Standouts from Brighton, Central, Kingsbury, Munford, Overton and Southwind honored by the league’s coaches.

Standouts from ECS, Lausanne, Northpoint, St. Benedict, St. George’s and University School of Jackson honored by the league’s coaches.

Memphis and Michigan State last met in the 2013 NCAA Tournament’s Round of 32, where the Spartans beat the Tigers. The Tigers own a 2-1 all-time series lead.

The Tigers and Grizzlies tag teamed on Monday to give Memphis “one of the best days” of November basketball imaginable. 

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Ja Morant is back in flight and back in control, dominating the game with the Trail Blazers with 22 points and 11 assists in only 23 minutes.

Ja Morant shot 6 from 12 from the field, including 2 for 3 from 3-point range. Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 21 points, and Santi Aldama finished with 13 points and a career-high 17 rebounds.

Penny Hardaway’s Tigers were again among the biggest stories in college basketball on Monday morning in Hawaii. And, for the first time in at least 11 months, it wasn’t because of any scandal or drama or firings or controversy of any sort. 

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Box score: Memphis 99, UConn 97 (OT)

This is the box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024 at FedExForum.

No, this wasn’t an NCAA Tournament win. No, this doesn’t mean the Tigers can go directly to the Sweet 16 — or even the tournament. But this was the biggest regular-season win in a long time.

Coach Penny Hardaway’s team made one of the biggest early statements of the college basketball season in their win over the two-time defending NCAA champion Huskies.

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The top 10 of Upadhyaya’s AP Top 25 ballot remained the same after a relatively tame week in college basketball. But, with Feast Week upon us, that shouldn’t be the case for long.

Grizzlies star Ja Morant is officially active and available the team announced at 6:16 p.m. ahead of Monday night’s game against Portland.

ESPN college football expert Paul Finebaum answers The Daily Memphian’s questions after Week 13 games.

Nelson Taylor, the Maui Invitational’s director, speaks about the process of selecting the Maui Invitational field, why Memphis was chosen, the return to the Lahaina Civic Center after being played in Honolulu last year and more.

From the team’s “New Offense” to defensive fundamentals, here are Chris Herrington’s 10 takeaways from the Grizzlies’ season so far. 

The Tigers (9-2) were off last week but still managed to improve in the Coaches Poll. 

The Tigers will take on the No. 2 Huskies, the two-time defending NCAA champion, in the first game of college basketball’s premier annual Thanksgiving Week tournament.

Tiger fans demand more than a 10-3 season that ends like last year’s did with a win against a power-conference team, Iowa State, in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.

The Grizzlies posted 140-plus points for just the sixth time in franchise history, using the offense of Scotty Pippen Jr. and Jaylen Wells to take down the Bulls. 

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Missouri overcame some late momentum from the Bulldogs to take a road win Saturday in Starkville, Mississippi.

The Tigers’ Tilly Boler posted another 20-point performance, her third of the season and ninth of her career. Alasia Smith had 12 points to go with 12 rebounds and six assists. 

The Vols quarterback threw for 209 yards and four touchdowns to lead No. 10 Tennessee to a victory against UTEP on Saturday in Knoxville.

Ole Miss (8-3, 4-3), which entered the day as a 10-point favorite, lost for the first time in four games and surely will drop out of the 12-team playoff picture.