Ahead of Wichita State game, Tigers have ‘laundry list’ of improvements
Coach Penny Hardaway knows the No. 24 Memphis Tigers (14-4, 4-1 AAC) can’t lose their edge as they get set to take on Wichita State at home Thursday.
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January 2025
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Love it, Like it or Hate it: Memphis’ win over Charlotte features highs and lows
“When we play poorly, it looks bad,” Memphis coach Penny Hardaway said of the No. 18 Tigers after they beat AAC bottom-feeder Charlotte by single digits Sunday. “But when we play great, it looks great. We have our moments.”
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Despite flawed performance, Tigers pick up bounce-back road win at Charlotte
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Despite flawed performance, Tigers pick up bounce-back road win at Charlotte
Led by PJ Haggerty’s 18 points and 14 points and nine rebounds from Dain Dainja, the Tigers pick up the road win to improve to 4-1 in the AAC and 14-4 overall.
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After loss, Memphis must rebound — in every sense of the word
Memphis has been outrebounded in each of its past three games, by a total margin of 119-82. The Tigers must fix that problem in order to rebound from Thursday’s defeat at Temple.
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Martin: Memphis lost. That’s OK. Just don’t make it a habit.
Memphis coach Penny Hardaway called the loss disheartening and discouraging. In the abstract, it’s hard to argue with him. It was a poor effort from the start.
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Memphis outmuscled, upset by Temple in Philadelphia
The Tigers were outrebounded 49-25 for the game and allowed the Owls to grab 22 offensive rebounds.
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Box score: Temple 88, Memphis 81
This is the box score for the NCAA basketball game between the Memphis Tigers and the Temple Owls on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Memphis Tigers women lose close one at home to UTSA
A late technical foul hurts Memphis in the final seconds of a home loss to UTSA.
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What to watch in Memphis’ road game against Temple
Thursday’s matchup with the Owls is currently the final opportunity the Tigers have this season to add another Quadrant 2 win to their resume.
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Memphis moves up slightly in AP Top 25 poll after win over ECU
The Tigers rose in the AP Top 25 for the second straight week.
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Tigers beat writer Parth Upadhyaya’s latest AP Top 25 ballot
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Tigers beat writer Parth Upadhyaya’s latest AP Top 25 ballot
Where did Upadhyaya rank Memphis after a second straight close call at home — this one to an ECU team well outside the top 150 of the NCAA’s NET rankings — to an AAC foe?
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‘He’s a winner’: Tigers’ PJ Haggerty becomes brand ambassador for NIL app
PJ Haggerty, Memphis’ superstar guard, has emerged as an All-American candidate and dark-horse National Player of the Year contender. Now, his big plays could directly help him earn a few extra dollars.
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Hardaway knows Memphis’ narrow win over ECU isn’t good enough. Here’s why.
A victory in which Memphis simply scraped by versus an ECU squad ranked No. 203 in the NCAA’s NET rankings and No. 165 in KenPom won’t move the needle when it comes to advanced analytics or human polls.
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Memphis blows big lead but escapes with win against ECU
Despite leading by as many as 18 points in the first half, the No. 19 Tigers found themselves in a tight one late yet again before coming away with a 74-70 win against the Pirates.
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Tigers Podcast: Basketball’s rankings, adjustments, ECU game
With Memphis having a week off between Sunday’s home win over North Texas and its upcoming matchup with ECU on Saturday, coach Penny Hardaway said significant changes to his team’s practice structure were coming. Tigers basketball beat writer Parth Upadhyaya and columnist John Martin discuss what those are and more.
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Memphis Tigers women can’t hold lead, fall at UAB
The Tigers led after the first quarter, 22-19, but lost the middle two quarters by a total score of 40-19 in their first road conference game of the season.
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Penny Hardaway on Tigers motivation: ‘Every game for us is personal’
Penny Hardaway, Tyrese Hunter and Nicholas Jourdain spoke to reporters Wednesday about solving the Tigers’ turnover issue, the recent addition of midseason transfer Dante Harris and concerns regarding a potential snowstorm on the horizon.
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Hardaway will take the win but wants to teach his Tigers to keep pushing
Coach Penny Hardaway saw the signs when he and his team landed back in Memphis following their 28-point road win over Florida Atlantic in Boca Raton.
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Memphis ekes out win over North Texas in first AAC home game of season
The No. 21 Tigers did enough to pull off a 68-64 victory over the Mean Green and avoid what would’ve been deemed their second bad loss of the season Sunday.
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Memphis women lose close one to North Texas
The Tigers’ Alasia Smith got a decent shot at the buzzer, which would have forced overtime with the Mean Green women’s basketball team.
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Bulls to retire former Tigers star Derrick Rose’s jersey
Derrick Rose, the 36-year-old former Memphis Tigers and Grizzlies guard, will become just the fifth Bulls player to have his jersey hang in the United Center rafters.
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What to watch in Memphis’ game against North Texas
Memphis’ game against North Texas — a Quad 3 opportunity for the Tigers — is the final matchup it has on its schedule against an opponent in the top 100 of the NET or KenPom.
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Calkins: The one thing Memphians must resolve to do in 2025 (and it’s not lose weight)
Hey, Memphians. It’s time to resolve to have fun again in 2025. Go to a Tigers game. Go to a Grizzlies game. Get off your couch and do something.
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There’s one player who can elevate Tigers from good to great
Memphis big man Dain Dainja scored 16 points in a span of less than seven minutes in the Tigers’ AAC-opening win over Florida Atlantic.
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Memphis routs Florida Atlantic by 28 points in first conference game
The No. 21 Tigers appeared to come out of the gate with a point to prove against the Owls — and they rarely let up through the course of 40 minutes.
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