DeAndre Williams signs with Philippine pro team, records double-double in debut
Williams made his professional debut on Wednesday for the NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
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Williams made his professional debut on Wednesday for the NLEX Road Warriors of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
Memphis shot over 50% from the floor but failed to defend from just about anywhere on the court — especially from deep. Tigers coach Penny Hardaway has no regrets supporting Mikey Williams Box score: Memphis 107, USTA 101 (OT) Memphis' David Jones named to Wooden Award midseason watchlistRelated stories:
Memphis survives another nail-biter, this time going to overtime with UTSA. More of these, and it could be a long, bumpy ride.
NCAA men’s basketball box score for Wednesday’s game between the Memphis Tigers and USTA Roadrunners.
Laird Veatch, the University of Memphis athletic director, is finally getting his hands on a football stadium and $120 million. Now all he has to do is raise another $50 million and figure out how to rebuild his new stadium on the fly.
Jones leads the No. 13 Tigers (13-2, 2-0 AAC) with 20.7 points per game to go with 6.7 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.6 assists per game.
The $50 million donated by FedEx founder Fred Smith’s family won’t be released until Memphis matches it by raising an additional $50 million.
The Roadrunners are arguably the worst team in an AAC that’s largely weak from top to bottom. Tigers Basketball Insider: Avoiding slow starts a point of ‘emphasis’ for MemphisRelated story:
“Coming out so flat, these teams are getting up 10, 15 on us early on. I think that just needs to be a (point of) emphasis on the way we start games and us being the physical team first,” said Memphis point guard Jahvon Quinerly.
Memphis could wave goodbye to the 2023 four-star duo.
Did Memphis move up at all in Upadhyaya’s AP Top 25 ballot after two close calls?
Mills had averaged 7.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 24.2 minutes through 14 games for Memphis. The fifth-year senior’s college career is over.
While the Tigers took a late lead late, turnovers in the final minutes of the game plagued the Memphis offense.
“(Mills) was out there on the table just crying his eyes out,” Hardaway said. “It’s hard for his teammates to look at that because he’s a fifth-year senior that came here to do things differently and finish his career out on a high note. And then he ended up getting what could be a season-ending injury.” Memphis’ Caleb Mills exits Tulsa game with scary knee injuryRelated story:
The Tigers needed a 3-pointer from Jahvon Quinerly with four seconds left to avoid overtime against yet another mediocre foe. Box score: Memphis 78, Tulsa 75 Tigers Talk: Upadhyaya, Martin on Memphis’ recent lull, AAC prediction and NCAA Tournament seedingRelated stories:
Mills screamed in pain while grabbing his left knee after going airborne as he tried to drive baseline late in the first half against Tulsa.
Jahvon Quinerly’s 3-pointer in the final seconds helped the Tigers avoid a stumble in its AAC opener.
NCAA men’s basketball box score for Thursday’s game between the Memphis Tigers and Tulsa Golden Hurricane.
Parth Upadhyaya and John Martin break down Memphis’ recent struggles and preview the Tigers’ AAC schedule.
Memphis women’s basketball team uses a strong fourth quarter to catch UAB, but the Blazers pulled away in final minute to drop the Tigers to 0-2 in league play.
The Tigers open an AAC schedule full of pitfalls with a road matchup against Tulsa on Thursday.
The offense appears to be poised for another strong year behind quarterback Seth Henigan.
College basketball analytics website Bart Torvik shows just how up and down the Tigers have been so far this season.
After back-to-back lackluster performances versus subpar opponents, the Tigers know they need to change their mentality. And quickly.
The Tigers first cracked the AP Top 25 this season in the Dec. 18 edition of the poll. Tigers beat writer Parth Upadhyaya’s newest AP Top 25 ballotRelated story: