Martin: Lawson transfer is hard lesson for Penny and the Tigers
“Last season, Johnathan Lawson proved himself as one of the best 3-point shooters on the team — but his minutes fluctuated as a member of one of the oldest rosters in the country.”
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April 2023
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Tigers Basketball Insider: How valuable is player retention in college basketball?
Johnathan Lawson’s transfer portal entry leaves Memphis with just two guaranteed returnees from its 2022-23 team.
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2023 4-star recruit Ty-Laur Johnson decommits from Memphis
Johnson — a 6-foot Newark, New Jersey, native — intially committed to coach Penny Hardaway in November.
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FSU transfer Caleb Mills ‘extremely confident’ in Penny Hardaway’s vision for him
The former Florida State and Houston guard hopes to take the next step in his game at Memphis.
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Johnathan Lawson enters transfer portal, father confirms
The Memphis Tigers guard has entered the transfer portal, father Keelon Lawson confirmed to The Daily Memphian on Monday.
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Memphis Tigers signee Mikey Williams pleads not guilty
Williams appeared virtually in court in El Cajon, California, Thursday, April 20.
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Date set for Memphis-Texas A&M game in 2023-24
Memphis will head to College Station, Texas, to take on Texas A&M in December.
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Penny Hardaway: ‘As of right now, Mikey (Williams) is still with us.’
Meeting with reporters for the first time Wednesday since the Tigers’ season ended last month, Memphis Tigers coach Penny Hardaway addressed several subjects.
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Tigers Basketball Insider: Memphis again loading up non-conference slate for 2023-24 season
Memphis’ non-conference strength of schedule last season ranked No. 26, per KenPom. Next season’s could be even more difficult.
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Martin: Taking Mikey Williams would be risky business for Memphis, Penny Hardaway
Beyond the allegations, there’s also a reasonable argument to be made that, even from a pure basketball perspective, it’s just not worth bringing Williams in at this point.
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Tigers signee Mikey Williams, accused in shooting incident, hires attorney
Williams has retained defense attorney Troy P. Owens Jr. to represent him, according to an open letter posted Friday night on Owens’ Instagram page.
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March shooting incident leads to Memphis signee Mikey Williams arrest
Memphis 5-star signee Mikey Williams arrested on gun charges
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Memphis State, Melrose legend James Bradley dies
Bradley was a member of Melrose High’s 1974 state championship team and a two-time All-Metro Conference first-team selection with Memphis State.
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The ‘timeless’ Nike Foamposites have helped Hardaway sustain his success
The four-time NBA All-Star turned the sneaker from simple athletic wear into a pop-culture fashion statement.
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Tigers Basketball Insider: Memphis can’t afford to wait on UConn’s Adama Sanogo
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Memphis 5-star signee Mikey Williams arrested on gun charges
Mikey Williams was arrested Thursday in Jamul in San Diego County, California.
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March shooting incident leads to Memphis signee Mikey Williams arrest
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Memphis and Missouri to begin home-and-home series, per report
Coach Penny Hardaway’s Tigers will begin a home-and-home basketball series with Missouri next season, according to CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein.
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Memphis’ Frank Haith to depart for Texas assistant coaching job, per report
Haith joined coach Penny Hardaway’s staff last June after spending eight seasons as head coach at AAC foe Tulsa.
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Memphis lands commitment from Division-II transfer Jonathan Pierre
Jonathan Pierre becomes the third transfer portal acquisition for coach Penny Hardaway this offseason.
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Jonathan Pierre had a breakthrough and ‘never looked back.’ Now he’s a Tiger.
Two years ago, Jonathan Pierre was an unranked senior at Hallandale High without many options.
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Memphis lands commitment from Division-II transfer Jonathan Pierre
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Tigers Basketball Insider: Memphis can’t afford to wait on UConn’s Adama Sanogo
The Adama Sanogo to Memphis noise is, well, just noise as of now.
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MTSU transfer guard Teafale Lenard Jr. commits to Memphis
Lenard, a 6-foot-7 wing, spent the past two seasons with the Conference USA’s Blue Raiders and has three years of eligibility remaining.
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Keonté Kennedy enters transfer portal, not expected to return to Tigers
Kennedy averaged 9.2 points and 2.6 rebounds per game through 25 contests for the Tigers.
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Florida State transfer guard Caleb Mills commits to Memphis
Mills spent the past two seasons at Florida State after playing for former AAC foe Houston in the 2019-20 and 2020-21 campaigns.
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One Shining Moment? Here are five from Memphis’ 2022-23 season
Memphis’ 2022-23 season offered plenty of shining moments.
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Memphis gets aggressive in NCAA transfer portal
Updates on Caleb Love, Mustapha Amzil and Khalif Battle as coach Penny Hardaway rebuilds the Tigers’ roster.
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Memphis will play in 2024 Maui Jim Maui Invitational
Memphis will make its sixth Maui Jim Maui Invitational appearance in 2024.
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Tigers Basketball Insider: FAU will be preseason AAC favorite. That’s a great thing for Memphis.
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