Tigers Football Insider: Memphis announces new director of recruiting
Sam Popper is the new director of recruiting after holding a similar role at Akron.
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Sam Popper is the new director of recruiting after holding a similar role at Akron.
While Penny Hardaway knows the boost the return of Malcolm Dandridge and Alex Lomax could give Memphis, he’s also cautious about the impact it could have on the team’s chemistry.
Duren has averaged 8.4 points and 8.5 rebounds through 44 games played for Detroit this season.
Davis poured in 26 points to save the day in an 80-68 win for the Tigers (17-5, 7-2 AAC) over Tulsa on Sunday afternoon. Box score: Memphis 80, Tulsa 68 Memphis commits Mikey Williams and JJ Taylor shine on national TVRelated stories:
On a night when the Memphis’ usually outspoken leader wouldn’t say much about his accomplishment, his players spoke for him.
The Tigers’ four-star duo Mikey Williams and JJ Taylor had big games for San Ysidro High School (San Diego) in a late tip-off Saturday on ESPN2.
When Memphis takes on Tulsa on the road Sunday, it’ll mark the third time in the past four games where it’ll face a team in the bottom half of the AAC standings.
Memphis’ fifth-year basketball coach was asked Thursday night if he had any comment on the death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols due to injuries sustained at a traffic stop.
Davis scored 25 points to go with 11 assists and seven rebounds to lead his Memphis Tigers (16-5, 6-2 AAC) to a 99-84 win over SMU. Penny Hardaway thankful for much more than 100th win on ‘special' nightRelated stories:
NCAA men’s basketball box score for Thursday’s game between the Memphis Tigers and SMU Mustangs played at FedExForum in Memphis.
In honor of the fifth-year coach being one win away from the milestone, it felt like the right time to rank the five best wins head coach Penny Hardaway had for Memphis Tigers’ basketball.
Kendric Davis adds another national award to his ever-growing list of accolades.
Davis, Memphis’ star 6-foot guard, played three seasons at SMU before joining the Tigers’ program as a transfer this past offseason. And when the Mustangs visit FedExForum on Thursday, he’ll take on his former team for the first time.
The six incoming teams have a combined record of 125-195-4 against the remaining AAC members and are 18-25 against Memphis.
During his weekly radio Show on Monday, the Houston coach discussed his Cougars’ home loss to Temple on Sunday. He then unpromptedly spoke about Penny Hardaway and Memphis.
It’s easy to see why Hardaway spoke with such pride after Memphis knocked off Cincinnati on the road on Sunday afternoon to pick up its third consecutive win.Related stories:
Kendric Davis and DeAndre Williams were magnificent in leading the Memphis Tigers to their 100th win under Penny Hardaway. OK, the official record will say this was win No. 99. Either way, it was sweet.
Memphis’ battle on Sunday, Jan. 22, with its long-time rival presents a key opportunity for the Tigers to pick up a Quadrant 2 victory.
Penny Hardaway was conflicted when addressing reporters after his team’s victory over Wichita State on Thursday night at FedExForum.
Memphis again fell behind early. This time, though, the Tigers put their foot on the gas when they needed to in order to avoid another dramatic finish Buckley: With Chris Simmons in his heart, DeAndre Williams deliversRelated stories:
While a victory against the Shockers won’t bolster the Tigers’ NCAA Tournament resume, a loss would give the group a blemish that would be hard to overlook come Selection Sunday. Kendric Davis makes Tigers and AAC history with latest awardRelated story:
Memphis will have to try to gut out at least one or two more wins while missing Lomax, Dandridge and Hardaway, but there is a silver lining to the Tigers’ current predicament.
While Memphis lost some guys to the portal and graduation, the Tigers have brought in several transfers that include 11 former Power Five athletes.
There are limited opportunities left for quality wins on Memphis’ schedule. And if it plays anywhere close to the level at which it played versus Temple, it’ll be difficult to take care of business against even mediocre AAC foes.
The Tigers hit the road to take on Temple in Philadelphia at 2 p.m. Sunday, just four days after falling to UCF 107-104 in double overtime on Wednesday.