Yes, the University of Oklahoma men's basketball program has formally declined invitations to participate in the National Invitation Tournament after narrowly missing out on receiving at-large bids to the NCAA Tournament field. Following selection Sunday announcements where the Sooners found themselves on the wrong side of the bubble as one of the first teams left out of March Madness, program leadership, coaching staff, and administration collectively decided that declining the NIT invitation was the appropriate course of action to prioritize the well-being and health of their student-athletes.