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SALT LAKE CITY — The truth of the second set in for Branden Carlson Thursday night time.
The fifth-year senior sat earlier than the media, hoping to not present an excessive amount of disappointment, nevertheless it was written throughout his face — the beforehand shed tears apparent. Carlson went his total collegiate profession with out sniffing the Massive Dance — March Insanity, the NCAA Event.
That time was additional confirmed — not that it wanted to be — Sunday afternoon when the 68-team bracket was revealed on CBS.
“It simply sucks,” Carlson stated after Colorado ended Utah’s NCAA Event bid within the quarterfinal spherical of the Pac-12 Event. “We work laborious. You wish to make the NCAA Event, and at this level you understand you are not going to make it. It simply sucks.”
The childhood dream might not be a actuality for Carlson and a Utah group that beforehand had greater than a 90% probability of constructing the NCAA Event earlier within the season, based on numerous predictions, however postseason play continues to be on the desk for the Utes.
It might not be the perfect vacation spot, however after a five-year postseason drought, the Runnin’ Utes have extra basketball to play in March.
Utah was chosen as a No. 2 seed within the NIT Sunday night time, marking the varsity’s first postseason look because the 2017-18 season, wherein the Utes made it to the NIT championship recreation at Madison Sq. Backyard however fell to Penn State.
“I really feel like this group will rally round itself and discover a technique to come out and put our greatest foot ahead with the following problem at hand,” Utah head coach Craig Smith stated Thursday night time about the potential of enjoying within the NIT.
The Utes will play UC Irvine on the Huntsman Middle, with an opportunity to host one other recreation at house with a win. A date and time for the matchup will probably be introduced at a later time.
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