re: Alabama NIT History Trivia

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I would imagine I'm one of the few here who admits to still enjoying the NIT.

1. What year did Alabama first go to the NIT?
2. Whom did they beat for their first win?
3. What team beat them ? Hint: Alabama played them in football that fall in a memorable/unmemorable game
4. Who coached said basketball team (Alabama's opponent) that day? He eventually had a good career as HC at an SEC school

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1. 1973
2. Manhattan ..they beat Minnesota (Dave Winfield & Co.) to get to NYC
3. Virginia Tech (semis) & North Carolina (3rd place game) lost both of them
4. Don DeVoe

I was at The Garden for that tournament...great experience!