MEMPHIS, Tenn. – After securing the program's highest seed and playing in their first semifinal game in the American Athletic Conference Championship, the Memphis Tiger women's basketball team has been invited to take part in the Women's National Invitational Tournament.
Memphis (20-10, 11-4 AAC) recorded the program's first 20-win season since 2011-12 after defeating UCF in the Quarterfinal round of the AAC Championship. The Tigers would fall to eventual champions, East Carolina, in the semifinal round on Wednesday night.
This will be the ninth WNIT appearance for the Memphis women's basketball program and the first since the 2015-16 season.