The latest on the Memphis women’s basketball coaching search
The Tigers’ search for Melissa McFerrin’s replacement could wrap up soon, and potential candidates range from high-major assistants to mid-major head coaches.
Danielle Lerner
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Danielle Lerner covers Tigers basketball for the Daily Memphian. She previously covered college hoops at The Athletic and the Louisville Courier-Journal, where she also wrote about professional soccer, horse racing, college football and, occasionally, tacos.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis vs. Dayton: TV info, projected lineups and betting odds
Everything you need to know ahead of the Tigers’ first-round NIT game against Dayton on Saturday.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis-Dayton game reunites Penny Hardaway and Jalen Crutcher
The Flyers guard who developed his game as a kid with Hardaway as his teacher will face his hometown team.
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Memphis GrizzliesEx-Tiger Precious Achiuwa returns to FedExForum for Heat-Grizzlies game
Says Achiuwa: “I’ve been looking forward to this day for a really, really long time.”
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Memphis Tigers BasketballSelection Sunday: Tigers miss out on NCAA Tournament
Memphis is just the third team in the past 15 years to finish top three in KenPom.com’s adjusted defensive efficiency metric and not make the NCAA Tournament. Instead, Memphis will participate in the NIT as a No. 1 seed
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Tigers Basketball Insider: Keys to beating Dayton in the NIT
Back to Texas the Tigers go as the No. 1 seed, and the bracket is loaded with interesting matchup possibilities.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball AAC’s Mike Aresco: Tigers an NCAA Tournament-worthy team
The commissioner argued for the Tigers’ inclusion despite the AAC’s decision not to reschedule their regular-season games against Houston and Wichita State.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis is out of the AAC tournament. What now?
What is in front of the Tigers is an agonizing wait to see what the NCAA selection committee has in store.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball AAC semifinals: Memphis devastated by Houston — again
The Tigers came charging back in the second half, but their bad habit of turning the ball over stalled them.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball AAC tournament: To beat Houston, Tigers have to not beat themselves
In Hardaway’s words, it’s time to play smarter, loosen up and “enjoy this moment.”
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AAC quarterfinals: Memphis gets past unexpectedly resilient UCF
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Memphis Tigers Basketball AAC quarterfinals: Memphis gets past unexpectedly resilient UCF
D.J. Jeffries, DeAndre Williams and Lester Quinones took the reins in the second half.
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AAC tournament: To beat Houston, Tigers have to not beat themselves
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Tigers basketball: Cisse, Ellis, Nolley win AAC awards
Moussa Cisse, Boogie Ellis and Landers Nolley II earned conference recognition for their performances with the Tigers.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Tigers hitting reset for AAC tourney and a March already gone mad
The difference between the start of the season and now: Comfort with the defense, and locked in as a family.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Tigers Basketball Insider: Memphis might have to play AAC tourney without Lomax
Point guard Alex Lomax is back at practice but that doesn’t mean he’ll return for the Tigers’ first AAC tournament game Friday.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis loses heartbreaker to Houston at the buzzer
Boogie Ellis’ shot gave Memphis hope, but Cougars freshman Tramon Mark’s last-second 3-pointer vaporized it.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Tigers basketball: A miracle shot and finding a road forward
Those final 1.7 seconds were painful, but the time before that is where the lessons come from. Tramon Mark’s ‘miracle' shot doesn’t undo the fact that Memphis held its own on the road against Houston.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis basketball: When and who the Tigers play in the AAC tournament
The Tigers, the No. 3 seed after losing to Houston on Saturday, will play March 12.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Houston, Alex Lomax, NCAA tournament: Where the Tigers stand
Alex Lomax is questionable to play at Houston and the Tigers are still on the NCAA tournament bubble.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Former Memphis coach Mary Lou Johns chosen for Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame
Johns coached the women’s basketball team from 1972 to 1991 and three NCAA Tournament appearances.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballInside Fonde, the Houston gym that helped mold Penny Hardaway
After leaving Memphis State, Penny Hardaway dropped jaws in legendary pickup games at Fonde Recreation Center, Houston’s longtime NBA haunt.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball ‘We’re hungry': Memphis primed for massive Houston game
With USF taken care of, all eyes and efforts now turn to the season’s toughest task.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis pounds USF, sets up spicy finale at Houston
Defense again the name of the game, and Boogie Ellis led the Tigers with 18 points.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Tigers Basketball Insider: Why fast, sloppy games suit Memphis
Tigers fans have likely gotten used to watching ugly basketball games this season.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis fends off Cincinnati for fifth straight win
The Tigers dominated on the boards and maintained their composure in the final seconds.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Coming up big: Tigers post players converging at the right time
Sunday’s win at Cincinnati showed that the Tigers are at their most dangerous when Malcolm Dandridge, Moussa Cisse and DeAndre Williams are in sync.
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