There are 37 article(s) tagged Dain Dainja:

• April 2025

  • Tigers Dain Dainja, Dante Harris opt against entering transfer portal

    Memphis Tigers basketball will have at least one familiar face on its roster for the 2025-26 season.

    By Parth Upadhyaya April 23, 2025

  • Memphis’ Dain Dainja reacts following transfer portal report

    Dain Dainja, now reportedly planning to enter the NCAA transfer portal, averaged 14.6 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.3 blocks per game for the Memphis Tigers this past season.

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    Memphis lands South Carolina transfer Zachary Davis

    By Parth Upadhyaya April 21, 2025

• March 2025

  • He still hasn’t gotten to a Sweet 16 — but Hardaway took a big step this season

    Though Memphis’ Sweet 16 drought continues, Hardaway brought the Tigers closer to their peak as a program as they’d been in a long time this season.

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    Scenes from Seattle: Did Penny Hardaway know it would go this way?

    What Memphis players say about potential return to Tigers

    By Parth Upadhyaya March 21, 2025

  • What to watch in Memphis’ NCAA Tournament 1st-round game vs. Colorado State

    When the No. 5 seed Tigers (29-5) tip off against No. 12 seed Colorado State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday in Seattle, they’ll do so as 1.5-point underdogs. 

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    4 of 4: PJ Haggerty earns All-American status again

    By Parth Upadhyaya March 19, 2025

  • Hardaway wins AAC Coach of the Year, Haggerty Player of the Year

    The Tigers, who won their first-ever outright AAC regular-season title, dominated the American Athletic Conference’s end-of-season honors.

     

    By Parth Upadhyaya March 18, 2025

  • Buckley: DainjaMan got winged. Then he shed his cape and resumed business.

    Dain Dainja was “a little banged up” in the first half of the Tigers’ AAC quarterfinal win against Wichita, but he returned for the start of the second half to help Memphis advance to Saturday’s semifinal.

    By Tim Buckley March 15, 2025

  • What to watch in Memphis’ AAC Tournament semifinal game vs. Tulane

    The No. 1 seed Tigers will have to get past the No. 4 seed Green Wave in order to punch their ticket to Sunday’s AAC Tournament title game.

    By Parth Upadhyaya March 14, 2025

  • 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.

    By Parth Upadhyaya March 14, 2025

  • 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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    By Parth Upadhyaya March 13, 2025

  • The Memphis Tigers’ road to an AAC regular-season title

    The path coach Penny Hardaway and his Tigers took to get to this point is one that featured plenty of twists and turns and ups and downs along the way and began nearly a year ago.

    By Parth Upadhyaya March 10, 2025

  • 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.

    By Parth Upadhyaya March 07, 2025

  • ‘It’s everything’: Win over UAB carries special weight for Tigers

    “Just as a competitor, it’s everything,” Penny Hardaway said after his No. 18 Tigers beat UAB 88-81 Sunday. “You look forward to these types of games. These games are what makes players.”

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    Haggerty scores 25, Rogers adds 21 to help No. 18 Memphis beat UAB 88-81

    Box Score: Memphis 88, UAB 81

    By Parth Upadhyaya March 03, 2025

  • What to watch in Memphis’ road game against UAB

    Penny Hardaway expects “a bare-knuckle fight” when his No. 18 Tigers (23-5, 13-2 AAC) take on regional rival UAB on Sunday (3 p.m., ESPN) at Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. 

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    By Parth Upadhyaya March 02, 2025

• February 2025

  • Martin: One day until March — and Dain Dainja might be the key

    “For the first time in as long as I can remember, the key to a deep run in March for Memphis basketball might be its starting center.”

    By John Martin February 28, 2025

  • Dain Dainja currently not eligible for another season, per NCAA rules

    Despite saying he had one more year to play, Dain Dainja’s collegiate eligibility will expire after this 2024-25 season, according to NCAA rules.

    By Parth Upadhyaya February 25, 2025

  • Buckley: Dain Dainja wanted to be a small forward. Memphis had other ideas.

    Dain Dainja went to Baylor wanting to be a small forward. Penny Hardaway and the Tigers had a different idea, and it’s paying big.

    By Tim Buckley February 25, 2025

  • Dainja leads Tigers’ second-half surge in blowout win over FAU

    Dain Dainja tied his career with 22 points, 11 rebounds, four blocks and three steals in just 27 minutes as the No. 22 Tigers blew past FAU in an 84-65 victory.

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    Box Score: Memphis 84, Florida Atlantic 65

    By Parth Upadhyaya February 25, 2025

  • Martin: Memphis basketball rolls, no math degree necessary

    In the midst of a season when it feels like Memphis basketball just can’t seem to please the rest of the country — despite being ranked 14th — Thursday night was a blast.

    By John Martin February 13, 2025

  • Buckley: The Tigers handled Tulsa. Hardaway wants more. Much more.

    Penny Hardaway’s goals for his 2024-25 team are within reach. The first step for the team is winning the rest of the way, and showing it can finish. 

    By Tim Buckley February 06, 2025

  • Colby Rogers emerges as late hero to lift Memphis over Tulane

    Colby Rogers makes four 3-pointers in the final 10:29 of the game to help the Tigers improve to 17-4 overall and 7-1 in AAC play.

    By Parth Upadhyaya February 02, 2025

• January 2025

  • 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

    Box score: Memphis 100, UAB 77

    By Parth Upadhyaya January 28, 2025

  • 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. 

    By Parth Upadhyaya January 28, 2025

  • 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.

    By Tim Buckley January 26, 2025

  • Tigers Basketball Insider: Tigers have ‘small’ problem

    The Tigers are the second shortest team in the AAC, according to average height data from KenPom.

    By Parth Upadhyaya January 21, 2025

  • Memphis Tigers basketball: 2024 transfer portal tracker

    A look at players going into and coming out of the NCAA transfer portal for the Memphis Tigers basketball program prior to the 2024-25 season.

    By Tim Buckley January 08, 2025