career-high 19 points in the championship game. Good luck to the Hoos in the Big Dance! #MarchMadness #GoHoos

Kansas Men's Basketball came out on top of a star-studded field in 2018, defeating Marquette and #5 Tennessee in OT. Kansas is a perfect 4-0 in NIT Season Tip-Off finals, with their first title coming all the way back in 1989. Good luck to Coach Self and the Jayhawks in Indy! #MarchMadness

Villanova Basketball brought a back to Philly in 2015, coming out on top in the first #NITTipOff at Barclays Center. The Wildcats went on to win the 2016 NCAA Tournament later that season. Best of luck to Coach Wright and the squad in Indy! #NovaNation #MarchMadness

Our most recent champs are back in the NCAA Tournament! In 2019 the Cowboys set a tournament record for largest margin in the championship game, defeating Ole Miss by 41 points (78-37). Good luck Coach Boynton and Oklahoma State Cowboy Basketball! #MarchMadness #GoPokes

The NIT Season Tip-Off has seen some worthy champs over the years, so it's no surprise that 4 of our 5 winners since the tourney moved across the river to Brooklyn are Top 5 seeds in NCAA March Madness! Oklahoma State Cowboy Basketball, Kansas Men's Basketball, Virginia Men's Basketball & Villanova Basketball - best of luck in Indy! #NITTipOff

ESPN's latest Bracketology update projects half of our 2020 field in the NCAA Tournament: Arizona Athletics: #3 Seed Red Raider Basketball: #10... They'll be joined at Barclays Center in Brooklyn by returning American Athletic Conference champ Cincinnati Bearcats Men's Basketball and the local NYC favorite St. John's Red Storm

Half of our 2020 field appears in ESPN's first Bracketology: A Players Program: #3 Seed Red Raider Basketball: #9 Seed... Rounding out the field at Barclays Center will be 2020 American Athletic Conference co-champion Cincinnati Bearcats Men's Basketball and NYC's own St. John's Red Storm

Ole Miss & Oklahoma State will play for a on Friday night in Brooklyn! Lower bowl tickets start at just $27.50. www.ticketmaster.com/artist/1710285?venueId=1288

Congrats to Seton Hall Pirates Guard Myles Powell for earning the Jerry West Award for best Shooting Guard in the nation! Myles averaged 16 points per game in the two 2017 #NITTipOff games at Barclays Center #HALLIn

Thank you to all of the health care workers on the front lines in NYC - your work is much appreciated!!

Today would have been #ChampionshipMonday so we wanted to give a shout-out to our champions from this past season, Oklahoma State Cowboy Basketball The Cowboys 41 point win over Ole Miss in the was the largest championship game margin of victory in the event's storied 35 year history #LetsWork #GoPokes

"Let's all do our part to help our team" #OneTeam ESPN