CSU Bakersfield is the first eight seed into the semifinals of the NIT Tournament, but they face a Georgia Tech that has quality wins this season, including against NCAA semifinalist North Carolina.
ROD BARNES A FINALIST FOR COACHING AWARD
CSU Bakersfield’s Rod Barnes is a finalist for the Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year Award. He’s in some major names for the award.
| Steve Alford | UCLA |
| Dana Altman | Oregon |
| Rod Barnes | CSU Bakersfield |
| John Becker | Vermont |
| John Calipari | Kentucky |
| Chris Collins | Northwestern |
| Kermit Davis | Middle Tennessee |
| Johnny Dawkins | UCF |
| Jamie Dixon | TCU |
| Mark Few | Gonzaga |
| Mitch Henderson | Princeton |
| Chris Holtmann | Butler |
| Kevin Keatts | UNC Wilmington |
| Frank Martin | South Carolina |
| Matt Painter | Purdue |
| Josh Pastner | Georgia Tech |
| Richard Pitino | Minnesota |
| Bill Self | Kansas |
| Mike White | Florida |
| Roy Williams | North Carolina |
