Tigers Basketball Insider: Memphis’ NCAA Tournament outlook after UAB win
A look at where Memphis stands in the NCAA Tournament picture — and its resume overall — after the Tigers’ dominant win over UAB on Sunday.
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January 2025
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Memphis rises in AP Top 25 after dominant UAB win
The Tigers, who cracked the top 20 of the AP Top 25 on Monday, are ranked for the fifth consecutive week and the seventh week overall this season.
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Tigers beat writer Parth Upadhyaya’s latest AP Top 25 ballot
Where did Upadhyaya rank Memphis after a week in which the Tigers followed up their fifth straight underperformance, this one against Wichita State on Thursday, with a blowout of longtime rival UAB on Sunday?
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Dainja Zone: Tigers big man dominates in the paint with breakout game
Dainja finished with 21 points and eight rebounds against UAB on Sunday in his first game starting for Memphis since Nov. 15 versus Ohio.
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Memphis plays with point to prove, blasts UAB at home
Haggerty and Dainja lead No. 24 Memphis to a 100-77 victory over UAB
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Martin: Seven years in, Penny Hardaway is winning respect
With a 6-1 start in the AAC and his team poised to earn its best tournament seed since John Calipari, Penny Hardaway is finally changing the hearts and minds of some of the same national media that once doubted him.
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Tigers Basketball Insider: Memphis' NCAA Tournament outlook after UAB win
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Memphis plays with point to prove, blasts UAB at home
The No. 24 Tigers played with a purpose in a 100-77 win against the Blazers in front of a blue-and-white striped-out FedExForum crowd.
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Buckley: ‘Complete domination.’ The Tigers have Andy Kennedy’s endorsement.
Former Ole Miss coach feels fine about the Memphis Tigers’ NCAA Tournament hopes after watching them dismantle his UAB Blazers.
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What to watch in Memphis’ game against UAB
The No. 24 Tigers should have a point to prove when the AAC preseason favorite Blazers visit FedExForum.
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Tigers outdone by Tulsa during final quarter
Tigers women’s basketball was upended in the fourth quarter Saturday afternoon at the Reynolds Center.
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Tigers Podcast: Can Memphis basketball make the most of ‘separation week'?
Tigers basketball beat writer Parth Upadhyaya and columnist John Martin discuss the importance of Memphis’ upcoming home games against Wichita State and UAB.
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Buckley: Hardaway calls the turnovers ‘embarrassing.’ Are bad habits to blame?
Memphis beat Wichita State, but coach Penny Hardaway is concerned about bad habits in January that could bite the Tigers come March.
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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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What to watch in Memphis’ game against Wichita State
Separation week for the Tigers in the AAC begins at home against the Shockers.
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Tigers Basketball Insider: Tigers have ‘small’ problem
The Tigers are the second shortest team in the AAC, according to average height data from KenPom.
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Memphis remains in AP Top 25 despite road loss to Temple
Even after a disappointing loss to Temple on Thursday in Philadelphia, the Tigers remain in the AP Top 25.
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Tigers beat writer Parth Upadhyaya’s latest AP Top 25 ballot
Where did Parth Upadhyaya rank the Tigers after a week in which they fell on the road to a non-top-100 Temple team before beating Charlotte on the road by only nine points?
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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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Martin: Memphis wins! All is well — if it can keep it up for the next 50 days.
The challenge for the Memphis Tigers is to be this locked in every night, often against teams at the bottom of the barrel. And a loss the game before shouldn’t be a prerequisite to coming out with that kind of energy.
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Box Score: Memphis 77, Charlotte 68
Here is box score for Sunday’s game between the Memphis Tigers and the Charlotte 49ers at Dale F. Halton Arena.
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What to watch in Memphis’ game at Charlotte
The No. 18 Memphis Tigers will have an opportunity to quickly bounce back from their recent loss to Temple when they visit the Charlotte 49ers.
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U of M will retire Tamika Whitmore’s jersey March 1
The former All-American and WNBA All-Star will have her jersey retired at halftime of the Memphis women’s game against Tulsa.
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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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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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Tigers Basketball Insider: Dante Harris expected to ‘make things happen’
Virginia transfer Dante Harris provides Memphis with a third facilitator to go with guards Tyrese Hunter and PJ Haggerty, and another tenacious on-ball defender.
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