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Tulsa beat New Mexico in the NIT semis to hit 30 wins for the 2nd time in program history, and will now take on the SEC’s Auburn Tigers for the NIT Championship.To preview Auburn, we welcome in Zac Blackerby from the Locked On Auburn podcast. We get into all kinds of stuff:Vibes around Steven Pearl & the decision to even accept the NIT bidThe road win over Florida and subsequent collapseAuburn’s poor three-point defense vs our elite three-point offenseKeyshawn Hall, Tahaad Pettiford, Kevin Overton, Filip Jovic, and more personnelThe stylistic matchup we’ve got coming in this oneTempo & turnoversMoreZac was awesome. I really enjoyed talking with him. Can’t wait for this game! Let’s win us a title.Reign Cane 🌀Chapters:00:00 – Intro02:29 – Auburn Preview with Zac Blackerby39:11 – Outro

The Tulsa men are in the NIT Final Four and are closing in on their first NIT Championship since 2001. Standing in their way are the New Mexico Lobos in the semifinals on Thursday at 6:00 PM central at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The winner gets Auburn or Illinois State in the championship game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse (also in Indy).In this one, I preview New Mexico before airing our guest appearance on The Pit Press Podcast where we previewed Tulsa for New Mexico fans.Hope you enjoy it! Can’t wait for Thursday night.

Tulsa fell to Wichita State 68-81 in the American Championship semifinals after losing David Green to injury and Tyler Behrend to fouling out while Kenyon Giles went supernova for the Shockers.HOWEVER, Tulsa received a 1-seed in the NIT the very next day and will host Stephen F. Austin in the Reynolds Center in the first round on TUESDAY! That’s today, at time of publishing. It’s the Tulsa men’s first postseason bid of any kind since 2016. Can’t wait.Matt’s out, so it’s just me for this one. I recap the conference tournament for the men & women, preview the NIT for the men, and briefly discuss the unfortunate end of the season for the women.I also have a new article out on Patreon about savoring this extremely fun season while acknowledging questions about the defense & the coach. Check that out here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/savor-it-153116361?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_linkChapters:00:00 – Intro00:49 – New Article on Patreon02:10 – Tulsa is a 1-seed in the NIT03:15 – Men’s Conference Tournament Recap11:50 – NIT Preview21:10 – Women’s Conference Tournament Recap26:45 – Patreon Reminder27:56 – Outro

It’s conference tournament time! We get into all kinds of stuff in this one, including:Last week’s final games of the regular season including senior dayThe historic regular season for the men’s teamAll-Conference awards for the men & womenAmerican Conference Tournament previewsA very fun listener question to debateAll other active TU sports (women’s golf, men’s & women’s tennis, and softball)Chapters:00:00 – Intro00:26 – It’s Conference Tournament Time03:34 – A Historic Regular Season for Men’s Hoops06:07 – Men’s Hoops ECU Road Win08:14 – Men’s Hoops Senior Day Win over UTSA14:44 – Men’s All-Conference Team18:19 – Men’s Conference Tournament Preview27:57 – Women’s Hoops Road Win at UTSA30:15 – Women’s Hoops Senior Day Loss vs ECU33:57 – Women’s All-Conference Team36:17 – Women’s Conference Tournament Preview40:21 – Win the NIT or Lose 1st Round NCAA?48:47 – Ryan Switzer -> Oregon50:17 – Women’s Golf53:36 – Women’s Tennis55:05 – Men’s Tennis57:02 – Softball01:00:17 – Outro

Both basketball teams are entering the final week of the regular season. The men are hoping for a WSU stumble to slide back into the two seed, while the women are trying to get an extra bye at the four seed. Even with everyone looking ahead to the conference tournament, the last games are still important for seeding.We also talk Legend’s Day, quiz Ryan on some mascot trivia, talk early thoughts on football schedule, do our spring sport recap, and more.00:00 – Intro + Legacy Day05:46 – Men’s Basketball Recap20:37 – Last Week! – Men’s Preview45:06 – Women’s Basketball Recap51:40 – Fighting for the Four Seed58:45 – Football Schedule Talk01:05:09 – Spring Sport Recap