It can’t play in the Northeast Conference tournament or in the NCAA or NIT tournament until the 2023-24 season. Because so many schools want to chase the NCAA tournament pot of gold — there are 353 teams in Division I — the NCAA has tried to make it harder to move in the top tier. Then it has to deal with four years without any chance to play in an NCAA tournament. And then we say: ‘We can’t compete for the NCAA tournament until 2023-2024. ADAD“Sixteen wins seems like a long way to travel before the season,” Gallo said.

Source: Washington Post January 25, 2020 12:00 UTC