Like the infamous SI article, not dancing this time of year is "not the UCLA way." UCLA not in the NIT, season over
By Peter Yoon
ESPNLA.com, UCLA Report
March, 11, 2012 6:46 PM PT
UCLA was not among the 32 teams selected for the NIT and the school will not accept an invitation from the CBI or CIT, meaning Bruins' season is over.
UCLA (19-14) was a bubble team for the NIT after finishing fifth in the Pac-12 and then bowing out in the second round of the Pac-12 tournament. Coach Ben Howland said the team would accept an NIT invitation, but UCLA's name did not come up when the bracket was announced Sunday night.
Washington and Arizona were seeded No. 1 while Oregon and Stanford were also selected and seeded No. 3.
Because UCLA will not play in the post season, the college careers of seniors Lazeric Jones and Jerime Anderson have ended.
"It’s going to be tough but we got another part of my life to live," Jones said. "I still have to finish school and hopefully I’ll stay playing basketball on another level after this."
UCLA (19-14) was a bubble team for the NIT after finishing fifth in the Pac-12 and then bowing out in the second round of the Pac-12 tournament. Coach Ben Howland said the team would accept an NIT invitation, but UCLA's name did not come up when the bracket was announced Sunday night.
Washington and Arizona were seeded No. 1 while Oregon and Stanford were also selected and seeded No. 3.
Because UCLA will not play in the post season, the college careers of seniors Lazeric Jones and Jerime Anderson have ended.
"It’s going to be tough but we got another part of my life to live," Jones said. "I still have to finish school and hopefully I’ll stay playing basketball on another level after this."
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