Dear Illinois:
We have watched your impressive wins over # 5 Ohio State and # 9 Michigan State this year. We have also seen that you have hit some hard times losing six of your last seven games.
At 16-9 it looks like you will need to win 4 of your remaining 6 games, plus one more in the Big 10 Tourney to be invited to the NCAA Big Dance. May the luck of the Irish be with your team during this stretch run.
While we may be the little sister of Tourneys, we at the NIT would love to have your team come to our dance. Why it may be true the only teams that ever remember the NIT are those that are playing in it, we offer Madison Square garden for our championship.
If things do not work out for you Illini we are waiting with open arms.
Sincerely,
The NIT SELECTION COMMITTEE
We have watched your impressive wins over # 5 Ohio State and # 9 Michigan State this year. We have also seen that you have hit some hard times losing six of your last seven games.
At 16-9 it looks like you will need to win 4 of your remaining 6 games, plus one more in the Big 10 Tourney to be invited to the NCAA Big Dance. May the luck of the Irish be with your team during this stretch run.
While we may be the little sister of Tourneys, we at the NIT would love to have your team come to our dance. Why it may be true the only teams that ever remember the NIT are those that are playing in it, we offer Madison Square garden for our championship.
If things do not work out for you Illini we are waiting with open arms.
Sincerely,
The NIT SELECTION COMMITTEE
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