‘A surreal feeling': Former Tiger K.J. Lawson named Hamilton High coach
Lawson, who won a TSSAA Class AAA title at Hamilton in 2015, returns to the basketball program as head coach.
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Lawson, who won a TSSAA Class AAA title at Hamilton in 2015, returns to the basketball program as head coach.
Tennessee State beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the latest edition of the historically Black college and university (HBCU) football series.
Both media members and fans alike aren’t exactly sure what to expect from the new-look Tigers this season, but advanced analytics website Bart Torvik could give us an indication of how things may shake out.
Mississippi State basketball will be making more than one trip to the Memphis area in the 2024-25 season.
Razorbacks athletic director Hunter Yurachek hadn’t previously been aware that renovations to Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium would still be continuing during the Memphis-Arkansas game.
Memphis’ men’s and women’s teams will also take part in another double-header when they participate in the inaugural Hoops for St. Jude Tip Off Classic Oct. 15 at FedExForum.
American Athletic Conference commissioner Tim Pernetti shared his thoughts Tuesday afternoon with members of the media on the future of the AAC Tournament for men’s and women’s basketball.
A long-awaited addition to Memphis basketball’s staff has finally come to fruition.
Morant spoke Downtown as he and other Grizzlies helped pack more than 53,000 meals with Meals of Hope, a nonprofit organization that helps combat community hunger.
Okojie, a 6-foot-3 point guard, underwent shoulder surgery in June.
“I’m loyal to where I’m at,” Hardaway said. “Obviously, the AAC is a better conference than people are giving it credit for.”
Penny Hardaway updated the injury status of Baraka Okojie, shared thoughts on new assistant coaches Mike Davis and Nolan Smith, and commented on the Tigers’ 13-game non-conference schedule.
Quinones last played with the Golden State Warriors after going undrafted in the 2022 NBA Draft.
The Tigers open conference play Jan. 2 at Florida Atlantic.
“It really came down to what our future looks like,” Ed Scott said. “... The financials were not there.”
“That was really somebody who was in my corner before I was ever good at basketball, for real,” Jackson said during Monday’s Grizzlies Media Day
To save you the trouble of sifting through your social media feed or YouTube, here are some of the best quotes from Zach Kleiman, Taylor Jenkins and the Grizzlies projected starting five from Monday’s Media Day. Jaren Jackson Jr. on NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo: ‘He was a genius’Related content:
The Tigers’ road for all of the 2024-25 women’s basketball season is now set.
The season’s second edition of the Tigers Podcast talks about the big football win in Tallahassee, what impact the hirings of Nolan Smith and Mike Davis could have on the basketball program and more.
The format remains the same. Each team in the 13-team AAC will still play 18 conference games.
Two of the new-look basketball players discuss Coach Penny Hardaway’s offseason coaching staff changes, the team’s identity and their excitement for the season.
The Tigers’ two-hour practice session — with NBA scouts courtside — consisted of drill work and run-throughs of various offensive sets and concluded with a five-on-five, full-court scrimmage.
What’s wrong with Memphis football’s offense? How ready is the Tigers basketball team to open its 2024-25 season? That and more is discussed on this edition of The Daily Memphian’s Tigers Podcast.
The men’s and women’s Memphis Tigers teams played scrimmages at the Showcase, which were the highlights of the Tigers’ 2024-25 season tipoff event.
Here’s a closer look at the watered-down AAC and the Tigers’ place in it.