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 March
15, 2009Field
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BOSTON, MA -- The field for the inaugural
CollegeInsider.com postseason was announced on Sunday
evening. The 16-team field includes, Austin Peay, Belmont,
Bradley, The Citadel, Drake, Evansville, Idaho, James
Madison, Kent State, Liberty, Mount St. Mary’s, Oakland, Old
Dominion, Pacific, Portland and Rider. The championship game
will be on Fox College Sports.
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Jan.
26, 2009 Former
Coaches Headline Selection Committee |
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BOSTON (MA) -- The CollegeInsider.com Postseason
Tournament will have over 200 years of coaching experience
determining the participating teams. Ten former coaches,
including Lefty Driesell (pictured), Lou Henson, , Jim
Phelan, Nolan Richardson and Hugh Durham are a part of the
15-member selection committee. Gene Keady will serve on the
Tournament Committee.
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What
They Are Saying
 "It’s
great anytime student athletes and coaching staffs can continue
their seasons. Roughly one-third of all division I college
basketball programs are invited to participate in postseason.
Compare that to other sports and it’s obvious that a tournament
like this will be a welcome addition to our sport. By creating
this tournament, CollegeInsider.com is providing many deserving
teams the opportunity to continue playing and that is always a
good thing. This is a great idea by CollegeInsider.com."
- Bo Ryan, University of Wisconsin
 "I
applaud Joe Dwyer and CollegeInsider.com for giving more
student-athletes the opportunity for postseason play. There is
certainly not enough of it in college basketball. Anytime young
men can experience that, it is such a positive."
- Mike Brey, Notre Dame University
 "CollegeInsider.com
has been a great web site for all college basketball fans to
visit. Joe Dwyer has been a great advocate for college
basketball and has come up with yet another wonderful idea to
reward outstanding teams for success during the regular season.
There is no greater reward than participating in post season.
With the limited number of available spots in the NCAA and NIT,
college basketball fans will be given the opportunity to follow
their teams in post season, if they don't make those fields, by
being invited to the new CollegeInisder.com Postseason
Invitational. Now more teams will get the opportunity to
experience the thrill of March Madness."
- Jim Larranaga, George Mason
University
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