re: How many Sweet 16s has your team played in?

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I'm going to say 1953. The point shaving scandals whether all acused were guily or all allegations were as severe as alledged, New York City basketball was off limits for many schools and the appeal of the NIT went by the wayside.

Even though the NIT remained a viable tournament,no SEC team played in it again until 1969.

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Point shaving scandal started with the mob in the east coast. The rise of the NCAA was mostly the result of Rupp refusing to ever take a team back to NYC / Madison Garden. He gave the NCAA the backbone needed to shift from the NIT to the NCAA. Pretty sure Rupp was true to his word and never coached a team playing in MSG after that.