There are 19 article(s) tagged Katrina Merriweather:

• March 2023

  • Katrina Merriweather leaves Memphis program for Cincinnati

    The departures comes after two seasons with the Tigers for the former Bearcats player.

    By Frank Bonner II March 26, 2023

  • Tigers to host Ball State Monday in WNIT second-round game

    Following its first WNIT win in more than a decade, Katrina Merriweather’s Memphis Tigers basketball team will host Ball State on Monday, March 20, at Elma Roane Fieldhouse.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 19, 2023

  • Tigers set to play in the Women’s National Invitational Tournament

    Memphis will have an extended postseason after producing a 20-win season for the first time in 11 years.

    By Frank Bonner II March 13, 2023

  • Memphis women on a roll going into AAC Tournament

    After closing the regular season with seven straight wins, Coach Katrina Merriweather’s Tigers are three victories away from their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1998.

    By Frank Bonner II March 07, 2023

  • U of M athletes, coaches explain how NIL has been a ‘game changer’

    “The best thing about that is now I’m not just helping myself. I’m able to give back and help my mom a little more. Able to help my dad,” University of Memphis Tiger Alex Lomax said during a panel about name, image and likeness opportunities. 

    By Frank Bonner II March 02, 2023

• February 2023

  • Griggs buzzer beater gives Memphis women’s basketball sixth straight win

    Sunday’s win marks the first 18-win season for the Tigers since the 2015-16 season. Also, Memphis has 10 road wins for the first time since 1985.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 26, 2023

• January 2023

  • Routine pays off for Tigers sharpshooter Madison Griggs

    The Houston High alumna set the U of M’s career 3-point record after previously breaking the single-season record for men’s and women’s basketball as a freshman. 

    By Frank Bonner II January 18, 2023

  • Sports and race intersect at MLK Day forum

    Panelists at the National Civil Rights Museum event included Katrina Merriweather, head coach of the University of Memphis women’s basketball team, Memphis Grizzlies small forward Danny Green and former NBA superstar Grant Hill.

    By Jasmine McCraven January 16, 2023

  • Memphis women set to host first home AAC matchup

    The University of Memphis women’s basketball team will host its first American Athletic Conference home matchup of the 2022-23 season on Tuesday, Jan. 3, (7 p.m. ESPN+, 98.9 FM) when the Tigers play East Carolina at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff January 02, 2023

• December 2022

  • Tigers committed to playing ‘high-caliber teams’

    University of Memphis women’s basketball heads to South Carolina to play top-ranked Gamecocks.

    By Frank Bonner II December 02, 2022

• October 2022

  • Memphis women’s basketball picked to finish 5th in AAC, Shutes earns All-AAC preseason honors

    The Tigers finished 16-12 overall and 6-9 in AAC play last season. Under head coach Katrina Merriweather, the team quadrupled its win total from the 2020-21 campaign and recorded its first 15-win season since 2015-16. 

    By Parth Upadhyaya October 12, 2022

• September 2022

  • Tigers women’s basketball schedule announced

    Memphis women’s basketball team starts play on Nov. 1 with an exhibition against Rust College and opens conference play on Dec. 30 at Temple.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 21, 2022

• October 2021

  • Katrina Merriweather building new energy in Memphis women’s basketball

    The first-year coach is emphasizing building positivity among a mix of Tigers veterans and players from her former school, Wright State.

    By Steven Johnson October 01, 2021

• September 2021

  • Memphis Madness scheduled for October at FedExForum

    Tickets will go on sale to the general public Wednesday, Sept. 22. 

    By Steven Johnson September 16, 2021

• May 2021

  • Memphis’ Katrina Merriweather tapped to assist USA Basketball

    The Tigers’ new head coach will live out a dream with USA Basketball.

    By Steven Johnson May 12, 2021

• April 2021

  • Oh, snap: This week’s best photos

    Here are a few of our favorite images from this week. The theme is gratitude. (Except for the kangaroos, but they’re so darn cute we couldn’t resist.)

    By The Daily Memphian Staff April 03, 2021

• March 2021

  • Calkins: Katrina Merriweather will make women’s basketball at Memphis matter once again

    Katrina Merriweather looks like a perfect fit as the new coach. Here’s hoping she returns the program to relevance.

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    Memphis’ new women’s basketball coach lauded as ‘proven winner’ and a ‘star’

    By Geoff Calkins March 31, 2021

  • Memphis’ new women’s basketball coach lauded as ‘proven winner’ and a ‘star’

    The team has met Katrina Merriweather, and one player already has deemed her “the true definition of Black Girl Magic.”

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    Calkins: Katrina Merriweather will make women’s basketball at Memphis matter once again

    By Danielle Lerner March 30, 2021

  • Katrina Merriweather hired as Memphis women’s basketball coach

    Merriweather had a winning record in each of her five seasons at Wright State and will be tasked with turning around a Memphis program that won just four games in 2020-21. 

    By Danielle Lerner March 29, 2021