Because the boys state basketball tournament is at Williams Arena this week, the No. 2-seeded Gophers will have to play Toledo on the road Thursday. “It makes it challenging, certainly,” coach

For the second year in a row, the Florida Gators women's basketball team (16-17) is headed to the Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament (WBIT). As a No. 3 seed, they’ll start the tournament at home against No. 6 seed Northern Iowa (17-16) on Thursday at 7 p.m. in the O’Connell Center.

The goal of making the NCAA tournament field turned out to be just out of reach for the Gophers women’s basketball team. But the program took another step by accepting a bid to play in the 32-team Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament on Sunday.

Washington State (20-13), which advanced to the Final Four of the first WBIT last season, learned it was picked for the 48-team Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT). The Cougars will learn their opponent and when and where they play Monday morning.

The Gonzaga women were selected to the Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament and will host the University of Texas San Antonio on Thursday.