What did Tigers learn in first exhibition game? Here are three takeaways.
This is almost an entirely new-look Memphis squad that had four of its players physically join the group in the last eight days alone. It was a Tigers game unlike any other.
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August 2023
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July 2023
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New program, same staff for Tigers women’s basketball coach
The three assistant coaches and three players Alex Simmons brought from Gardner-Webb have helped make the transition to Memphis much easier.
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March 2023
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Temple transfer Nick Jourdain had ‘gut feeling’ to go with Memphis
Nick Jourdain is confident he can reach his ‘untapped’ potential with the Tigers.
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Tigers Talk: Upadhyaya, Martin on Memphis’ offseason roster moves, position in new-look AAC
Upadhyaya and Martin break down key decisions Memphis must make in regards to its 2023-24 roster and look ahead at the new AAC landscape.
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Tigers Basketball Insider: Two of Memphis’ 2023 commits provide updates on their statuses
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Memphis’ special season comes to abrupt end in WNIT loss to Bowling Green
Second-year coach Katrina Merriweather’s squad used strong play in the paint to stay in the game, but the Tigers fell to Bowling Green, 73-60.
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Hot start lifts Tigers to a 17-point win over Ball State
Memphis jumped out to a 20-0 lead and never trailed in the 79-62 win over Ball State. The Tigers will face Bowling Green in the third round of the WNIT tournament.
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Calkins: The Tigers should be headed to glory. Instead, they’re headed home.
The Memphis Tigers had it all in their grasp. The win, the celebration, maybe even a trip to the Sweet 16. Instead, they lost to Florida Atlantic Friday. And now they are headed home.
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Memphis suffers heartbreaking loss to Florida Atlantic in NCAA Tournament
Memphis lost a heartbreaker to Florida Atlantic Friday night. A promising season came to a crushing end.
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Box score: FAU 66, Memphis 65
NCAA East Regional first-round box score for the game between the Memphis Tigers and Florida Atlantic University Owls played Friday, March 17, in Columbus, Ohio.
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Calkins: Kendric Davis is at the NCAA Tournament! Now what will he do next?
Kendric Davis has made it to the NCAA Tournament. Now he’s aiming to be one of the Memphis program’s all-time greats.
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Memphis women start fast, defeat Jackson State in WNIT
The Tigers, playing in front of a loud, large crowd at Elma Roane Fieldhouse, never trailed. Memphis will play Ball State Monday in the second round.
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DeAndre Williams with a GoPro — and other tournament shenanigans
DeAndre Williams had a GoPro. Alex Lomax (and his big ones) are on a T-shirt. Yes, Memphis, the Tigers seem to be having a high old time.
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Martin: What made this Tigers season possible? It starts with Hardaway
As the Tigers enter the NCAA Tournament for a second straight season, the team reached 25 wins for the first time since 2012-13; improved their seeding from a season ago; beat the AP No. 1 team for the first time in school history; and won the American Athletic Conference tournament.
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Calkins: Davis & Williams are the best Memphis duo since — OK, you decide
Kendric Davis and DeAndre Williams each scored more than 30 points in leading Memphis over UCF Friday. That’s the first time two Memphis players have scored 30 or more in the same game in over 52 years.
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Davis, Williams combine for 68 points in win over UCF
The All-AAC duo combined for 68 points on 24-39 shooting, 14 rebounds and nine assists. Tigers advance in the AAC Tournament to play Tulane in a Saturday semifinal game.
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Box score: Memphis 81, UCF 76
NCAA men’s basketball box score for the Friday, March 10, AAC quarterfinal game between the Memphis Tigers and the UCF Knights from Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
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What to look for in Memphis’ AAC Tournament quarterfinal game versus UCF
The No. 2-seed Tigers will play No. 7-seed UCF in an AAC Tournament quarterfinal matchup at 6 p.m. Friday, March 10, at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
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ECU eliminates Tigers in semifinal of Women’s AAC Tournament
Cold shooting from the 3-point line hurt Memphis’ chances to reach Thursday’s title game.
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Tigers avoid upset, advance in AAC Women’s Tournament
The Tigers (20-9) are now two wins away from winning the conference title and earning an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.
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Calkins: Now comes No. 1 Houston — and a day this Memphis team has earned.
The best thing about Sunday’s epic matchup between the Memphis Tigers and No. 1 Houston? It was earned.
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Kendric Davis on jeers during return to SMU: ‘It’s supposed to be love’
Davis was jeered throughout the contest Thursday in his first game back at SMU since transferring to Memphis last offseason.
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Davis leads Memphis on late rally to put away SMU
Former Mustang Kendric Davis led the Memphis Tigers to an 81-62 win over SMU Thursday night in University City, Texas. The victory clinched the No. 2 seed for the Tigers for next week’s AAC Tournament in Fort Worth, Texas.
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‘A mixed bag of emotions': Kendric Davis returns to SMU for the first time as a Tiger
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Box score: Memphis 81, SMU 62
The University of Memphis Tigers played the Southern Methodist University Mustangs at Moody Coliseum in University Park, Texas, on Thursday, March 2, 2023.
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February 2023
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Memphis pulls away late in road win over Wichita State
Memphis got bucket after bucket out of the gate but didn’t finish off pesky Wichita State until the final few minutes.
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Memphis’ Keonté Kennedy out rest of the regular season
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Calkins: Tigers win ‘by any means’ necessary
The Memphis Tigers are battered, weary — and now they’re missing a key player who broke his hand punching a door. So how do they keep winning games? By any means necessary. On a Memphis team that richly deserves a trip to the NCAAs.
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