Tigers Basketball Insider: Hardaway back to ‘strength in numbers’ approach
As Memphis gets set to soon head into AAC play, there’s a good chance we’ll see more of a few Tigers who’d previously been buried deep in the team’s rotation.
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As Memphis gets set to soon head into AAC play, there’s a good chance we’ll see more of a few Tigers who’d previously been buried deep in the team’s rotation.
It wasn’t until guard Kendric Davis — who finished with a team-high 23 points — hit two free throws with two seconds left that Memphis could breathe a sigh of relief. Buckley: A hot-headed star. A long hug. Another huge Tigers basketball win. Hardaway has ‘blueprint’ for what could be the best Memphis team since 2013Related stories:
When Memphis takes on Texas A&M on Saturday, it’ll mark its final regular-season game against an SEC opponent and its last non-conference game versus a team ranked in KenPom’s top 60. Memphis’ Damaria Franklin has ‘no more butterflies’ after Tigers debutRelated story:
More than a month after the University of Memphis opened its basketball season, Damaria Franklin played his first game as a Tiger. Now, he gears up to face Texas A&M on Saturday, Dec. 17.
The NCAA announced Thursday, Dec. 15, that Memphis reached an agreement with NCAA enforcement staff for “recruiting violations that occurred within the men’s basketball program and the appropriate penalties for those violations.”
Dandridge had to be helped off the floor with about 12 minutes left in the Tigers’ game versus the Crimson Tide after landing awkwardly following an attempt to block a shot.
The Tigers (8-3) were the aggressors early against the Crimson Tide (9-1) and led for the first 11-plus minutes. But then, Alabama found its groove offensively. He had no shoes. Damaria Franklin made his Memphis debut anyway.Related stories:
The Chicago native — who averaged 17.8 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game last season at UIC — will be thrown into a rotation that seems to have hit its stride.
It was in June when Memphis’ head coach first looked around the Tigers’ Laurie-Walton Family Basketball Center and saw the makings of a team he believed could compete with any in the country.
Memphis took the first step in proving it can compete with the best in the country just days ago with a win over Auburn. Now, it’s time to do it again. Memphis’ Damaria Franklin ruled eligible by NCAA, according to multiple sourcesRelated stories:
Franklin is set to make his Memphis Tigers debut Tuesday night when the team faces Alabama.
The University of Memphis men’s basketball team just barely missed the cut in the AP Top 25 poll after beating then-top-15 Auburn on Saturday.
In Memphis’ win Saturday in the Holiday Hoopsgiving event in Atlanta’s State Farm Arena, Davis was a man with all the answers.
“Having Coach Brown as part of our program over the last year-and-a-half was very impactful on our student-athletes and me as a coach,” head coach Penny Hardaway said in a statement.
The contest with Auburn offers Memphis a chance to grab its first signature, NCAA Tournament-resume-boosting victory of the season.
Just three days after its most impressive showing of the season in a win over Ole Miss, did the Memphis Tigers take Little Rock seriously?
Head coach Penny Hardaway’s squad easily handled Little Rock as the Tigers (7-2) cruised to an 87-71 win over the Trojans (2-7) at FedExForum. Buckley: Memphis shows fight they’ll need against Auburn, AlabamaRelated stories:
What Memphis coach Penny Hardaway said first during his radio show Monday was telling.
The Tigers’ contest with the Trojans comes on the heels of a big win over Ole Miss and four days before a showdown with No. 11 Auburn.
Memphis built a 22-point lead in the first 12 minutes, and after an Ole Miss comeback, the Tigers hung on for the 11-point win at FedExForum.Related stories:
When the Tigers tip off against the Rebels on Saturday, they will open the most difficult stretch of their season — non-conference or conference.
Here’s what we loved, liked and hated about Memphis’ blowout of North Alabama.
Memphis cruised to a 87-68 win over North Alabama on Wednesday night at FedExForum in a game that was more a dress rehearsal than anything else. How Keonté Kennedy can help the Tigers become a Top 25 team Tigers Talk: Upadhyaya and Martin on value of Damaria Franklin, moreRelated stories:
The Daily Memphian’s Parth Upadhyaya and John Martin bandy about the most intriguing questions surrounding the Memphis Tigers’ 2022-23 season.
The Daily Memphian’s Parth Upadhyaya and John Martin bandy about the most intriguing questions surrounding the Memphis Tigers as of late.