There are 94 article(s) tagged NCAA Tournament:

• February 2020

  • Tigers avoid disaster in win at Tulane

    Memphis basketball outscored Tulane 14-7 in overtime to survive turnover struggles.

    By Drew Hill February 29, 2020

  • ‘The pressure is here': Tigers desperate to win out after loss to SMU

    Penny Hardaway said he can't hide the pressure from his young team any longer. The way he sees it, the Tigers need to win out. 

    By Drew Hill February 26, 2020

  • Slowing SMU key for Tigers in pivotal AAC matchup

    Memphis heads to Texas to play SMU on Tuesday, the next trial in the Tigers efforts to build a winning streak. The key will be closing out the game.

    By Drew Hill February 24, 2020

  • Mast: Tigers close but not quite in NCAA Tourney Talk

    The win over Houston gave Memphis a much-needed win in the Tigers pursuit for their first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 2014.

    By Shelby Mast February 24, 2020

  • Calkins: For Memphis basketball, a long-awaited (and much-deserved) day of joy

    After a season of tumult, the Memphis Tigers defeated Houston Saturday. You should have seen the smiles.

    By Geoff Calkins February 22, 2020

  • Memphis basketball notebook: Hardaway discusses transfer rules, Houston

    Houston poses the biggest challenge to Penny Hardaway and the Tigers in months and at a time where Memphis needs a big win to enhance its NCAA Tournament resume

    By Drew Hill February 21, 2020

  • Two-loss week shoves Tigers further from NCAA Tourney

    Memphis continues to fall away from the NCAA Tournament consideration after a two-loss week in the American Athletic Conference. The Tigers need help if they are to make the tournament.

    By Shelby Mast February 18, 2020

  • Memphis basketball searching for confidence during time of uncertainty

    But Tigers “are locked and loaded ready to go fight at Cincinnati,” Hardaway says.

    By Drew Hill February 11, 2020

  • South Florida loss leaves Tigers outside NCAA Tourney bracket

    South Florida loss at home leaves Tigers in an uphill battle if they hope to make the NCAA Tournament, according to our latest bracketology expert.

    By Shelby Mast February 11, 2020

  • Memphis basketball notebook: ‘It’s tough, but it’s not impossible’

    With eight games to play, Penny Hardaway is fighting to keep the Tigers together while injuries are tearing them apart. 

    By Drew Hill February 09, 2020

  • Calkins: Memphis basketball season is in tatters — but, please, save the hot takes

    Memphis suffered a crushing loss to South Florida Saturday. But it's not some big secret why this season has gone bad.

    By Geoff Calkins February 09, 2020

  • Memphis dominates Temple for third straight win

    Memphis answered Penny Hardaway's prayer for offensive execution and pulled away from Temple with strong efforts from Lester Quinones and Malcolm Dandridge. 

    By Drew Hill February 05, 2020

  • Bracketology: Wins don’t improve Tigers’ NCAA hopes

    Tigers hold spot in hopes of making the NCAA Tournament – still sitting on a bubble hoping for help from other teams around the country.

    By Shelby Mast February 04, 2020

• January 2020

  • Bracketology: Tigers hopes of NCAA in jeopardy

    As the calendar turned to 2020, the University of Memphis looked like a certain lock for the NCAA Tournament. A few weeks later, the bottom dropped out. 

    By Shelby Mast January 28, 2020

  • Reasons to be optimistic, or not, about Memphis basketball’s tournament chances

    The Tigers made progress on the offensive end Saturday against SMU, but now their resume does not look like one of an NCAA Tournament team. 

    By Drew Hill January 26, 2020

  • Bracketology: Tigers still in race for top-four tournament bid

    There are a lot of factors that go into predicting where the Tigers can land in the NCAA postseason bracket. Here's a breakdown of the calculations used to determine seeding.

    By Drew Hill January 18, 2020

• July 2019

  • Memphis basketball will play Bradley next season, Penny Hardaway says

    Penny Hardaway announced the Tigers’ new opponent on Andy Katz’s March Madness 365 podcast.

    By Drew Hill July 17, 2019

• March 2019

  • Grizzlies Podcast: Grizz fan’s guide to the NCAA tournament

    Chris Herrington is joined by Tigers reporter Jonah Jordan to preview the NCAA tournament through a Grizzlies prism. What potential NBA draft prospects should fans be watching and what do Chris and Jonah think about them?

    By Natalie Van Gundy March 20, 2019

• September 2018

  • Tigers optimistic of chances to reach NCAA tournament in Hardaway’s first year

    Memphis point guard Jeremiah Martin stepped onto the floor over the summer and immediately knew the talent Penny Hardaway put together plus what was returning would be better than the Tigers projected No. 8 finish in the American Athletic Conference. 

    By Jonah Jordan September 27, 2018