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Memphis Tigers’ NIT History

1957 — Beat Utah, Manhattan, and St. Bonaventure to advance to the championship game at Madison Square Garden, where the 16th-ranked Tigers fell against 19th-ranked Bradley, 84-83.

1960 — Lost to Providence

1961 — Lost to Holy Cross

1963 — Beat Fordham and lost to Canisius

1967 — Lost to Providence

1972 — Lost to Oral Roberts

1974 — Beat Seton Hall and lost to Utah

1975 — Lost to Oral Roberts

1977 — Lost to Alabama

1990 — Lost to Tennessee (in Memphis)

1991 — Beat UAB and lost to Arkansas State

1997 — Lost to UNLV (Larry Finch’s final game as head coach)

1998 — Beat Ball State and lost to Fresno State

2001 — Beat Utah, UTEP, and New Mexico to advance to semifinals at Madison Square Garden. Lost to Tulsa (and beat Detroit in 3rd-place game).

2002 — Beat UNC-Greensboro, BYU, and Tennessee Tech to advance to semifinals at Madison Square Garden. Beat Temple and South Carolina to win championship.

2005 — Beat Northeastern, Virginia Tech, and Vanderbilt to advance to semifinals at Madison Square Garden. Lost to St. Joseph’s.

2010 — Beat St. John’s and lost to Ole Miss (in Oxford).

By Frank Murtaugh

Frank Murtaugh is the managing editor of Memphis magazine. He's covered sports for the Flyer for two decades. "From My Seat" debuted on the Flyer site in 2002 and "Tiger Blue" in 2009.