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"CollegeInsider.com has always conducted business with college basketball's best interest at heart. Their manner and professionalism, combined with enthusiasm and great creativity, have made CollegeInsider.com one of the industries best. The creation of this postseason tournament is just another example of the outstanding effort that we have come to expect from CollegeInsider.com.

- Lute Olson, former Arizona head coach and member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame


"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 Tournament. Now more teams will get the opportunity to experience the thrill of March Madness."

- Jim Larranaga, head coach, George Mason University


"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, head coach, University of Wisconsin and Board of Directors for the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC)


"This is a tremendous venture and opportunity for those involved. Student athletes have an opportunity to participate in postseason. It provides coaches, players and fans the opportunity to challenge for a national championship. I am really excited to be involved with this tournament. There is no question that it will be a big success. CollegeInsider.com has a winner with this tournament."

- Hugh Durham, former head coach at Florida State, Georgia and Jacksonville and member of the CIT selection committee


"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, head coach, Notre Dame University


"This CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament is a terrific idea. It will provide student-athletes with a second chance to continue playing basketball in March. I think it's an excellent opportunity for players to get a taste of what postseason is all about and use it as a stepping stone for the following season. How many times have we seen teams do well in the NIT and use that as a springboard to success the following year. I think this tournament is a great idea and I am really happy to have been asked to be a part of it."

- Jim Phelan, former head coach at Mount St. Mary’s and member of the CIT selection committee


"Joe Dwyer has been a positive promoter of college basketball for many, many years. He has always been 'for the student-athlete,' and certainly adding an opportunity for more post-season play shows his commitment to them. The CollegeInsider.com postseason tournament is a great addition to the college basketball landscape."

- Jerry Wainwright, head coach, DePaul University


"How great it is that March 2009 will offer a new post season tournament for 16 deserving teams! Now they will have the same opportunity as those participating in the NCAA and NIT. Joe Dwyer and the Collegeinsider.com have made a positive contribution to basketball with the CIT. March Madness will have even more to offer the basketball world."

- Riley Wallace, former Hawaii head coach and member of the CIT selection committee


"The idea of post season is to keep your sneakers out, accept a new challenge and the reward of being recognized as a team that achieved. Fans dream of the matchups this tournament can create. It’s a great concept."

- Pat Flannery, former head coach at Bucknell and member of the CIT selection committee


"As head coach of school that played in a one representative conference. I had a team that won the conference regular season only to play a bad five-minute stretch in the conference tournament. Those five minutes denied that team the opportunity to play in a postseason tournament. Had the collegeinsider.com post season tournament been in place then, that team would have enjoyed the opportunity they deserved, post season play!"

- Kyle Macy, former NBA All-Star, All-American, Morehead State head coach and member of the CIT selection committee


"Joe Dwyer and CollegeInsider.com have been such great advocates for college basketball. This Post-Season tournament is another example of Joe's forward thinking to promote and advance college basketball. CollegeInsider.com is an integrity driven, first class organization. I am confident, Joe will do everything in his power to make this tournament special. This much needed opportunity will be such a great benefit to student-athletes, universities and the entire college basketball community!"

- Gary Stewart, head coach, University of California, Davis and member of the CIT tournament committee


"CollegeInsider.com has always served as an outstanding news and information source for NCAA college basketball. The 2009 CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament will give 16 very deserving teams a terrific opportunity to be a part of March Madness. At the present time, 57% of all college football teams go to post season bowl games. With the addition of 16 teams in the CollegeInsider.com tournament, our post season percentage goes from 29% to 34% of college basketball teams and student athletes to receive a chance to enjoy the postseason experience!"

- Kermit Davis, head coach, Middle Tennessee State University


"Thumbs up to Joe Dwyer and CollegeInsider.com for giving deserving teams the opportunity to continue to play basketball, with an additional postseason tournament. This is a great way to reach out to mid major programs that have had a successful season but came up short. Thanks for thinking of many deserving student athletes and their teams."

- Tim Carter, head coach, South Carolina State University and Board of Directors for the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC)


"Joe Dwyer and CollegeInsider.com have created a great opportunity for deserving student athletes and Coaches to continue playing. Postseason tournament play will provide lifetime memories for the players, coaches and their fans. I am really excited to be involved with this tournament."

- Perry Watson, former head coach at the University of Detroit and member of the CIT selection committee


"Simply put -- this is great for college basketball. Since its inception, CollegeInsider.com has done what is in the best interest of the game. They have always maintained a high level of integrity and have done so much to further promote so many programs. Creating a postseason tournament is just the latest example of their outstanding contributions to our sport."

- Bob Marlin, head coach, Sam Houston State University


"CollegeInsider.com has always been a friend to all of college basketball, but particularly to the smaller programs that are often left with little coverage of their accomplishments. I am anxious to watch this tournament development and would consider it an honor to be a participant when our play warrants an invitation."

- Rick Byrd, head coach, Belmont University


"Having followed CollegInsider.com from it's inception I know one thing -- they do what is best for college basketball, including it's fans, coaches, and student-athletes. Their post-season tournament is created with this purpose in mind. Everyone involved will have a positive experience. Plus it provides fitting reward for the high quality, hard working teams that will merit selection.”

- John Giannini, head coach, La Salle University


"I believe that CollegeInsider.com and Joe Dwyer have hit a homerun with assembling this tournament. Being a part of March Madness is not only a goal, but a dream for all players and coaches. This tournament will provide more teams an opportunity to experience that thrill. Many deserving mid-major programs have missed out on post-season play and now those teams can also be rewarded for a successful season. Everybody involved with the vision and energy of putting this post-season tournament together should be applauded."

- Milan Brown, head coach, Mount St. Mary’s University


"This is great for college basketball. It’s one of the best things to happen to our game in a long time. Every year there are a number of very deserving teams that do not get an opportunity to participate in postseason play. This tournament will serve as an incentive for so many teams that otherwise would not have a chance to continue playing basketball in March."

- Vann Pettaway, head coach, Alabama A&M University


"It's exciting anytime you can participate in postseason play, but this tournament provides everyone involved with a legitimate chance to win a championship. Every year there are many deserving teams do not get an opportunity to play in the postseason. In 2007-08 my team (Texas-Pan America) won 18 games, but I knew our chances were small that we would get into postseason. With the creation of this tournament, programs like ours would have a realistic chance of playing deep into March. CollegeInsider.com’s credibility is unchallenged so it's clear that this tournament will be run properly and -- most importantly -- it will be run fair."

- Tom Schuberth, head coach, University of Texas-Pan America


"More madness has arrived! The most memorable moments in my coaching career all revolve around post-season play. What a great idea to give more student-athletes the opportunity to experience the magic of the post season. For years now, CollegeInsider.com has been a great friend to college basketball. This is a great next step for CollegeInsider.com, and players, coaches, and fans everywhere! I can't wait!"

- Brian Doyle, CollegeInsider.com and member of the CIT selection committee


* The NCAA and the National Association of Basketball Coaches have been consulted throughout and are fully aware of the parameters and guidelines established by CollegeInsider.com.

 

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