Memphis blows by VCU in home-opener
Things started off slow for Memphis against VCU. Then Kendric Davis happened.Related stories:
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Things started off slow for Memphis against VCU. Then Kendric Davis happened.Related stories:
Star point guard Kendric Davis scored 26 in Memphis win over VCU and looked good doing it.
NCAA men’s basketball box score for the Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022 game between the University of Memphis and Virginia Commonwealth University at FedExForum in Memphis.
“For those guys to come into this environment,” Tigers head basketball coach Penny Hardaway said, “and come in here and fight, man, that’s Big Memphis all the way right there. That’s love. That’s representing the city at the highest level.”
“There are gonna be some subtle changes for sure — or some changes (in general), because now we know where things fit,” the University of Memphis basketball coach told reporters Friday, Nov. 18.
Penny Hardaway “never thought” he’d coach two of his sons at the collegiate level but the fifth-year coach said the opportunity is “pretty cool.”
Memphis adds three-star forward Ashton Hardaway to its 2023 recruiting class.
A lack of ball movement and a handful of contested 3-point attempts in the second half put the Tigers in a hole that proved to be insurmountable. Box score: Saint Louis 90, Memphis 84 Tigers Basketball Insider: Memphis to stick with Davis-Lomax backcourtRelated stories:
The Memphis Tigers gave up a whopping 90 points in losing to Saint Louis Tuesday night. Is that something to worry about? Not yet, certainly. This team is going to be fine.
NCAA men’s basketball box score for the game played Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, between the Memphis Tigers and Saint Louis Billikens from St. Louis, Missouri.
Coach Penny Hardaway likes the two-point-guard lineup of Kendric Davis and Alex Lomax.
A win against the Billikens would almost certainly bolster the the Tigers’ NCAA Tournament resume. Here are five things to to follow Tuesday.
Davis, one of 50 players named to the preseason watch list for the Naismith Trophy Men’s Player of the Year award earlier this week, is coming off a 16-point performance in the Tigers’ season-opening 76-67 road win over Vanderbilt. Memphis transfer Damaria Franklin’s family, close friends to protest at UIC basketball gameRelated story:
The Newark, New Jersey, product out of New York City’s Our Savior Lutheran School (OSLS) chose Memphis over offers from N.C. State, Seton Hall, Ole Miss and others.
Johnnie Franklin is confident his son Damaria Franklin will be eligible for Memphis by the Nov. 20 home opener. But he wants to make his voice heard in the meantime.
Memphis used a balanced scoring attack and solid defense to seal a win over Vanderbilt. DeAndre Williams and Kendric Davis combined for 33 points.Related story:
Vanderbilt coach Jerry Stackhouse has high praise for Memphis after defense does in his Commodores.
Penny Hardaway and the Tigers don’t believe in scheduling cupcake non-conference opponents.
Memphis traveled to Nashville and dominated Vanderbilt Monday, 76-67. In the process, Memphis looked like something we haven’t seen from a Hardaway team before. It might be better than its hype! Memphis uses ‘more together team’ to beat Vanderbilt in season-openerRelated stories:
NCAA box score for the men’s basketball game between the Memphis Tigers and the Vanderbilt Commodores played at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee.
Keonté Kennedy’s reception in Nashville, where he almost joined Vandy before choosing the Tigers, is just intriguing storyline. Memphis basketball season forecast: Tigers with something to proveRelated story:
Just when it seemed like Penny Hardaway might be shifting his recruiting focus to transfers, he goes out and lands two highly ranked high school recruits.
When the Memphis Tigers open their season Monday, Nov. 7, against Vanderbilt in Nashville, Faragi Phillips will return to where his collegiate coaching career began for the first time since joining Penny Hardaway’s staff this summer.
Penny Hardaway decided his team would try to prove itself on the court this year “instead of just talking” about it. That quest begins Monday, Nov. 7, with a season-opening showdown against Vanderbilt in Nashville.
Penny Hardaway has landed two highly touted 2023 basketball recruits.Related story: