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Memphis coach Penny Hardaway and Tigers coach Alex Simmons’ teams are expected to approach Tuesday’s exhibitions the same way they would any other game. Former NBA competitors Penny Hardaway and Hubert Davis team up for St. Jude AAC Tournament to move from Fort Worth after current season Memphis unranked, receives no votes in preseason AP Top 25 pollRelated content:
Coach Alex Simmons’ team got little attention in the American Athletic Conference’s preseason coaches’ poll. Memphis also didn’t have a single player land on the preseason All-AAC first or second team.
South Carolina Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley is bringing her team to town for the Hoops for St. Jude Tip Off Classic.
The format remains the same. Each team in the 13-team AAC will still play 18 conference games.
The Tigers’ road for all of the 2024-25 women’s basketball season is now set.
The Tigers’ men’s and women’s basketball teams will face two of the toughest teams in the country in a doubleheader that will benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
DeeDee Hagemann was named to the All-Big Ten Second-Team after averaging 12.3 points and 5.3 assists last season.
Senior transfer Quinzia Fulmore is helping fill a void Alex Simmons wanted to address heading into this season.
The Tigers will still face the defending national champion Gamecocks in the 2024-25 season, but the matchup will instead be an exhibition.
Conference play will begin on Dec. 29, 2024, and end on March 4, 2025. The AAC tournament will be from March 13-17 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
The matchup with Louisville will be three days after the Tigers host Tennessee at FedExForum on Dec. 18.
The time of the game has not been set but a date has been scheduled.
Simmons talks about how FedEx’s commitment should go a long way in providing her and the program with the momentum needed in today’s world of college athletics.
Memphis won five of its last six regular-season games and senior guard Maddie Griggs said the Tigers put the conference on notice that “we’re still here.”
The five-game winning streak ends with a loss at North Texas. The Tigers next game will be in the AAC Tournament on Sunday against East Carolina.
A 21-point victory over UAB on Saturday was the fifth consecutive win for Memphis.
A win over the East Carolina University Pirates brings the University of Memphis women’s basketball team to 9-15 overall and 5-8 in American Athletic Conference play.
Saturday’s Memphis women’s basketball game against Florida Atlantic will be played at FedExForum due to winter weather impact on campus and at Elma Roane Fieldhouse.
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.
Despite a fast start, the Tigers would not be able to match the hot shooting of the Golden Hurricane and suffered the 71-62 loss.
The Tigers fell short despite Madison Griggs shooting 43% from deep on her way to making a season-high six 3-pointers.
The Tigers hung with the Columbia University through three quarters, but the Lions’ explosive fourth-quarter offense proved to be too much.
Following Saturday’s win at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse, the University of Memphis women’s basketball team moves to 3-5 overall.
MTSU beats the Tigers for a second time this season on a night Madison Griggs becomes Memphis’ all-time men’s/women’s leader in career 3-point makes.
Though Memphis matched Arizona’s efforts in the first half, the Tigers ultimately fell in the first game of the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in Nassau, Bahamas.