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 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 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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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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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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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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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 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 Tigers Basketball Wichita State transfer guard Colby Rogers commits to Memphis
“I know who Penny is as a player, and I had conversations with him and got a feel for him as a person,” Rogers told The Daily Memphian on Sunday.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballMemphis Tigers to host trio of transfer-portal prospects
After getting two commitments last week, things are picking up for the Memphis Tigers basketball team in the NCAA transfer portal.
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Memphis Grizzlies Taylor Jenkins comments on game clock error in Grizzlies’ loss to Lakers
Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins called game clock mistake in Friday’s loss to the Lakers “a shock to everybody.”
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis wing Jaykwon Walton enters transfer portal
Jaykwon Walton, a 6-foot-7 wing for the Tigers in 2023-24, has another year of eligibility remaining but plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal, according to a report from CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein.
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Memphis Tigers Football Incoming AAC commissioner Tim Pernetti addresses hot-button issues
American Athletic Conference commissioner Tim Pernetti spoke about the College Football Playoff, membership retention, media rights and NIL matters in a news conference.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballHow a shared vision led former Tulsa star PJ Haggerty to Memphis
After becoming Memphis’ first transfer portal pickup of the offseason, Haggerty is motivated to show the Tigers they couldn’t have made a better decision.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballTigers beat writer Parth Upadhyaya’s final AP Top 25 ballot of 2023-24
How did Upadhyaya vote in his final AP Top 25 ballot of the season?
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Tigers Podcast Tigers Podcast: Early moves in Memphis’ roster overhaul
Parth Upadhyaya, Tim Buckley and host Greg Gaston discuss Memphis basketball’s NCAA transfer portal moves a little less than four weeks into yet another big offseason for the program.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis lands Illinois transfer big man Dain Dainja
Dainja, a 6-foot-9, 255-pound center, averaged 6.1 points and 3.6 rebounds in 10.8 minutes per game for the Fighting Illini last season.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis’ Ashton Hardaway, Penny Hardaway’s son, enters transfer portal
Hardaway, a four-star prospect in the 2023 class, averaged 2.3 points in 8.2 minutes per game through the 30 games he appeared in for the Tigers this past season.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Tulsa transfer guard PJ Haggerty commits to Memphis
Memphis has landed one of the top players in the transfer portal.
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SportsBartlett or N.C. State, Mallory Collier is ‘used to winning’
A 6-foot-3 freshman center and Bartlett High graduate, Mallory Collier is a part of history at North Carolina State.
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Sports AAC names Tim Pernetti as league’s new commissioner
Tim Pernetti, who comes to the AAC after serving as the president of IMG Academy for two years, will succeed former league commissioner Mike Aresco.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis guard Carl Cherenfant enters transfer portal
Cherenfant is the third member of the Tigers’ 2023-24 team to announce his intention to transfer out of the program.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballMemphis’ David Jones addresses potential return to Tigers in interview
In an interview with the YouTube sports show “Marega Deportes” in the Dominican Republic, Tigers star David Jones shares what he’s thinking about whether to return to Memphis or turn pro.
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Sports Tennessee close to snatching historic Final Four spot
A win against No. 1 seed Purdue Sunday (1:20 p.m. CT, CBS) would send Tennessee to its first Final Four in school history.
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High School SportsMemphis-area trio making March Madness run with Creighton
There’s plenty of Memphis flavor on a Creighton team on which Mason Miller, son of former Grizzlies sharpshooter Mike Miller, is a starter.
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