FRISCO, Texas – With a trip to the National Invitation Tournament championship game on the line, the Memphis Tigers and Colorado State Rams meet in the NIT semifinals Saturday at 11 a.m. The contest at Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas, can be seen on ESPN.
Both Memphis (18-8) and Colorado State (20-6) are one-seeds in the NIT and are part of a select group of just 20 teams still playing in the postseason. The Tigers, who start one junior, three sophomores and a freshman, are the youngest team still in action this season.
According to KenPom, the Tigers' roster has an average experience level of 1.