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• February 2022

  • Nolley’s confidence as a shooter comes at perfect time

    Landers Nolley II, with an NCAA Tournament bid in sight, has been on a tear the past five games.

    By Steven Johnson February 27, 2022

  • Box score: Memphis 81, Wichita State 57

    Feb. 27, 2022: The Memphis Tigers defeat the Wichita State Shockers at FedExForum.

    By The Associated Press February 27, 2022

  • Scouting report: What Tigers did first time should work again vs. Wichita State

    Memphis, which beat the Shockers handily in January, needs to stick with the game plan.

    By Steven Johnson February 25, 2022

  • Timberlake, Nolley available against Temple

    Memphis guard Earl Timberlake had missed the past two games.

    By Steven Johnson February 24, 2022

  • Alex Lomax trying to live up to ‘The General’ nickname

    The senior has cut off social media and slowed down his dating life to play his best for the Tigers.

    By Steven Johnson February 23, 2022

  • Scouting report: Tigers can’t sleep on overachieving Temple

    The Owls are young and undersized, but still should prove to be a challenge for Memphis.

    By Steven Johnson February 23, 2022

  • Memphis linebacker Cole Mashburn retires from football for medical reasons

    Cole Mashburn has a crack in his lower spine that he has been dealing with since high school. 

    By Frank Bonner II February 21, 2022

  • How Memphis responds to embarrassing loss will determine the season

    Have the Tigers learned what it takes to not let one loss snowball into more?

    By Steven Johnson February 21, 2022

  • Calkins: It’s not over, Memphis fans! But yeeesh.

    ‘Don’t lose heart, Memphis fans. The Tigers may have been blown out by SMU, but they can still make the NCAA Tournament. As long as they never play like that again.’

    By Geoff Calkins February 21, 2022

  • Tigers humbled in blowout loss to SMU

    The Tigers still should be in the projected NCAA Tournament field, but the way they looked in the loss was concerning, considering how well they had looked during the winning streak.

    By Steven Johnson February 21, 2022

  • Box score: SMU 73, Memphis 57

    Feb. 20, 2022: The SMU Mustangs defeat the Memphis Tigers at Moody Coliseum in Dallas.

    By The Associated Press February 20, 2022

  • A Tigers tournament run could pay dividends not just this season, but next

    Progress is a case of show, don’t tell. And with Emoni Bates’ injury and the way the Tigers have played in his absence, it’s possible we won’t see him again this season.

    By John Martin February 19, 2022

  • Tigers’ 2022 season is set after AAC releases schedules

    The University of Memphis will kick off the football season Sept. 3 against Mississippi State. North Texas and North Alabama are the only teams it is playing this year that were not on last year’s schedule. 

    By Frank Bonner II February 19, 2022

  • How Jermaine Johnson helped Memphis fix its ‘22’ full-court press

    Johnson’s return to the staff is paying off in a big way for the Tigers’ defense.

    By Steven Johnson February 16, 2022

  • Calkins: By any name, this Memphis Tigers winning streak is sweet

    So what if the ESPN crew couldn’t actually pronounce the names of Memphis players Tuesday night? If the Tigers keep playing like this, they’ll be headed to (say it with me, ESPN!) the NCAA Tournament.

    By Geoff Calkins February 16, 2022

  • Balanced offense results in Tigers’ sixth straight win

    Despite foul trouble, the Tigers were steady in defeating AAC rival Cincinnati.

    Related story: What we learned about the Tigers after Game 23

    By Steven Johnson February 16, 2022

  • What we learned about the Tigers after Game 23

    The Tigers are becoming a mentally tough team sharing the ball at a high level.

    By Steven Johnson February 16, 2022

  • Tigers’ Earl Timberlake out against Cincinnati

    Tigers guard Earl Timberlake was ruled out with a shoulder injury.

    By Steven Johnson February 15, 2022

  • AAC commissioner says two issues stalling football playoff expansion

    AAC commissioner Mike Aresco said there are two major hurdles, including the branding of the Power Five vs. the Group of Five.

    By Frank Bonner II February 15, 2022

  • Scouting report: Memphis, Cincinnati trending in opposite directions

    The Tigers have won five in a row; the Bearcats just lost to an 8-15 Tulsa team.

    By Steven Johnson February 14, 2022

  • Scouting report: Hardaway expects Cincinnati rematch to be grimy, physical

    The Bearcats have won four of their past five since losing to Memphis and have risen to No. 68 in the latest NCAA Net Rankings.

    By Steven Johnson February 14, 2022

  • Tigers getting back to their old form defensively

    In the past five games, the University of Memphis appears to have rediscovered what made it a defensive force last season.

    By Steven Johnson February 13, 2022

  • Tigers, led by Nolley’s 20 points, dismiss No. 6 Houston

    Memphis was unfazed late in the game, thwarting the Cougars, who lost back-to-back games for the first time since 2017.

    By Steven Johnson February 12, 2022

  • Calkins: Memphis gets ‘humongous’ win the program deserved

    The Memphis Tigers ended Houston’s 37-game home winning streak. It was a win they desperately needed. And that everyone connected with the program — coaches, players and fans — richly deserved.

    By Geoff Calkins February 12, 2022

  • Box score: Memphis 69, Houston 59

    Feb. 12, 2022: The Memphis Tigers defeat the Houston Cougars at Fertitta Center in Houston. 

    By The Associated Press February 12, 2022