2024 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
The 2024 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament was a postseason single-elimination tournament of NCAA Division I basketball teams. This was the first CIT contested since 2019. The 2020 and 2021 CITs were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, the CIT was replaced by The Basketball Classic. Neither The Basketball Classic nor the CIT were contested in 2023. However, CollegeInsider.com announced in early March 2024, that the CIT was to be revived in a 16-team pod-based format for the 2023-24 [NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2023–24 postseason]. Ultimately, only nine teams agreed to play in the 2024 edition.
Four classics were contested during the tournament, each named in honor of a legendary college basketball coach: Hugh Durham, Lou Henson, John McLendon and Jim Phelan. The winner of each classic was awarded a trophy, and a classic most valuable player was named.
2023–24 [Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team|Norfolk State] won their first-ever CIT title, defeating 2023–24 [Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team|Purdue Fort Wayne], 75–67, after overcoming an 18-point deficit.
Participating teams
The teams listed below accepted an invitation to the 2024 CIT.Note: Team records are before playing in the tournament.
| Team | Conference | Record | Appearance | Last bid |
| 2023–24 [Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team|Abilene Christian] | WAC | 15–17 | 2nd | 2018 |
| 2023–24 [Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team|Alabama A&M] | SWAC | 11–22 | 1st | – |
| 2023–24 [Austin Peay Governors men's basketball team|Austin Peay] | ASUN | 19–15 | 3rd | 2018 |
| 2023–24 [Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team|Bowling Green] | MAC | 20–13 | 3rd | 2015 |
| 2023–24 [Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team|Norfolk State] | MEAC | 22–11 | 5th | 2017 |
| 2023–24 Purdue [Fort Wayne Mastodons men's basketball team|Purdue Fort Wayne] | Horizon | 21–12 | 5th | 2018 |
| 2023–24 [Tarleton State Texans men's basketball team|Tarleton State] | WAC | 23–9 | 1st | – |
| 2023–24 [Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team|Texas A&M–Corpus Christi] | Southland | 21–11 | 5th | 2017 |
| 2023–24 [Texas Southern Tigers basketball team|Texas Southern] | SWAC | 16–16 | 2nd | 2019 |
Although the initial announcement that the tournament would be contested stated that all the teams would be seeded, no seeds were assigned to teams on the published schedule. However, Norfolk State indicated they were the no. 1 seed, and they received a bye to the semifinals and hosted both games in which they played.
Schedule
Bracket
Game summaries
First round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
Awards
The CIT presented the awards shown below.| Award | Recipient | School |
| CIT MVP | Christian Ings | Norfolk State |
| Lou Henson Classic MVP | KiAndre Gaddy | Tarleton State |
| Jim Phelan Classic MVP | Jalen Jackson | Purdue Fort Wayne |
| Hugh Durham Classic MVP | Chad Moodie | Alabama A&M |
| John McLendon Classic MVP | Daryl Anderson | Norfolk State |