The question hadn’t even fully escaped the lips of the person asking it before Penny Hardaway shot it down.
“Penny, if an NIT invitation is extended … ” a reporter began Thursday after Memphis’ 71-65 faceplant against Wichita State in the second round of the AAC tournament.
“Zero,” Hardaway interrupted. “No sir.”
When asked to elaborate, Hardaway said he hadn’t yet talked to his administration, but he’s “not looking to play no more NITs.” Memphis twice accepted invitations to the NIT under Hardaway and won the tournament in 2021 before securing NCAA bids both of the past two years.