Memphis Grizzlies rookie Jaylen Wells is excited he no longer has homework, but he’s showing his intelligence as Marcus Smart’s understudy.

The Daily Memphian is keeping 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.

New Tiger P.J. Haggerty toyed with Missouri late in Memphis’ 83-75 season-opening win at FedExForum.

Zach Edey is trying to be forgiving with himself as he adjusts to a brand-new style of basketball in the NBA. 

Two weeks into this season, the Grizzlies’ daily injury reports have been longer than anyone wants to see. But a big part of this story is also that ostensible third-teamers have stepped up, in a major way.

Thanks to some key words by Tyrese Hunter at halftime, Memphis came out in the second half with new life in a come-from-behind effort that resulted in an 83-75 win.

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After the 4-2 victory, the Tigers advance into the American Athletic Conference’s final four teams. 

Zach Edey became the first rookie to finish with at least 25 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks on 90% shooting since Hakeem Olajuwon in 1984. 

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Ja Morant scored 25 points and rookie Zach Edey had season-highs of 25 points and 11 rebounds for the Grizzlies, but it was not enough to win in Brooklyn.

Led by P.J. Haggerty’s 25 points, six rebounds and five assists, the hometown Tigers outscored the SEC’s Tigers 51-33 in the second half to erase a 10-point halftime deficit. 

This the box score for the NCAA game between the University of Memphis Tigers and the University of Missouri Tigers on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, at FedExForum.

This is the box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Brooklyn Nets on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York City, New York.

Coach Ryan Silverfield said he appreciates that Memphis football is in a place of high expectations. 

This news comes hours before coach Penny Hardaway’s team opens its 2024-25 regular season against Missouri at FedExForum at 7 p.m. 

The Tigers will hit the road to take on Mississippi State on Thursday, Nov. 7, in Starkville at 6:30 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+. 

ESPN college football expert Paul Finebaum answers The Daily Memphian’s questions after Week 10 games.

The Cardinals will come to Memphis to play their Triple-A affiliate in a 2025 exhibition game, marking the parent club’s first visit to the city since 2019.

Collierville, Houston, Southwind, Munford, Covington, Bolton, Fairley and MASE ranked in Tennessee Sports Writers Association state high school football rankings.

Here are the top times Memphis area runners produced on 5K courses this season.

Standouts from Fairley, Houston, Munford, MUS, Northpoint and Southwind are up for consideration this week.

The Tigers are 6-0 all-time against Mississippi Valley State, with this matchup being the sixth of seven played in Memphis. 

“This certainly isn’t the most anticipated season of the Penny Hardaway era. But it’s the most pivotal. What lies ahead for Hardaway and the Memphis Tigers? It all begins tonight.”

Neither Memphis nor Missouri is the same team as it was when the two met one season ago.

Here’s how The Daily Memphian envisions the Tigers’ 2024-25 season playing out.

It took Casi Spear 40-plus hours to knit her Grizzlies jersey, but she’s prepared to do it all over again for Jaren Jackson Jr.