Men’s Basketball Hosts Liberty Tuesday, Earns Second-Consecutive NIT Bid
FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason University males’s basketball staff has been chosen for the 2026 National Invitation Tournament and can open the occasion in Fairfax with a Tuesday evening contest in opposition to Liberty.
The 6 pm sport shall be broadcast nationally on ESPN2.
All tickets for Tuesday’s sport are $25 and can go on sale Monday (March 16). George Mason college students will obtain free admission to the sport.
It’s George Mason’s sixth NIT look in program historical past and the second previously two seasons. The Patriots have now made back-to-back postseason appearances (NCAA or NIT) for the primary time since 2007-09.
Liberty gained the 2026 Conference USA common season title whereas tallying a 25-7 total document and 17-3 mark in league play.
The Flames and Patriots have met 9 earlier instances of their historical past, with George Mason holding a 6-3 benefit within the sequence. The two groups final met on Dec. 10, 2011, in Fairfax. George Mason gained that sport, 84-54.
Last season, the Green & Gold superior to the NIT Second Round after incomes their first win within the occasion since 2004.
The 6 pm sport shall be broadcast nationally on ESPN2.
All tickets for Tuesday’s sport are $25 and can go on sale Monday (March 16). George Mason college students will obtain free admission to the sport.
It’s George Mason’s sixth NIT look in program historical past and the second previously two seasons. The Patriots have now made back-to-back postseason appearances (NCAA or NIT) for the primary time since 2007-09.
Liberty gained the 2026 Conference USA common season title whereas tallying a 25-7 total document and 17-3 mark in league play.
The Flames and Patriots have met 9 earlier instances of their historical past, with George Mason holding a 6-3 benefit within the sequence. The two groups final met on Dec. 10, 2011, in Fairfax. George Mason gained that sport, 84-54.
Last season, the Green & Gold superior to the NIT Second Round after incomes their first win within the occasion since 2004.
