There are 15 article(s) tagged Alex Simmons:

• April 2024

  • Tigers coach Simmons speaks on FedEx NIL, women’s college basketball

    Simmons talks about how FedEx’s commitment should go a long way in providing her and the program with the momentum needed in today’s world of college athletics.

    By Parth Upadhyaya April 22, 2024

• March 2024

  • Tigers’ women win streak ends at North Texas

    The five-game winning streak ends with a loss at North Texas. The Tigers next game will be in the AAC Tournament on Sunday against East Carolina.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 06, 2024

  • Tigers women’s basketball getting hot at the right time

    A 21-point victory over UAB on Saturday was the fifth consecutive win for Memphis. 

    By Frank Bonner II March 02, 2024

• November 2023

  • Tigers roll past Hornets for first victory in the Simmons era

    Madison Griggs and Raven Sims combine for 34 points in a dominant performance.

    By John Varlas November 10, 2023

  • Memphis women’s basketball ready to begin new chapter with Simmons

    Even as they start over with their third coach in four years, the Tigers are excited for what the 2023-24 season holds with first-year coach Alex Simmons on the sideline.

    By Parth Upadhyaya November 05, 2023

• October 2023

  • Tigers women’s basketball coach says record number of season tickets sold ‘shows the love for this program’

    Memphis’ support has fueled the Tigers’ women’s basketball team as they head into the 2023-24 season, says head coach Alex Simmons.

    By Parth Upadhyaya October 24, 2023

  • Simmons finds early success in establishing culture

    First-year coach Alex Simmons is looking to take Memphis women’s basketball to new heights.

    By Parth Upadhyaya October 10, 2023

  • Memphis women’s basketball picked to finish fifth in AAC, Griggs gets preseason All-AAC nod

    Tigers fifth-year guard Madison Griggs made the preseason All-AAC first team.

    By Parth Upadhyaya October 09, 2023

  • Tigers, students mix, dunk and dance at U of M’s first Student Madness event

    Memphis basketball’s first-ever student-only season tip-off event allowed the university’s student body to familiarize itself with players on both the men’s and women’s teams.

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    Memphis basketball’s AAC game times and TV designations announced

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    By Parth Upadhyaya October 05, 2023

  • Memphis women’s Tigers basketball conference games and TV announced

    Fans will get the chance to see first-year coach Alex Simmons and her Tigers team play 13 times at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff October 04, 2023

• July 2023

  • Tigers women’s basketball to schedule home-and-home series with Lady Vols

    A game between the University of Memphis and the University of Tennessee will happen this upcoming season, and newly hired Tigers coach Alex Simmons will be coaching against her alma mater. 

    By Frank Bonner II, Liaudwin Seaberry Jr. July 15, 2023

  • New program, same staff for Tigers women’s basketball coach

    The three assistant coaches and three players Alex Simmons brought from Gardner-Webb have helped make the transition to Memphis much easier. 

    By Frank Bonner II July 01, 2023

• May 2023

  • New Tigers basketball coach is in transfer player’s life ‘for a reason’

    “She took a chance on me, and ever since then, our bond grew stronger and stronger every single year,” new Tiger Ki’Ari Cain, who lost her mother last year, said of Coach Alex Simmons.

    By Frank Bonner II May 31, 2023

• April 2023

  • New Tigers women’s basketball coach Alex Simmons seems to be perfect fit

    Alex Simmons took pride in representing the state as a player at the University of Tennessee, and now she gets to do the same as the head women’s basketball coach at the University of Memphis. 

    By Frank Bonner II April 13, 2023

  • Tigers hire Alex Simmons as new women’s basketball coach

    Simmons coached five years at Gardner-Webb University and led the Bulldogs to the NCAA Tournament last season.

    By Frank Bonner II April 06, 2023