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Penny Hardaway is “No. 1 on that list” of people disappointed with how Memphis’ 2023-24 basketball season ended, Tigers athletic director Laird Veatch says. Which helps explain why Memphis declined an NIT bid. Memphis not part of National Invitational Tournament Tigers beat writer Parth Upadhyaya’s newest AP Top 25 ballotRelated stories:
The Tigers, playing in front of a loud, large crowd at Elma Roane Fieldhouse, never trailed. Memphis will play Ball State Monday in the second round.
The Tigers’ two leading scorers are running it back for another season.
Penny Hardaway hopes the Tigers will be able to build on what they achieved in tumultuous time.
Ja Morant and Ryan Silverfield tweeted congratulations. And there is a sweet moment with Precious Achiuwa.
Memphis won the NIT title Sunday, overwhelming Mississippi State. If it wasn’t the tournament the Tigers had hoped for, it was the triumphant ending they deserved.
March 28, 2021, NIT championship: Memphis 77, Mississippi St. 64Related stories:
Memphis demolishes Mississippi State in NIT championship
Alex Lomax relishes NIT championship with eye on next season
The Tigers, like so many other teams, could have opted out of the NIT. It is to their immense credit that they instead opted all the way in.
March 27, 2021: Memphis 90, Colorado State 67 Related story:NIT semifinals: Memphis blows by Colorado State, 90-67
D.J. Jeffries seemed likely to be headed elsewhere after this season ended. Could the team’s run to the NIT final four help keep him around? Related stories: NIT quarterfinals: Tigers surprise with clutch free throws in win over Boise State For the Tigers, the devil (and the delight) is in the details
March 25, 2021: The Memphis Tigers defeated Boise State 59-56 in the National Invitational Tournament in Denton, Texas. Tigers surprise with clutch free throws in win over Boise State Calkins: D.J. Jeffries makes a ‘winning play’ — and then says something you really should hear For the Tigers, the devil (and the delight) is in the detailsRelated stories:
When the Memphis Tigers hired Penny Hardaway three years ago, a trip to the NIT was not the goal. But could it be the kick-start the program needs?
Moussa Cisse and D.J. Jeffries reflect on their personal development ahead of Thursday’s NIT matchup versus the Broncos.
March 20, 2021, NIT first round: Memphis 71, Dayton 60 Related story:
Everything you need to know ahead of the Tigers’ first-round NIT game against Dayton on Saturday.
The Flyers guard who developed his game as a kid with Hardaway as his teacher will face his hometown team.
The Memphis Tigers were eliminated from the NIT by Creighton Friday night. But the game felt like less an ending than the end of a beginning.
Penny Hardaway's first home season felt like a family reunion, right up though the raucous end.
After four years away, Penny Hardaway has Memphis back in the postseason. Not bad for a glorified AAU coach, eh?
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