Chattanooga becomes first SoCon team to win NIT

Former UMS-Wright star leads Chattanooga to NIT championship, named tournament Most Valuable Player

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Former UMS-Wright Preparatory School star Trey Bonham shined on the biggest stage for the Chattanooga Mocs in the NIT Tournament. The senior guard and Mobile native was big in the Mocs' championship against the UC Irvine Anteaters on Thursday. Bonham scored a team-high 19 points on 9-of-18 shooting. He also accounted for a team-high 10 rebounds, three assists, two steals and no turnovers. Auburn’s Johni Broome gives up…

Chattanooga becomes first Southern Conference team to win NIT championship after overtime thriller

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Chattanooga survived a nail-biting final play to become the first team from the Southern Conference to win the NIT championship, beating UC Irvine 85-84 in overtime on Thursday. The dramatic final went down to the closing seconds of the extra period, with Anteaters guard Jurian Dixon missing what would have been a championship-winning layup to hand Chattanooga the victory as the buzzer sounded. An anguished Dixon was i…

UC Irvine loses OT heartbreaker to Chattanooga in NIT title game

UC Irvine center Bent Leuchten shoots over Chattanooga forward Garrison Keeslar during the first half of the NIT championship game on Thursday night, April 3, 2025, in Indianapolis. (Photo by AJ Mast, Contributing Photographer) UC Irvine guard Jurian Dixon shoots in front of Chattanooga guard Jack Kostel (11) during the first half of the NIT championship game on Thursday night, April 3, 2025, in Indianapolis. (Photo by AJ Mast, Contributing Phot…

Chattanooga becomes first SoCon team to win NIT

INDIANAPOLIS — Collin Mulholland scored 19 points and made five-pointers, Garrison Keeslar sank a go-ahead jumper from the free-throw line with 11 seconds left in overtime and Chattanooga became the first team from the Southern Conference to win the NIT…

Chattanooga becomes first Southern Conference team to win NIT title after beating UC Irvine in OT

Collin Mulholland scored 19 points and made five-pointers, Garrison Keeslar sank a go-ahead jumper from the free-throw line with 11 seconds left in overtime and Chattanooga became the first team from the Southern Conference to win the NIT championship after beating UC Irvine 85-84.

Ex-Keydets lead Mocs to NIT final

INDIANAPOLIS — Trey Bonham scored 23 points and Honor Huff hit a big 3-pointer late to lead Chattanooga to an 80-73 victory over Loyola Chicago in an NIT semifinal at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Tuesday night.