The Houston Cougars found out their postseason fate Sunday night, accepting an invitation to play in the 2009 College Basketball Invitational.
The Cougars (21-11) will play at Oregon State (13-17) at 9 p.m. Wednesday in a first-round game of the West Regional.
“They’ve had some great wins this year,” UH coach Tom Penders said. “It’s a very interesting matchup for us.”
It is the second consecutive CBI bid for the Cougars.
Ah the College Basketball Invitational. A tournament with so much prestige that they don't have a website, and they feel the need to select 13-17 OREGON STATE.
Oh sure, they didn't pick 13-17 OREGON STATE because their head coach is Obama's Brother-in-law. No way. I'm sure it was their quality win over Seattle Pacific (a program so tiny even NCAA.com doesn't have a link for them) that got them there.
This is a team that finished 7-11 in Pac-10 play this year. A year where the Pac-10 was decidedly down.
Yup, nothing odd about them seeing the post-season.
Oh, and they got the HOME game.
Brutal.
