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The outcome of a game that could end a 12-year drought for the Tigers hung in the balance. But to those who’d been on the journey with that team, what happened next was inevitable.
This marks the most weeks in a season Memphis has been ranked in the AP Top 25 since the Tigers spent 19 in the poll in 2013-14 under former coach Josh Pastner.
With the AAC Tournament bracket set, the Tigers now have a clearer idea of what their quest to bring home more hardware looks like.
The path coach Penny Hardaway and his Tigers took to get to this point is one that featured plenty of twists and turns and ups and downs along the way and began nearly a year ago.
Memphis’ 84-68 win over South Florida on Friday allowed the program to claim the outright AAC regular-season title and gave Penny Hardaway the redemption he’d sought for nearly a year.Related content:
After gaining a share of the regular-season championship with a win over UTSA March 4, the Tigers rode Dain Dainja and PJ Haggerty over USF Friday to claim the title outright.Related content:
Memphis’ 75-70 road win against UTSA on Tuesday already allowed it to secure at least a share of the AAC regular-season title.
Tigers basketball beat writer Parth Upadhyaya and college sports columnist John Martin look at how Penny Hardaway and Tigers checked a key box off of their list of season-long goals, and what’s left to achieve.
Memphis reserve point guard Dante Harris injured his left ankle in the first half of the Tigers’ 75-70 road win over UTSA. Harris exited the game and did not return.
Memphis Tigers coach Penny Hardaway has launched his campaign to bring guard PJ Haggerty back for another season. Tigers’ Dante Harris ‘might not be back for a minute’ after ankle injury, Hardaway saysRelated content:
The win over the UTSA Roadrunners gives the Memphis Tigers at least a share of the AAC’s regular-season crown, which they can clinch outright with a victory in Friday’s regular-season finale versus South Florida. Memphis avoids upset against UTSA, clinches share of AAC regular-season title Box score: Memphis 75, UTSA 70 Tigers Basketball Insider: How will Memphis fare in All-AAC honors?Related content:
The No. 16 Tigers eked out a 75-70 win against UTSA at the Convocation Center in San Antonio on Tuesday night to clinch a share of the AAC regular-season championship.
A win over the Roadrunners would allow the Tigers to clinch a share of the AAC regular-season championship and the No. 1 seed in the AAC Tournament.Related content:
Here’s who The Daily Memphian predicts will take home some of the AAC’s most notable end-of-season awards next week.
Memphis has wins over No. 8 Michigan State, No. 11 Clemson and No. 15 Missouri.
“Just as a competitor, it’s everything,” Penny Hardaway said after his No. 18 Tigers beat UAB 88-81 Sunday. “You look forward to these types of games. These games are what makes players.” Haggerty scores 25, Rogers adds 21 to help No. 18 Memphis beat UAB 88-81Related content:
Penny Hardaway expects “a bare-knuckle fight” when his No. 18 Tigers (23-5, 13-2 AAC) take on regional rival UAB on Sunday (3 p.m., ESPN) at Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. Two jump shots lifted Memphis State in 1985. Andre Turner nailed both. ‘A Memphis game’: Coaches, players, even fans had Bluff City roots in MSU-UAB game Related stories
Tied at 70 with 3:52 left, the Tigers ended the game on a 14-2 run to pick up their 23rd win of the season. Box score: Memphis 84, Rice 72 Tigers Talk: Memphis’ NCAA Tournament seed range, potential March Madness X factorsRelated content:
Tigers basketball beat writer Parth Upadhyaya and college-sports columnist John Martin take a look at the final stretch of the regular season.
Upadhyaya and Martin discuss Memphis’ NCAA Tournament seeding possibilities, biggest areas of concerns heading into March and more.
The No. 18 Tigers will need to sustain their momentum in Wednesday’s game against Rice as they look to head into the postseason.
Despite saying he had one more year to play, Dain Dainja’s collegiate eligibility will expire after this 2024-25 season, according to NCAA rules.
“Based on what Memphis has done against their schedule, they deserve to be in the 5-6 seed range right now, not in the 7-8 are they are pegged in current bracketology,” college basketball analytics expert Evan Miyakawa of EvanMiya.com said.
This is the ninth consecutive week the Tigers have been ranked in the AP Top 25 and the 11th week overall this season.
Dain Dainja tied his career with 22 points, 11 rebounds, four blocks and three steals in just 27 minutes as the No. 22 Tigers blew past FAU in an 84-65 victory.Related content: