There are 2570 article(s) tagged Memphis Tigers:

• March 2019

  • Calkins: Jeremiah Martin’s brilliant career started in grief but is ending in glory

    When Jeremiah Martin is introduced as the starting point guard on Memphis Senior Day, he'll cross himself, point skyward and think about the man whose memory has inspired him throughout his unlikely journey.

    By Geoff Calkins March 07, 2019

• February 2019

  • Jeremiah Martin scores 43 points as Tigers roll over Tulane, 102-76

    The Memphis Tigers cruised past Tulane, 102-76, behind 43 points from Jeremiah Martin, to improve to 16-11, 8-6 in the AAC. Tulane lost its 15th-straight game and is 4-21, 0-13.

    By Don Wade February 20, 2019

  • Calkins: Jeremiah Martin leads Memphis to (it’s true!) a win on the road

    Memphis got a road win, finally. And it's time to appreciate what Jeremiah Martin is doing for this team.

    By Geoff Calkins February 14, 2019

  • Season One, Chapter 14: Memphis defeats UConn to tip off what should be a (bleeping) great rivalry

    Penny Hardaway and Memphis defeated Dan Hurley and UConn Sunday at FedExForum. It could be the start of a beautiful bleeping rivalry.

    By Geoff Calkins February 10, 2019

  • Calkins: After loss to Cincinnati, Penny Hardaway calls out his team’s lack of toughness

    What does Cincinnati have that Penny Hardaway's Memphis Tigers don't have? Toughness.

    By Geoff Calkins February 08, 2019

• January 2019

  • Calkins: The jealousy jokes fly as Penny Hardaway’s Tigers get smashed by Tulsa

    Penny Hardaway's Memphis Tigers got smashed by Tulsa Wednesday night. As you may have expected, given the events of the week, some people really enjoyed this.

    By Geoff Calkins January 31, 2019

  • Calkins: Penny Hardaway thinks he has ‘a target on his back’ – and that’s a good thing

    Penny Hardaway has a massive chip on his shoulder about criticism – real or imagined – from other coaches. And that's a good thing.

    By Geoff Calkins January 28, 2019

  • Calkins: Memphis had a shot to beat Temple – but missed

    Memphis lost to Temple Thursday night, 85-76, in a game that demonstrated that old basketball truism: You won’t win many games when you shoot 4.3 percent from deep.

    By Geoff Calkins January 24, 2019

  • Basketball box score: Memphis Tigers vs. Southern Methodist University

    Memphis: 83; SMU: 61

    By The Associated Press January 19, 2019

  • Calkins: Memphis State destroys SMU — and it was just like old times

    The Memphis basketball team -- wearing Memphis State uniforms -- destroyed SMU Saturday. It felt just like old times. 

    By Geoff Calkins January 19, 2019

  • Calkins: Penny Hardaway vs. Rick Barnes yet again? Let’s check the facts

    Tennessee fans are mad that Penny Hardaway apparently criticized Rick Barnes again. Are they right to be? Is Hardaway making things up? I check the facts. 

    By Geoff Calkins January 16, 2019

  • Simon to take on Tigers wide receiver duties

    Former Arizona State running backs coach John Simon will coach wide receivers at the University of Memphis. 

    By Jonah Jordan January 05, 2019

• December 2018

  • Calkins: Memphis Tigers football falls just short (once again)

    BIRMINGHAM — He made the first one. Riley Patterson drilled the 38-yard field goal to send the game into overtime. Except Wake Forest called timeout just before the snap. So he had to kick the thing again.

    By Geoff Calkins December 22, 2018

  • Daily Memphian Signing Day Headquarters

    Signing day is here and Memphis expects to sign between 14 and 16 players, according to head coach Mike Norvell. The class is ranked between 50 and 60, depending on the recruiting service. Norvell’s highest ranked class was in 2017 when he pulled in the likes of Obinna Eze and TJ Carter.

    By Jonah Jordan December 19, 2018

  • Chapter Seven: Memphis vs. Tennessee was a welcome brawl

    Just 47 seconds remained in this brawl of a game, when an actual brawl seemed on the verge of breaking out. 

    By Geoff Calkins December 15, 2018

  • Calkins: As Memphis braces for No. 3 Tennessee, the thrill is back

    Twelve cough drops. Not one, not two, not three, not 10.

    By Geoff Calkins December 13, 2018

  • Calkins: Is it possible to be a fan of both Memphis and Tennessee? NO!

    As the big game bears down upon us, as Memphis prepares to play Tennessee in basketball, let us all come together to agree on one essential truth: you have to pick a side.

    By Geoff Calkins December 12, 2018

  • Calkins: ‘Let’s just do this.’ Why Mike Norvell ended speculation about his future

    Mike Norvell had just returned to his office from a day of recruiting in Memphis high schools when he saw a tweet from my former colleague Mark Giannotto speculating about his future.

    By Geoff Calkins December 10, 2018

  • Chapter Six: Why the Penny Hardaway bobblehead means so much

    At precisely 11:42 a.m. Saturday, the Memphis Tigers ran out of Penny Hardaway bobbleheads.

    By Geoff Calkins December 10, 2018

  • Calkins: Penny’s Tigers show they are getting better in win over South Dakota State

    After eight games, after four wins and four losses, after trips to Baton Rouge, Orlando and Miami, the Memphis Tigers are the one thing you should have really wanted them to be at this point in the season.

    By Geoff Calkins December 05, 2018

• November 2018

  • Chapter Four: Penny Hardaway has his greatest triumph – then frets about being a laughingstock

    ORLANDO – Just a few days earlier, Penny Hardaway had been sitting along the baseline at the Landers Center, watching three gifted recruits light up the court.

    By Geoff Calkins November 29, 2018

  • Road Recap: Charleston tops Tigers 78-75 in Invitational

    Six games into Penny Hardaway’s first season as the Memphis Tigers’ head coach, this much is clear: The heralded freshmen will thrill and they will aggravate. In the end Sunday night against Charleston, there was more frustration than joy as the Tigers fell 78-75 in the fifth-place game of the AdvoCare Invitational in Orlando.

    By Don Wade November 25, 2018

  • Calkins: After embarrassing loss, Penny Hardaway lashes out at Penny Hardaway

    ORLANDO — Penny Hardaway sat in front of the microphone in the wake of Oklahoma State’s blowout win over the Memphis Tigers in the AdvoCare Invitational and decided to really lay into the individual he thought was responsible for the listless performance.

    By Geoff Calkins November 22, 2018

  • Chapter One: The second Penny Hardaway era begins at Memphis

    When Penny Hardaway debuted at Memphis the first time, people wore tuxes.

    By Geoff Calkins November 13, 2018

  • Calkins: Memphis headed to fifth straight bowl game (unlike some schools you know)

    You know what school hasn’t been to five straight bowl games?

    By Geoff Calkins November 10, 2018