Memphis basketball’s 2024-25 AAC matchups released
The Tigers now know which AAC foes they’ll play twice and which ones they’ll face just once, at home or on the road.Related story:
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Memphis Tigers BasketballRedbirds U of M night to feature new Tigers basketball players
Saturday will provide a few members of Penny Hardaway’s new-look Tigers with an opportunity to introduce themselves to fans and the local community.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Former 3A Mr. Basketball Damarien Yates commits to Memphis
New Memphis Tigers commit Damarien Yates averaged 7.2 points and 4.6 rebounds while shooting 43.4% from the floor and 31.1% from 3-point range for Vincennes University in Indiana.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballPenny Hardaway’s candle collection included in Nike gift to Olympians
The candle included in 1122 Candles’ Instagram post is white in a clear glass jar with black writing displayed on it that reads: “KEEP PARIS LIT,” followed by Nike’s Swoosh logo.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball UTSA transfer guard PJ Carter commits to Memphis
Carter, a 6-foot-5 Atlanta native, averaged 9.5 points and 2.4 rebounds while shooting 40.3% from 3-point range for AAC foe UTSA last season.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballTiger legend Joey Dorsey joins Minnesota Timberwolves coaching staff
A little more than a year after his time as a volunteer assistant on coach Penny Hardaway’s staff at Memphis, Joey Dorsey is quickly climbing the coaching ladder.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis basketball to host Arkansas State in 2024-25 season
The matchup between the Tigers and Red Wolves, members of the Sun Belt Conference, will mark only the teams’ third since 2010 and eighth since 2000.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballHere are the former Memphis Tigers playing in NBA Summer League
Fans looking for an opportunity to cheer on former Tigers will have a chance to do so again this offseason.
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Sports Details on new U of M athletic director Ed Scott’s contract emerge
Scott will earn an annual guaranteed compensation — or base salary — of $550,000 over a contract that spans five years, according to a memorandum of understanding obtained by The Daily Memphian.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballFormer Houston Cougar Quentin Grimes leans on Penny Hardaway
Grimes spent time in Memphis this summer while training for the fourth straight offseason with Tigers coach Penny Hardaway, once an arch-rival.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Former Tiger James Wiseman signs two-year deal with Indiana Pacers
Wiseman averaged 7.1 points and 5.3 rebounds in 63 games — the most games he’s played in a season in his four years in the NBA so far — for the Detroit Pistons last season.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball NCAA denies eligibility waiver request for Memphis’ Caleb Mills
Now, “all options have been exhausted,” a source told The Daily Memphian of Mills’ quest to gain another season of eligibility.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Tigers seek waiver for Caleb Mills, Hardaway says
Mills, a 6-foot-5 guard who transferred to Memphis from Florida State in April 2023, suffered a patellar fracture in his left knee Jan. 4 in the Tigers’ road win over Tulsa. He underwent successful surgery Jan. 9.
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Memphis Grizzlies Former Tiger D.J. Jeffries to play Summer League with Grizzlies
Jeffries was a four-star, top-100 prospect out of Olive Branch High when he joined the Memphis Tigers as part of coach Penny Hardaway’s No. 1-ranked 2019 recruiting class.
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June 2024
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Memphis Tigers BasketballTigers Talk: Upadhyaya, Martin on Memphis’ quest to complete roster, Caleb Mills’ pursuit of waiver
Parth Upadhyaya and John Martin discuss Memphis basketball’s ongoing search for a wing, Caleb Mills’ pursuit of an eligibility waiver, the Tigers’ decision to hire Ed Scott as their new AD and more.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Former Tiger Nae’Qwan Tomlin signs Summer League deal with Cleveland
Tomlin, a 6-foot-8 versatile big man, averaged 14 points, 6 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game while shooting 39.6% from 3-point range for Memphis last season.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballWill David Jones, Nae’Qwan Tomlin be selected in the 2024 NBA Draft?
A few former Tigers will wait to see where they land when the NBA Draft begins Wednesday.
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Sports New Memphis AD Ed Scott says he’d ‘love to get in’ the ACC
Ed Scott, who was introduced as Memphis’ new AD in a press conference Friday, spoke about the Tigers’ place in conference realignment, how the university could fare in a future revenue-sharing model in college sports, and more.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Former Tiger David Jones signs two-way deal with 76ers
Jones, a 6-foot-4 wing, led Memphis with 21.8 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game while shooting 38% from 3-point range last season.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Penny Hardaway says his mother’s throat cancer is in ‘complete remission’
“God we give you all the praise,” Penny Hardaway wrote on his Instagram. “I thank you for your favor for my mother. The Cancer is in Complete remission. #godisgood #godgotus”
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Tigers ‘going to go down hard after I leave’ Hardaway says in interview
During an hourlong radio show, the Tigers basketball coach spoke of what would happen to the program he loves if he ever left, and also discussed his mother’s health issues and what he believes has been unfair criticism from local media.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballJoe Cooper on his time as a Tiger: ‘It was kinda heartbreaking’
The 6-foot-1 walk-on point guard says his departure from the Tigers wasn’t “really my choice” and last season playing for Penny Hardaway was “the worst experience I’ve experienced.”
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Memphis Tigers BasketballJohnathan Lawson says return to Tigers ‘a possibility’
A year after leaving Memphis for Creighton, Lawson is again looking for a new home.
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Shelby County Pro-Am League returns with familiar faces at new location
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis Tigers walk-on guard Joe Cooper no longer with program
Cooper, the stepson of Rodney Newsom — a former Tigers forward from 1992 to 1996 who was teammates with coach Penny Hardaway — totaled eight points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds in 50 minutes through six games last season.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballShelby County Pro-Am League returns with familiar faces at new location
The league, which consists of glorified pick-up games featuring some of the best professional, college and even high school players with 901 ties, returns for a fifth year Tuesday at Crosstown High.
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