Tigers triumphant after demolishing Mississippi State in NIT championship
University of Memphis basketball players arrive to a heroes’ welcome at Wilson Air as they return from Frisco, Texas, where they won the National Invitation Tournament Sunday, March 28, 2021. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Memphis Tigers men’s basketball coach Penny Hardaway gives a thumbs up as the Memphis Tigers are greeted by fans at Wilson Air Center after the Tigers won the NIT championship against the Mississippi State Bulldogs. (Brad Vest/ Special to The Daily Memphian)
The Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team are welcomed home after winning the NIT championship against the Mississippi State Bulldogs. (Brad Vest/ Special to The Daily Memphian)
Fans welcome the Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team home after the Tigers won the NIT championship against the Mississippi State Bulldogs. (Brad Vest/ Special to The Daily Memphian)
Fans welcome the Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team home after the Tigers won the NIT championship against the Mississippi State Bulldogs. (Brad Vest/ Special to The Daily Memphian)
Memphis Tigers men’s basketball coach Penny Hardaway gives a fan a fist bump as the Memphis Tigers are greeted by fans at Wilson Air Center after the Tigers won the NIT championship against the Mississippi State Bulldogs. (Brad Vest/ Special to The Daily Memphian)
Fans welcome the Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team home after the Tigers won the NIT championship against the Mississippi State Bulldogs. (Brad Vest/ Special to The Daily Memphian)
The Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team are welcomed home after winning the NIT championship against the Mississippi State Bulldogs. (Brad Vest/ Special to The Daily Memphian)
NIT CHAMPS. The University of Memphis defeated Mississippi State, 77-64, to win the NIT Championship in Frisco, Texas, Sunday, March 28, 2021. (Photo courtesy of the NCAA)
The Memphis team celebrates during Sunday’s NIT championship game against Mississippi State. The Tigers pulled away in the second half to win 77-64. (Photo courtesy of the NCAA)
The Memphis starting five prepare to be introduced before Sunday’s NIT championship game against Mississippi State in Frisco, Texas. The Tigers went on to a 77-64 victory over the Bulldogs. (Photo courtesy of the NCAA)
Memphis center Moussa Cisse dunks against Mississippi State during Sunday’s NIT championship game in Frisco, Texas. (Photo courtesy of the NCAA)
Memphis forward D.J. Jeffries blocks Mississippi State forward Derek Fountain’s shot during Sunday’s NIT championship game in Frisco, Texas. (Photo courtesy of the NCAA)
Memphis guard Lester Quinones shoots a jump shot against Mississippi State during Sunday’s NIT championship game in Frisco, Texas. (Photo courtesy of the NCAA)
Memphis forward D.J. Jeffries shoots a jump shot during Sunday’s NIT championship game in Frisco, Texas. (Photo courtesy of the NCAA)
Memphis forward D.J. Jeffries dunks against Mississippi State during Sunday’s NIT championship game in Frisco, Texas. (Photo courtesy of the NCAA)
Memphis guard Boogie Ellis shoots a layup against Mississippi State during Sunday’s NIT championship game in Frisco, Texas. The Tigers went on to a 77-64 victory over the Bulldogs.(Photo courtesy of the NCAA)
Landers Nolley II (3) and the Memphis Tigers celebrate winning the NIT championship after Memphis defeated Mississippi State, 77-64, Sunday, March 28, in Frisco, Texas. (Photo courtesy of the NCAA)
The Tigers clinch the National Invitation Tournament title with their patented defense and transition scoring.
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Danielle Lerner covers Tigers basketball for the Daily Memphian. She previously covered college hoops at The Athletic and the Louisville Courier-Journal, where she also wrote about professional soccer, horse racing, college football and, occasionally, tacos.