There are 59 article(s) tagged Jeremiah Martin:

• March 2019

  • Season One, Chapter 16: Jeremiah Martin’s greatness lifts Memphis over Wichita State

    In a tournament atmosphere on the road in a tough place to play, Jeremiah Martin does it again, carrying the Tigers to a win at Wichita State.

    By Geoff Calkins March 02, 2019

  • Calkins: Jeremiah Martin was awesome (and I’ll keep writing about it until he’s not)

    Jeremiah Martin had another massive night in leading Memphis over Temple. So, absolutely, your faithful columnist will write about it. 

    By Geoff Calkins March 02, 2019

• February 2019

  • Lend a star a hand? Jeremiah Martin and Tigers need contributions from freshmen

    As amazing as senior guard Jeremiah Martin has been, the Tigers won’t do the “great things” coach Penny Hardaway believes to be possible without freshmen Tyler Harris, Antwann Jones and Alex Lomax playing their roles.

    By Don Wade February 28, 2019

  • Jeremiah Martin earns national and conference weekly honors

    Tiger guard Jeremiah Martin was recognized with two weekly awards Monday – one national and one from the American Athletic Conference – for his scoring performance in a pair of Memphis wins last week. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 25, 2019

  • Road Recap: Jeremiah Martin scores 37 points and Tigers win 88-85 at Wichita State

    Jeremiah Martin stayed hot, scoring 37 points, and lifting the Memphis Tigers to an 88-85 win at Wichita State to improve to 9-6 in the American Athletic Conference. 

    By Don Wade February 23, 2019

  • Memphis’ best chance at reaching the NCAA Tournament? The Alpha Tiger, Jeremiah Martin

    Senior guard Jeremiah Martin has carried the Memphis Tigers lately, and he’s the one player who – difficult as it would be – could lead them all the way to the NCAA Tournament

    By Don Wade February 22, 2019

  • Calkins: Jeremiah Martin on an inspiring, historic journey

    Tiger senior Jeremiah Martin is on an historic run, and it continued Wednesday night as he reached a career-high 43 points as Memphis defeated Tulane.

    By Geoff Calkins February 21, 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

  • Tigers to face reeling Tulane team Wednesday at FedExForum

    Memphis coach Penny Hardaway says the Tigers are focused on trying to finish in the top four of the American Athletic Conference, so as to earn a first-round bye in next month’s league tournament at FedExForum.

    By Don Wade February 19, 2019

  • Tigers Podcast: Memphis Express and the Tigers’ AAC chances

    Tigers beat reporter Jonah Jordan and WMC-TV 5 reporter and sports anchor Sudu Upadhyay discuss the Memphis Express' first AAF game, the Tigers’ conference chances and more.

    By Natalie Van Gundy February 15, 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

  • Road Recap: Tigers and Jeremiah Martin outlast East Carolina on the road

    Jeremiah Martin nailed consecutive 3-pointers with under five minutes remaining to give the Tigers a seven-point lead they never relinquished en route to defeating East Carolina 79-69 Wednesday. 

    By Jonah Jordan February 13, 2019

  • Heroic Jeremiah Martin can’t save Tigers once again

    Guard Jeremiah Martin was feeling the effects of whatever propelled him to 41 points in the loss to USF over the weekend. Four days after his career performance, the senior guard started 4-of-5 from 3-point range and didn't seem to be slowing down. 

    By Jonah Jordan February 07, 2019

  • Season One, Chapter 13: Jeremiah Martin’s dream performance can’t make up for (another!) nightmare start

    Jeremiah Martin scored an astonishing 41 points in the second half – but it wasn't enough to overcome another nightmarish start by Penny Hardaway and the Memphis Tigers.

    By Geoff Calkins February 02, 2019

• January 2019

  • Road woes: Tigers look to fix lackluster play away from FedExForum Saturday at USF

    The Tigers reflect on their road woes as they head to South Florida on Saturday for an away game against a team with a similar conference record.

    By Don Wade January 31, 2019

  • ‘Memphis State’ jumps on SMU early and doesn’t let up in home win

    "Memphis State", while wearing their retro uniforms, defeated the SMU Mustangs 83-61 in their most complete game of the season.

    By Jonah Jordan January 19, 2019

  • Hardaway preparing for smaller, better rebounding SMU team

    Head coach Penny Hardaway is preparing for a smaller SMU team that focuses on one of his Tigers biggest weaknesses – rebounding. 

    By Jonah Jordan January 18, 2019

• December 2018

  • Tigers wake up for second half, easily defeat Florida A&M 96-65

    After a lackluster first half, Memphis put on an offensive display to coast to an easy 96-65 win over Florida A&M in the Tigers final game before conference play

    By Clay Bailey December 29, 2018

  • Memphis rolls over Tennessee State 99-41

    The Memphis Tigers easily handled Tennessee State, 99-41, Saturday to improve to 7-5 on the season.

    By Don Wade December 22, 2018

  • Memphis speed looks to overwhelm Vols’ size on Saturday

    6-foot-3, 6-foot-6, 6-foot-6, 6-foot-7, 6-foot-11 – that’s what No. 3 Tennessee’s starting lineup read as during the Volunteers' win over No. 1 Gonzaga Sunday afternoon.

    By Jonah Jordan December 13, 2018

  • Main Event: Tigers down South Dakota State 88-80 as old friend Jeremiah Martin re-emerges

    Last season if was going to get done, then Jeremiah Martin was probably going to be the one to do it. He led Memphis in scoring with 18.9 points per game, but also in assists and steals, and as a 6-foot-3 guard was even third in rebounding percentage.

    By Don Wade December 05, 2018

  • At the Horn: Harris, Martin lead Tigers past South Dakota State 88-80

    Tyler Harris and Jeremiah Martin scored 22 points each and a pesky Memphis defense forced 23 turnovers as the Tigers defeated South Dakota State 88-80 on Tuesday night.

    By Clay Bailey December 04, 2018

  • Tip-Ins and Turnovers: Tigers defense forces Jackrabbit mistakes

    Memphis (4-4) won their best home game of the season in an 88-80 contest over South Dakota State (7-3).

    By Jonah Jordan December 04, 2018

• November 2018

  • Wade: In era of ‘hot takes,’ Penny’s first team doesn’t lend itself to one

    There were at least moments of reason. Somewhere along the Penny Hardaway timeline – from rumor of his hiring to today when his first team stands 3-3 – there were small moments when people seemed to understand.

    By Don Wade November 28, 2018

  • At the Horn: Harris, Martin lead Tigers to double overtime win

    Tyler Harris scored 22 points, Jeremiah Martin added 20 as Memphis had to go to double overtime Saturday night before defeating Yale 109-102.

    By Clay Bailey November 18, 2018