Memphis basketball to begin home-and-home series with UNLV next season
The front end of a two-game series with the Runnin’ Rebels will be played in Las Vegas, with a return game at FedExForum expected to be played in the 2025-26 season.
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Memphis Grizzlies GG Jackson expected to play NBA Summer League
“The kid’s got so much potential,” Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins said of GG Jackson II. “But we want to see that potential realized. And it’s not just saying it — it’s doing it.”
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Former Tiger Kendric Davis makes NBA G League All-Rookie Team
Kendric Davis averaged 18 points, 7.8 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game this past season for the Santa Cruz Warriors.
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Tigers Podcast Tigers Podcast: FedEx’s NIL investment, Memphis basketball scheduling and transfer portal moves
Tim Buckley, Parth Upadhyaya and host Greg Gaston discuss FedEx’s groundbreaking NIL commitment to the University of Memphis and Tigers’ basketball scheduling and transfer portal news.
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Sports FedEx announces $25M for Memphis NIL deal
The Memphis-based American multinational conglomerate is investing $5 million per year for the next five years in University of Memphis student-athletes “who will be promoting FedEx initiatives,” according to a press release.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis’ David Jones declares for NBA Draft, maintains college eligibility
If David Jones returns to the Memphis Tigers, he could be one of only two scholarship returnees and four returnees overall.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballMemphis Tigers fan favorite Joe Cooper reflects on season, looks ahead
Cooper, the Tigers’ 6-foot-1 walk-on point guard and Memphis native, faces a difficult decision this offseason.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Tigers coach Simmons speaks on FedEx NIL, women’s college basketball
Simmons talks about how FedEx’s commitment should go a long way in providing her and the program with the momentum needed in today’s world of college athletics.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis lands Texas transfer guard Tyrese Hunter
Hunter, a 6-foot Racine, Wisconsin, native, averaged 11.1 points, 4.1 assists and 2.9 rebounds per game while shooting 34.3% from 3-point range this past season for the Longhorns.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball George Mason transfer guard Baraka Okojie commits to Memphis
Okojie, a 6-foot-3 native of Ontario, Canada, averaged 8.1 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game while shooting 46.8% from the floor for George Mason last season.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis native, 5-star recruit Billy Richmond III commits to Arkansas
Billy Richmond III, a 2024 five-star prospect, initially committed to Kentucky in December after announcing a list of four finalists in October that included the Memphis Tigers, Alabama and LSU.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Team Thad eager to play as Nike EYBL brings top talent to Memphis
Thirty-eight teams featuring some of the country’s top high school basketball prospects will compete this weekend as the annual Nike Elite Youth Basketball League comes to Liberty Park’s Memphis Sports & Events Center.
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Sports Veatch bids Memphis farewell: ‘We had a great run’
When Laird Veatch was introduced as the new athletic director at the University of Missouri, he acknowledged those at his most-recent stop.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis postpones Jayden Quaintance visit, welcomes TJ Bamba
A source confirmed to The Daily Memphian on Thursday afternoon that Memphis postponed the visit for the 6-foot-9 big man from North Carolina’s Word of God Christian Academy.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball 2025 5-star Jasper Johnson talks Memphis, re-opened recruitment
“Coach Penny (Hardaway) keeps in contact with my dad a lot,” Johnson said. “He’s been in my position before, made it to the league and was a great player.”
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Spirit of Memphis Memphis reaps benefits from hosting Nike EYBL yet again
Norton Hurd IV’s Team Thad went 2-1 in Nike EYBL’s Session 1 in Memphis. But the real win for Hurd was the economic boost and positive publicity his city was provided by hosting the prestigious event.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Hardaway is confident Memphis can schedule John Calipari, Arkansas next season
“I think that we can finally get Cal to play us over at Arkansas,” Penny Hardaway said Sunday on The Penny Hardaway Show. “Because the Arkansas fans want the game.”
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Memphis’ Jourdain again confirms return to Tigers: ‘I’m coming back — 100%'
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis’ Jourdain again confirms return to Tigers: ‘I’m coming back — 100%'
“Yes, I’m coming back — 100%,” Nicholas Jourdain said on an episode of The Penny Hardaway Show recorded April 12 but aired Sunday.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Tigers recruit Jayden Quaintance chooses Arizona State over Memphis, Louisville
Jayden Quaintance, a five-star center in the 2024 class, visited the Sun Devils on Friday and Saturday, after Memphis postponed his visit with the Tigers.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Tiger legend Andre Turner to join Memphis basketball coaching staff
Turner, once a 5-foot-11 point guard nicknamed “The Little General” during his playing days at then-Memphis State, was most recently coach at Division II Lane College.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis’ David Jones won’t enter transfer portal ahead of deadline
If Jones also withdraws from the draft, it’ll all but guarantee his return to Memphis for the 2024-25 season in what will be his fifth and final season of eligibility.
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SportsMemphis interim athletic director addresses stadium reno, NIL deal, interest in job
Jeff Crane, who was named Memphis’ interim AD on April 23 after former AD Laird Veatch departed for Missouri, talked about a variety of topics in an interview with The Daily Memphian.
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Sports Memphis begins search for new AD, forms advisory committee
Memphis has organized a six-person advisory committee to assist university president Bill Hardgrave in the search for a new athletic director.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis lands SMU transfer forward Tyreek Smith
Smith, a 6-foot-8 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native, averaged 8.2 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game this past season for the Mustangs.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis’ Nae’Qwan Tomlin receives invite to NBA G League Elite Camp
The Harlem, New York, native averaged 14 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game through the 21 games he appeared in for Memphis this past season.
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