There are 166 article(s) tagged NCAA:

• January 2024

  • Buckley: Tigers make things difficult. Why is anyone’s guess.

    Memphis survives another nail-biter, this time going to overtime with UTSA. More of these, and it could be a long, bumpy ride.

    By Tim Buckley January 11, 2024

  • Box score: Memphis 107, USTA 101 (OT)

    NCAA men’s basketball box score for Wednesday’s game between the Memphis Tigers and USTA Roadrunners.

    By The Associated Press January 10, 2024

  • Memphis Tigers escape with road win over Tulsa in AAC opener

    The Tigers needed a 3-pointer from Jahvon Quinerly with four seconds left to avoid overtime against yet another mediocre foe.

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    Box score: Memphis 78, Tulsa 75

    Tigers Talk: Upadhyaya, Martin on Memphis’ recent lull, AAC prediction and NCAA Tournament seeding

    By Parth Upadhyaya January 05, 2024

  • Martin: Tigers avoid disaster. They’ll have to do it 17 more times.

    Jahvon Quinerly’s 3-pointer in the final seconds helped the Tigers avoid a stumble in its AAC opener.

    By John Martin January 04, 2024

  • Box score: Memphis 78, Tulsa 75

    NCAA men’s basketball box score for Thursday’s game between the Memphis Tigers and Tulsa Golden Hurricane.

    By The Associated Press January 04, 2024

• December 2023

  • What to look for in Memphis’ game against Vanderbilt

    Memphis’ matchup with Vanderbilt Saturday marks the first of 16-straight games versus unranked opponents for the Tigers who will need to maintain their recent level of focus to avoid unnecessary slip-ups.

    By Parth Upadhyaya December 22, 2023

• November 2023

  • Tigers inconsistent, but still outrun Hornets by 17 points

    It wasn’t always pretty — at all, actually — but Memphis finished the game shooting 52.5% from the floor and 44% from 3. It also had four players tally double-digit points.

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    Box score: Memphis 92, Alabama State 75

    Tony Madlock returns to his ‘roots’ when Memphis hosts Alabama State

    By Parth Upadhyaya November 18, 2023

  • Buckley: Just win, baby. It’s all David Jones wants.

    The transfer from St. John’s scores 22 in the Memphis Tigers’ win over Alabama State.

    By Tim Buckley November 18, 2023

  • As suspension looms, Hardaway sees reality check from LeMoyne-Owen as ‘healthy’

     To Memphis basketball head coach Penny Hardaway, the Tigers' sloppy performance is an example of what not to do during his three-game suspension.

    By Parth Upadhyaya November 04, 2023

  • Memphis Tigers rout LeMoyne-Owen despite sloppy play in exhibition game

    The Tigers picked up a 41-point victory over the LeMoyne-Owen Magicians, but it wasn’t very pretty.

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    As suspension looms, Hardaway sees reality check from LeMoyne-Owen as ‘healthy'

    Hardaway: If DeAndre Williams returned, team would adjust

    By Parth Upadhyaya November 03, 2023

  • U of M women’s soccer blanks Charlotte, advances to AAC final

    Anna Hauer and Mya Jones propel Tigers into the championship game for the third straight year.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff November 03, 2023

• July 2023

  • Here’s what Penny Hardaway said about his three-game NCAA suspension

    Hardaway spoke publicly for the first time since being given a three-game suspension by the NCAA in late June for recruiting violations committed in the 2021-22 academic year.

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    Wichita State transfer Jaykwon Walton commits to Memphis

    Penny Hardaway’s patience during the offseason is now being rewarded

    By Parth Upadhyaya July 27, 2023

  • NCAA fines Tennessee more than $8 million

    The NCAA panel that ruled on the University of Tennessee, called the violations “egregious and expansive,” but the Volunteers escaped a postseason ban.

    By The Associated Press July 15, 2023

  • Former Hutchison standout championing the cause of women in sports

    Maxine Engel will be on Capitol Hill as part of an athlete-led advocacy group seeking to help the current generation as well as the next.

    By John Varlas July 12, 2023

• June 2023

  • Hardaway’s attorney recommends Tigers coach appeal NCAA suspension

    Penny Hardaway’s attorney, Don Jackson, believes the NCAA’s three-game suspension for Hardaway is an unfair punishment.

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    Penny Hardaway suspended for first three games of 2023-24 season

    NCAA to discuss decision regarding Memphis’ recent recruiting violations case

    By Parth Upadhyaya June 22, 2023

  • Buckley: The NCAA is watching, Penny

    “Be on notice, Penny: The NCAA evidently is watching Memphis, its track record being what it is all the way back to the early 1980s.”

    By Tim Buckley June 22, 2023

  • Buckley: C’mon, NCAA. Do the right thing. Let DeAndre Williams stay.

    If DeAndre Williams has his way, the Memphis Tigers may be able to keep their 6-foot-9 all-conference forward.

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    DeAndre Williams seeks avenue for return to Memphis

    By Tim Buckley June 01, 2023

• March 2023

  • Beat the Daily Memphian: NCAA Bracket Challenge

    Can you fill out a better bracket than The Daily Memphian college basketball experts? Sign up before March 16 to compete.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 15, 2023

• December 2022

  • Memphis high school football recruiting: Meet the area’s top signees

    When the NCAA’s early signing period opened Wednesday, recruits from Lausanne, Briarcrest, Houston, Bartlett, Southaven and Horn Lake joined Football Bowl Subdivision schools.

    By Tim Buckley December 23, 2022

  • Memphis’ Damaria Franklin has ‘no more butterflies’ after Tigers debut

    More than a month after the University of Memphis opened its basketball season, Damaria Franklin played his first game as a Tiger. Now, he gears up to face Texas A&M on Saturday, Dec. 17.

    By Parth Upadhyaya December 17, 2022

  • He had no shoes. Damaria Franklin made his Memphis debut anyway.

    Franklin’s debut in a Memphis uniform did not come until Tuesday night, a month and a week after the Tigers’ 2022-23 season opened with a win over Vanderbilt in Nashville.

    By Tim Buckley December 14, 2022

• November 2022

  • Buckley: What’s this NIL deal really all about?

    Why all the upROAR in Memphis about athletic director Laird Veatch’s plea to boosters to raise money for student-athletes? Some questions and answers that hopefully will help.

    By Tim Buckley November 24, 2022

• September 2022

  • Key takeaways on Hardaway, Wiseman, Memphis Tigers basketball

    A nearly three-year-long saga, in which the University of Memphis faced possible sanctions from the NCAA and the IARP, is over. 

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    Five thoughts on what Memphis’ win against the NCAA means

  • Calkins: For the first time, Hardaway tells his story — and it explains a lot

    When Fred Jones asked the Tigers coach to give a keynote address, Hardaway wasn’t quite sure what to say. But at Friday’s Southern Heritage Classic luncheon, Hardaway sure said a lot.

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    Hardaway’s ready to have the ‘older team’ this season

    By Geoff Calkins September 10, 2022

• July 2022

  • AAC commissioner Mike Aresco supports FBS football having its own governance

    Aresco says FBS football breaking away from the NCAA would help level the playing field. “We can fight for a healthier and more equitable system on the various fronts that are still in play that are still available to us.”

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    Silverfield expects more consistent play from Tigers this season

    Tigers voted fifth in AAC preseason media poll

    By Frank Bonner II July 28, 2022