Memphis’ Dainja returns to AAC game after injury
During a first-half media timeout in Memphis’ AAC Tournament quarterfinal matchup against Wichita State on Friday, Dain Dainja winced in pain.
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March 2025
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The Memphis game: Coaches, players, even fans had Bluff City roots in MSU-UAB game
In Tigers vs. Blazers in the NCAA Tournament in 1985, there were sometimes nine players from Memphis on the floor at once.
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Tigers Podcast: Before the Big Dance, Memphis must handle business at the AAC Tournament
Parth Upadhyaya and John Martin discuss what Memphis needs to do this week at the AAC Tournament to steer clear of the NCAA Tournament’s dreaded No. 8-No. 9 seed first-round matchup.
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Memphis Tigers’ AAC Tournament quarterfinal opponent determined
The No. 1 seed Tigers (26-5) will play Friday at noon (ESPN2 and ESPN+) in an AAC Tournament quarterfinal matchup at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
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What to watch in Memphis’ AAC Tournament quarterfinal game vs. Wichita State
The No. 1 seed Tigers are set to take on the No. 8 seed Wichita State Shockers in an AAC Tournament quarterfinal matchup on Friday at noon at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Memphis Tigers’ AAC Tournament quarterfinal opponent determined
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Tigers Basketball Insider: Join our interactive NCAA chat
The Daily Memphian will host a live virtual subscriber Q&A session heading into the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
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Memphis’ PJ Haggerty named second-team All-American by The Sporting News
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Memphis’ PJ Haggerty named second-team All-American by The Sporting News
Haggerty has cemented his status as one of the best players in college basketball for the 2024-25 season.
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The finish: Two jump shots lifted Memphis State in 1985. Andre Turner nailed both.
The outcome of a game that could end a 12-year drought for the Tigers hung in the balance. But to those who’d been on the journey with that team, what happened next was inevitable.
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Hill: With PJ Haggerty, Tigers fans can draw up the biggest dreams
Haggerty arrived at a critical juncture in the Penny Hardaway era, a point last April when confidence in the program was dwindling and a crescendo of criticism had reached its loudest point.
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Calkins: How an 11-year-old girl helped inspire Hardaway’s greatest season
Penny Hardaway was named American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year Tuesday. Is that because an 11-year-old girl gave him an unexpected gift? OK, maybe not. But he did just ask her for two more.
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Memphis ends 2024-25 regular season with top-20 ranking in AP Top 25
This marks the most weeks in a season Memphis has been ranked in the AP Top 25 since the Tigers spent 19 in the poll in 2013-14 under former coach Josh Pastner.
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Memphis’ path to AAC Tournament title clearer as bracket set
With the AAC Tournament bracket set, the Tigers now have a clearer idea of what their quest to bring home more hardware looks like.
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‘What life is all about’: Hardaway earns redemption a year after hitting bottom
Memphis’ 84-68 win over South Florida on Friday allowed the program to claim the outright AAC regular-season title and gave Penny Hardaway the redemption he’d sought for nearly a year.
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Calkins: ‘What a difference a year makes,’ says Penny Hardaway — as he cuts down the net
After seven years, Penny Hardaway was finally able to celebrate a regular-season title at Memphis Friday night. He was finally able to cut down a net in the city he loves so much.
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It’s official: Memphis Tigers are AAC regular-season champs
After gaining a share of the regular-season championship with a win over UTSA March 4, the Tigers rode Dain Dainja and PJ Haggerty over USF Friday to claim the title outright.
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Box score: Memphis 84, South Florida 68
This is the box score for the NCAA basketball game between the Memphis Tigers and the USF Bulls on Friday, March 7, 2025, at FedExForum.
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What to watch in Memphis’ regular-season finale against South Florida
Memphis’ 75-70 road win against UTSA on Tuesday already allowed it to secure at least a share of the AAC regular-season title.
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Tigers Podcast: After AAC regular-season title, what’s next on Penny Hardaway’s redemption tour?
Tigers basketball beat writer Parth Upadhyaya and college sports columnist John Martin look at how Penny Hardaway and Tigers checked a key box off of their list of season-long goals, and what’s left to achieve.
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Tigers’ Dante Harris ‘might not be back for a minute’ after ankle injury, Hardaway says
Memphis reserve point guard Dante Harris injured his left ankle in the first half of the Tigers’ 75-70 road win over UTSA. Harris exited the game and did not return.
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Penny Hardaway says retaining PJ Haggerty is offseason ‘Priority No. 1’
Memphis Tigers coach Penny Hardaway has launched his campaign to bring guard PJ Haggerty back for another season.
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Tigers’ Dante Harris ‘might not be back for a minute’ after ankle injury, Hardaway says
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Hardaway’s Tigers have checked off one goal. They have two to go.
The win over the UTSA Roadrunners gives the Memphis Tigers at least a share of the AAC’s regular-season crown, which they can clinch outright with a victory in Friday’s regular-season finale versus South Florida.
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Memphis avoids upset against UTSA, clinches share of AAC regular-season title
Box score: Memphis 75, UTSA 70
Tigers Basketball Insider: How will Memphis fare in All-AAC honors?
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Memphis avoids upset against UTSA, clinches share of AAC regular-season title
The No. 16 Tigers eked out a 75-70 win against UTSA at the Convocation Center in San Antonio on Tuesday night to clinch a share of the AAC regular-season championship.
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Martin: Hardaway has earned this conference championship
Who could’ve imagined during last season’s epic collapse what would be in store for the Memphis basketball program this season? Who would’ve believed that six months later that Penny Hardaway would do something Josh Pastner or Tubby Smith never could?
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Box score: Memphis 75, UTSA 70
This is the box score for the NCAA basketball game between the Memphis Tigers and the UTSA Roadrunners on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at the UTSA Convocation Center in San Antonio, Texas.
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What to watch in Memphis’ road game against UTSA
A win over the Roadrunners would allow the Tigers to clinch a share of the AAC regular-season championship and the No. 1 seed in the AAC Tournament.
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