Memphis basketball wins against Bahamas Select and themselves
Memphis Tigers teammates (left to right) DJ Jeffries, Lester Quinones, Lance Thomas, Tyler Harris and Damion Baugh celebrate on the bench during a 135-60 victory over the NPBA Select in their exhibition game in Nassau, Bahamas, Thursday, August 15, 2019. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Memphis Tigers guard Damion Baugh (bottom) battles NPBA Select guard Terrell Butler (top) for a loose ball exhibition game in the Bahamas Thursday. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
“(The team’s performance) was much better than yesterday because we made up for the mistakes that we made yesterday and came in better today,” coach Penny Hardaway said. “Even though the talent wasn’t as good, we still did things the right way better than we did yesterday.” (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Memphis Tigers forward Isaiah Maurice (left) drives the lane against NPBA Select defender Abel Joesph (middle) during in Nassau, Bahamas, Thursday. Maurice finished with 21 points and 12 rebounds. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Memphis Tigers assistant coach Mike Miller (left) jokes on the bench during the exhibition game Thursday in the Bahamas. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian).
Memphis Tigers celebrate on the bench during the 135-60 exhibition game victory over the NPBA Select Thursday. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Memphis Tigers guard Alex Lomax (right) drives the lane against NPBA Select defender Leonardo Collie (left) in the Bahamas Thursday. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Tigers forward Jayden Hardaway (right) drives for a layup against NPBA Select defender Ziv Basden (middle) as teammate Isaiah Maurice (left) looks on Thursday in the Bahamas. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Memphis Tigers forward Lance Thomas (middle) drives the lane against NPBA Select defender Devon Ferguson (right) in the B ahamas Thursday. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Memphis Tigers forward Lance Thomas (middle) drives the lane against NPBA Select defender Devon Ferguson (right) during acton in their exhibition game in Nassau, Bahamas, Thursday, August 15, 2019. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Memphis Tigers forward Jayden Hardaway (middle) drives for a layup against the NPBA Select defense Thursday. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Memphis Tigers forward Isaiah Maurice (left) grabs a rebound away from NPBA Select defender Dionte Smith (right). “Guys just want to play,” he said. “We have a team full of hoopers, guys that just love to play basketball and get better.” (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
“We can’t control what’s in front of us,” Memphis coah Penny Hardaway said Thursday during the exhibition game. “I hope whoever goes out on the floor, no matter if it’s the best team or the worst team they still want to compete at a high level.” (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Memphis Tigers forward Lance Thomas (top) is fouled by NPBA Select defender Ziv Basden (left) Thursday in the Bahamas. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Penny Hardaway said freshman Damion Baugh might not be a sleeper after the Tigers Bahamas trip.
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Drew Hill covers the Memphis Grizzlies and is a top-10 APSE winner. He has worked throughout the South writing about college athletics before landing in Memphis.
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