Memphis Tigers Basketball
Buckley: The Tigers may not have Tyrese Hunter. But they do have resolve.
“What the Tigers, their roster nearly entirely overhauled, really showed was the resoluteness they failed to exhibit a season ago.”
Tim Buckley
Tim is a veteran sportswriter who graduated from CBHS in Memphis and the University of Missouri. He previously covered LSU sports in Baton Rouge, and the University of Louisiana football and basketball for The Daily Advertiser/USA TODAY Network in Lafayette, the NBA’s Utah Jazz for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning for the St. Petersburg Times in Florida and West Texas State basketball for the Amarillo Globe News in Texas.
There are 390 articles by Tim Buckley :
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March 2025
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Memphis Tigers BasketballThe upbringing: Two 1984-85 Tigers came so far from so little
William Bedford and Andre Turner both grew up in Memphis and were two pillars on the Tigers’ 1984-85 Final Four team.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: DainjaMan got winged. Then he shed his cape and resumed business.
Dain Dainja was “a little banged up” in the first half of the Tigers’ AAC quarterfinal win against Wichita, but he returned for the start of the second half to help Memphis advance to Saturday’s semifinal.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballThe Memphis game: Coaches, players, even fans had Bluff City roots in MSU-UAB game
In Tigers vs. Blazers in the NCAA Tournament in 1985, there were sometimes nine players from Memphis on the floor at once.
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February 2025
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Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: Flopping? Flailing? Maybe. But PJ Haggerty wants what he’s earned.
Frustration finally boiled over for guard PJ Haggerty and the Tigers. “If he gets fouled,” coach Penny Hardaway said, “we just want the call.”
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Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: Dain Dainja wanted to be a small forward. Memphis had other ideas.
Dain Dainja went to Baylor wanting to be a small forward. Penny Hardaway and the Tigers had a different idea, and it’s paying big.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: Dante Harris had a point. Message delivered. That’s no fish tale.
Before joining the Tigers, midseason transfer Dante Harris knew the drill. “I didn’t want to come in, you know, big-headed and try to do too much,” he said.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball With injured Tyrese Hunter out, Dante Harris makes first Tigers start
The Memphis Tigers played Temple on Sunday without usual starting guard Tyrese Hunter. Virginia transfer Dante Harris started instead.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: Cisse went down. Hardaway had a flashback. It wasn’t pretty.
The last time a Tiger reached for his left knee, Memphis collapsed. When it happened to Moussa Cisse this time, Penny Hardaway feared the worst.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: The Tigers handled Tulsa. Hardaway wants more. Much more.
Penny Hardaway’s goals for his 2024-25 team are within reach. The first step for the team is winning the rest of the way, and showing it can finish.
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January 2025
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Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: ‘Complete domination.’ The Tigers have Andy Kennedy’s endorsement.
Former Ole Miss coach feels fine about the Memphis Tigers’ NCAA Tournament hopes after watching them dismantle his UAB Blazers.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: Hardaway calls the turnovers ‘embarrassing.’ Are bad habits to blame?
Memphis beat Wichita State, but coach Penny Hardaway is concerned about bad habits in January that could bite the Tigers come March.
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SportsFour Downs with Finebaum: Ohio State’s natty, former Rebel Judkins, early SEC favorite
ESPN college football expert Paul Finebaum answers The Daily Memphian’s questions as Ohio State wins the College Football Playoff National Championship.
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Memphis Tigers FootballFour Downs with Finebaum: CFP prediction after Ohio State, Notre Dame advance
ESPN college football expert Paul Finebaum answers The Daily Memphian’s questions as Notre Dame and Ohio State prepare to meet for the College Football Playoff National Championship.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: This season’s Tigers ‘really love each other.’ What a refreshing change.
Memphis Tigers guard PJ Haggerty answered over and over against East Carolina. Tyrese Hunter loved it. What a difference from a season ago.
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SportsMemphis deputy athletic director Jeff Crane leaving for South Carolina
The development comes about a month after Memphis tapped Virginia deputy AD Ed Scott to be its new athletic director.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballMemphis Tigers basketball: 2024 transfer portal tracker
A look at players going into and coming out of the NCAA transfer portal for the Memphis Tigers basketball program prior to the 2024-25 season.
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SportsFour Downs with Finebaum: CFP semifinals, Bevo’s pick, Ole Miss bowl
ESPN college football expert Paul Finebaum answers The Daily Memphian’s questions as the College Football Playoff heads to semifinal-round play and Ole Miss closes its season.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: A rainbow shot rattled in. PJ Haggerty had no doubt it would.
With one second on the shot clock and ice in his veins, Memphis Tigers guard PJ Haggerty threw up a 3-pointer from 30 feet and was certain it would fall. “That’s what he does,” coach Penny Hardaway said.
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Sports UFL releases 2025 Showboats schedule
The United Football League has released the Memphis Showboats’ 2025 schedule, including five home games.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: The Tigers made one midseason addition. Do they need another? It’s a big decision.
Penny Hardaway must decide whether to add depth up front by making a second midseason addition, or stand pat. The choice could pay dividends, or prove costly, come NCAA Tournament time.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: He dropped 28 on Ole Miss. The Tigers need Colby Rogers. Know his name.
The Memphis Tigers need another scoring option. No. 3 snapped out of a two-game slump to show he can be that guy.
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December 2024
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SportsFour Downs with Finebaum: CFP picks; Ole Miss, Arkansas QB thoughts
ESPN college football expert Paul Finebaum answers The Daily Memphian’s questions as the College Football Playoff continues and Ole Miss heads to the Gator Bowl.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: Moussa Cisse and the Tigers were called soft. How dare you?
Something the Mississippi State Bulldogs supposedly called the Memphis Tigers, and something Penny Hardaway said to Moussa Cisse, lit a fire under the Guinea native against the Ole Miss Rebels.
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SportsBuckley: Taylen Green saw what he wanted at Dave & Buster’s. Now he’s taking it home.
Arkansas quarterback Taylen Green put up crazy numbers in the Razorbacks’ AutoZone Liberty Bowl win against Texas Tech. His last visit to Memphis did not go nearly so well.
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