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Even with the Tigers’ up and down play through the AAC play, Vegas likes their odds to win the league’s tournament title this week in Fort Worth, Texas.
Two Memphis players have been honored by the American Athletic Conference as part of the league’s end-of-season awards.
The Tigers already beat the Shockers twice in the regular season and are 10-1 against the conference foe under coach Penny Hardaway.
Host Greg Gaston, Parth Upadhyaya and Tim Buckley break down the Memphis Tigers’ chances at this week’s American Athletic Conference Tournament.
“I decided to make a business decision for myself,” Pierre told The Daily Memphian. “I need to choose the right situation for me. So it was kinda really like a no-brainer for me.”
How did Upadhyaya’s Top 25 compare to the way the NCAA Tournament selection committee seeded teams for the Big Dance?
Houston, Longwood, Nebraska, Texas A&M, Clemson, New Mexico, Baylor and Colgate are the eight teams that will play Friday in NCAA Tournament first-round games at FedExForum.Related story:
Is this 2023-24 Tigers team the worst product coach Penny Hardaway has put on the court in his six seasons?
The University of Memphis informed NIT officials that it would decline a bid if one was offered. Memphis’ Jonathan Pierre plans to enter NCAA transfer portalRelated story:
Memphis falls behind by 14 points and rallies to take the lead, before falling to Wichita State and ending the Tigers AAC Tournament.Related story:
“I’m just making that (clear) right now,” U of M basketball coach Penny Hardaway said. “I’ll talk to the (University of Memphis) administration, but I’m not looking to play in no more NITs, man — I’m sorry.”
Parth Upadhyaya, Tim Buckley and host Greg Gaston dissect both the disaster that the 2023-24 basketball season was and the football stadium renovation that will be on The Daily Memphian Tigers Podcast with Greg Gaston.
Penny Hardaway and the Tigers will search for key answers in a critical offseason.
Mario Chalmers is headlining a trio of former basketball stars appearing in a fan 3-point contest from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The No. 11 seed Lobos out of the West Region are among the trendiest double-digit seed picks to make a deep March Madness run.
The No. 14 seed Raiders will play in their fifth NCAA Tournament in the past six seasons.
Since winning the NCAA title in 2021, Baylor hasn’t made it past the Round of 64 of the NCAA Tournament.
Coach Brad Brownell’s Tigers lost their first game of the 2023-24 season to Memphis in mid-December at FedExForum after a hot start to the campaign. Now, they’ll begin their March Madness journey in the same building.
“A lot of people didn’t think we would be here today,” said point guard Wade Taylor, who averages 18.9 points and 4.0 assists per game. “We just (want) to continue to keep working, and we want to thank God for putting us in the position.”
The No. 8 seed Cornhuskers have never won an NCAA Tournament game. They’ll look to change that when they play No. 9 seed Texas A&M in a first-round matchup Friday.
The Lancers can become just the third No. 16 seed ever to beat a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament if it wins against Houston.
Young, a 6-foot-2 backup point guard, averaged 2.2 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 11 minutes per game for the Tigers.
Eight teams are in town, starting a journey to what they hope will be a 2024 Final Four appearance — and maybe a national championship. Follow reports on all eight here, updated regularly after representatives from each team speak. Memphis Tigers guard Jayhlon Young enters transfer portal You know the jersey: Mike Bibby’s nephew comes to Memphis for NCAA TournamentRelated stories:
The Cougars, the No. 1 seed in the South Region, have never won a NCAA title in the history of their program.
The No. 1 seed Cougars started off a bit slow offensively against No. 16 seed Longwood, but soon flipped a switch to overwhelm their overmatched opponent.Related story: