Calkins: The Tigers are No. 1 again! (But even better, they’re No. 5)
Maybe we shouldn’t have been surprised the Memphis Tigers are a No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament. They’ve certainly earned the respect.
Topic: University of Memphis basketball
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March 2025
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February 2025
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Martin: Memphis is left out — and needs to get out
The first bracket reveal of the season is the latest wake-up call that Memphis’ number one priority should be abandoning the American Athletic Conference. Because the only thing holding back the Tigers this season is the league they play in.
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December 2024
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Calkins: Memphis smashes Ole Miss to wind up 2024. (And 2025 could be fun.)
After the Memphis Tigers smashed Ole Miss Saturday, Penny Hardaway called this the “most satisfying” nonconference season of his coaching career. Who are we to disagree?
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Box score: Memphis 87, No. 16 Clemson 82 (OT)
Here’s the box score for the University of Memphis Tigers men’s basketball game against the Clemson Tigers on Saturday, Dec. 14, at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, South Carolina.
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Box Score: Arkansas State 85, Memphis 72
NCAA men’s basketball box score for Sunday’s game between the Memphis Tigers and Arkansas State Red Wolves played at FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee.
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October 2024
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How Penny Hardaway rediscovered himself in a trying offseason
After a tumultuous 2023-24 season that ended in disaster, the University of Memphis basketball coach took a different approach this offseason. Now, he says he and the Tigers are better for it.
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February 2024
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Memphis suffers embarrassing road loss to SMU
This one appeared to be over long before the final buzzer sounded inside Moody Coliseum.
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Box score: SMU 106, Memphis 79
Here is the box score for the University of Memphis’ game against SMU Sunday, Feb. 18.
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December 2023
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Memphis makes major shake-up to starting five for VCU game
Coach Penny Hardaway is making some changes for Wednesday night’s game against Virginia Commonwealth .
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December 2022
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Box score: Memphis 83, Texas A&M 79
NCAA men’s basketball box score for the game between the Memphis Tigers and Texas A&M Aggies played Saturday, Dec. 17, at FedExForum in Memphis.
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November 2022
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Martin: The Tigers are winning ugly. Will it be enough?
An ugly win still counts as a win, and Memphis needs as many as it can get in the non-conference.
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October 2022
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Former Tiger Earl Barron the latest to join coaching ranks
Barron scored over 1,000 points in his career at Memphis and won an NBA title with the Miami Heat.
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Buckley: Tigers and a block party fan from Byhalia out to prove Memphis is better than Houston
Neither wet roads nor hail early in the day were going to keep Memphis fan Broderick Culp from driving up from Byhalia to attend a Tigers basketball block party.
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Martin: New extension in hand, Hardaway won’t ever be fired at Memphis
“... Most schools aren’t gonna give a guy six years to get it right. So for the school to do that, it says that they believe in me and believe in my ability to win here and do things right by the school and the city.”
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Buckley: Penny has something to tell parents who wonder about next step
Adding two more years to his current contract gives Tigers coach Penny Hardaway something to say to those wondering about his NBA ambitions.
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Former Tiger CDR has something new poppin’
Chris Douglas-Roberts — the former All-American at the University of Memphis who now goes by Supreme Bey — is launching a sparkling wine brand.
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September 2022
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Five thoughts on what Memphis’ win against the NCAA means
Three years after James Wiseman last put on a University of Memphis basketball uniform, the school finally received a ruling from the Independent Accountability Resolution Process.
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IARP ruling a big win for Memphis basketball
No NCAA Tournament ban and no suspension for Hardaway.
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Tigers learn who they’ll face in Maui Invitational in 2024
The Memphis Tigers basketball team has been inked to a deal to play in the 2024 Maui Invitational since 2020, but now the Tigers know who they could face on the island.
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July 2022
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Analysis: What Hardaway’s offseason acquisitions say about his growth
Even though Hardaway accomplished his primary goal last season, he understood that the path Memphis took would be unsustainable going forward.
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June 2022
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Hardaway to hire former rival as Tigers assistant coach
A source confirmed to The Daily Memphian that former Tulsa head coach Frank Haith, who gave Hardaway fits at times with his matchup zone defense, is expected to join the staff.
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May 2022
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Memphis basketball lands UT-Arlington transfer
Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu started 25 games last season and was one of the best shot blockers in the country.
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March 2022
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Memphis’ physicality too much for SMU in gritty AAC semifinal win
Despite foul trouble and Jalen Duren’s injury scare, the Tigers dominated the glass and got key minutes from Earl Timberlake to advance to the AAC final against Houston.
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When the Tigers play ‘Memphis basketball’ they’re formidable
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Penny Hardaway’s growth positions Tigers for a special March Madness
The Memphis basketball team has evolved from a collection of talented individuals with their own personal agendas to one unit with a single goal.
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Box score: Memphis 75, Houston 61
March 6, 2022: The University of Memphis Tigers defeat the Houston Cougars at FedExForum.
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