Sign of the times: This grandmother won’t quit Tigers
77-year-old Marla Nitsch grabbed her paint and a blow dryer. She had a message she wanted the Memphis Tigers to see on Wednesday night.
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February 2024
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Box score: Memphis 76, Charlotte 52
The box score for the NCAA basketball game between the University of Memphis and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024.
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Tigers’ home run derby lifts Memphis to a 14-4 win in home opener
The Tigers tied a program record by hitting seven home runs against Central Arkansas to help new head coach Matt Riser get the win in his first U of M home game.
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What to expect in Memphis’ game against Charlotte
The Tigers have lost six of their last heading into Wednesday’s game against Charlotte, which is second in the AAC.
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Golden State to convert former Tiger Lester Quinones to standard contract
Nike launches apparel collab between Tigers and Hardaway’s 1 Cent brand
Tigers Basketball Insider: Hardaway defends deep rotation, says people are ‘up in arms’
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Nike launches apparel collab between Tigers and Hardaway’s 1 Cent brand
The clothing line features Memphis’ Leaping Tiger logo and the 1 Cent mark as part of various designs on “T-shirts, long sleeved T-shirts, hoodie tees, hoodies, quarter-zip tops and more.”
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Golden State to convert former Tiger Lester Quinones to standard contract
Lester Quinones will stick around with the Warriors a little while longer.
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Hardaway believes he’s been ‘a target,’ received unwarranted ‘negativity’
In a season where his team has gone from being ranked No. 10 in the AP Top 25 poll to out of the NCAA Tournament picture entirely in a span of a month, the Tigers’ coach feels he’s been a punching bag of sorts.
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Their season off the rails, there is no telling where the Tigers go from here
Tigers beat writer Parth Upadhyaya’s newest AP Top 25 ballot
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Tigers Basketball Insider: Hardaway defends deep rotation, says people are ‘up in arms’
Penny Hardaway says he’s forced to go far down his bench during games while “trying to figure out who wants it the most.”
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Their season off the rails, there is no telling where the Tigers go from here
With five regular-season games remaining, Memphis and coach Penny Hardaway have lost six of their last nine.
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This Week in Memphis: City Council votes on health benefits; what’s closed on Presidents’ Day
Also happening this week: The Memphis Tigers take on FAU in the most anticipated game of Memphis’ AAC slate.
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What to expect in Memphis’ road game against SMU
The Tigers’ matchup against the Mustangs could be an indication of whether they’ll fight or give up on a season that’s already gone off the rails.
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Memphis’ NCAA tourney hopes fade after loss to North Texas
Any hope that remained of the Tigers returning to early-season form all but vanished Thursday night in Denton, Texas.
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Memphis Tigers fall to North Texas by double digits
Memphis’ loss to North Texas likely killed any hope it had left of an NCAA Tournament at-large bid.
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‘Everyone’s hurt’: Memphis’ NCAA tourney hopes fade after loss to North Texas
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Tigers baseball drops season opener in extra innings
Despite jumping out to a 5-1 advantage, the Tigers fell in 13 innings to Jacksonville State, 6-5.
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Martin: This Memphis basketball season was once promising. Now it’s just depressing.
Memphis won three in a row after a four-game slide, and some thought they had figured it out. They don’t have it figured out. Furthermore, they didn’t look reinvigorated or rededicated. And, most importantly, they didn’t beat North Texas.
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Box score: North Texas 76, Memphis 66
The box score for the NCAA game between the University of Memphis Tigers and the North Texas University Mean Green on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024.
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What to expect in Memphis’ road game against North Texas
The Tigers’ game versus the Mean Green will be their first against a top-100 opponent in more than a month.
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Tigers Basketball Insider: How will Memphis fare in its toughest four-game stretch of AAC play?
Advanced analytics websites KenPom and Bart Torvik don’t have much confidence in the Tigers going better than 2-2 in their next four games.
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Hardaway, Tigers excited for Nae’Qwan Tomlin to hit stride
“The ceiling is in the way for Nae’Qwan,” Penny Hardaway said of Nae’Qwan Tomlin during his radio show Monday night. “Because he still has so much growth to do from where he is right now.”
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Tigers beat writer Parth Upadhyaya’s newest AP Top 25 ballot
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The Tigers recently made an effort to ‘grow closer.’ It’s already paying off.
An effort to build chemistry off the court has already begun to pay dividends for Memphis as it attempts to turnaround a season that had begun to slip away.
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What to expect in Memphis’ rematch against Tulane
The Tigers will have no shortage of motivation Sunday when they face the Green Wave for the second time in three weeks. The game will be broadcast on ESPN2 at 1 p.m.
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Tigers podcast: Hardaway’s rotation, NCAA Tourney chances, recruiting
The latest Daily Memphis Tigers Podcast with Greg Gaston covers coach Penny Hardaway’s rotation, Memphis’ NCAA Tournament path after snapping its losing streak and some football recruiting talk.
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Tigers lack ‘desperation’ in win over Temple that was anything but convincing
Though Memphis beat Temple on the road, the Tigers’ performance still left questions about the type of team they truly are.
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Tigers avoid late collapse to pick up road win over Temple
The Tigers showed flashes of both the team that knocked off three AP Top 25 opponents in a row earlier in the season and the one that lost to Rice at home in its win over Temple.
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Tigers lack ‘desperation’ in win over Temple that was anything but convincing
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Martin: After win against Temple, Hardaway knows what he has to do
John Martin lists seven points on the road win against Temple, and advises coach Penny Hardaway on how to narrow his rotation.
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