Standouts from Douglass, East, Hamilton, Lakeland Prep, Raleigh-Egypt, Sheffield and Wooddale honored by the league’s coaches.

The Tigers will be tested when they face the Dons in a warmup game ahead of next week’s Maui Invitational.

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Grizzlies leaders Desmond Bane and Jaren Jackson Jr. took ownership of the team’s sluggish performance against the Nuggets on Tuesday night.

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Box score: Nuggets 122, Grizzlies 110

In a game that entered the fourth quarter tied and saw the lead change three times, the Tigers (2-3) came up short in their attempt to tie the game with 29 seconds left.

Santi Aldama led Memphis with 28 points, matching his career high. Jaren Jackson Jr. had 19 points, eight rebounds and five blocks.

This is the box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, at FedExForum.

The Daily Memphian keeps track of notable Group of Five teams each week. Some teams will fall out of the tracker and others will be added depending on the outcome of games played.

The Tigers will play four games in seven days, starting against San Francisco on Thursday, Nov. 21, and continuing with back-to-back-to-back games at next week’s Maui Invitational.

According to KenPom, Memphis’ bench has only totaled 21.8% of the team’s total minutes so far this season. That ranks No. 349 out of 364 Division I teams.

Tippett did a lot of winning. Six state championships and 902 games to be exact. Basketball was important — but not as important as the people who played it. 

Taylor Jenkins commented on the injury status of several players on Sunday. The team has listed Ja Morant and Zach Edey as out ahead of Tuesday’s game against the Nuggets. 

Power forward Tyreek Smith, who briefly spent time with the Memphis Tigers basketball program, has a new home.

Memphis coach Ryan Silverfield discusses injured linebacker Karmelo Overton’s return to Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium and the Tigers’ upcoming game against Tulane.

Here’s a spin around the latest Grizzlies news and notes one month into the regular season.

With more options comes more decisions, and 14 games in the Grizzlies don’t seem quite settled.

ESPN college football expert Paul Finebaum answers The Daily Memphian’s questions after Week 12 games.

Who were the risers and fallers this week in Upadhyaya’s AP Top 25 ballot?

Standouts from Collierville, Fairley, MASE and Melrose are up for consideration this week. 

The Grizzlies new offensive scheme that features more movement, more cuts and a faster pace of play helped Memphis score 41 field goals against the Nuggets, with 31 coming from assists.

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Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 20 points and rookie Jaylen Wells added 15 points to help Memphis win its fourth straight home game.

NBA box score for Sunday’s game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Denver Nuggets.

Memphis is the fifth Group of Five school included in the Coaches Poll. 

The Tigers lost the chance to climb its way back as the AAC champion. But if Memphis wins its final two games, history will remember this year as having one of the winningest teams in program history.

“Seth Henigan may be the most underappreciated among Memphis’ recent run of stellar quarterbacks, and that’s not right.”

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Battle for the Bones

The Battle for the Bones is a longtime rivalry between the University of Memphis and the University of Alabama Birmingham. The Tigers claimed the trophy, a bronze rack of ribs, Saturday night. Photographer Wes Hale was there to capture the action.