Jaren Jackson Jr. scored a game-high 29 points, including five made 3-pointers and two blocks, but it was not enough to prevent an eighth straight loss.

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Mardi Gras is just around the corner, and the Memphis women’s team showed their New Orleans rivals a thing or two about basketball.

The Tigers will have no shortage of motivation Sunday when they face the Green Wave for the second time in three weeks. The game will be broadcast on ESPN2 at 1 p.m.

The Memphis NBA team’s general manager and lead basketball decision-maker Zach Kleiman discussed the team’s trades, the NBA’s luxury tax, young-player development and more. 

Teams are ineligible for the upcoming playoffs after a fight in a game on Jan. 30.

Though Memphis beat Temple on the road, the Tigers’ performance still left questions about the type of team they truly are.

The gifted 6-foot-8 forward has scored in double figures 10 times in 14 games since joining the team’s rotation in mid-January.

John Martin lists seven points on the road win against Temple, and advises coach Penny Hardaway on how to narrow his rotation.

The Bulls pulled away over the final 6:30 of the game. Jaren Jackson Jr. led the Grizzlies with 28 points.

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The box score from the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Chicago Bulls played on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024.

With playoff contention this season long gone and the Grizzlies focused on positioning the franchise for this summer and beyond, lead decision-maker Zach Kleiman and his staff achieved what were likely their two primary deadline goals.

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The Tigers showed flashes of both the team that knocked off three AP Top 25 opponents in a row earlier in the season and the one that lost to Rice at home in its win over Temple.

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Box score: Memphis 84, Temple 77

Box score for the game between the University of Memphis Tigers and the Temple University Owls played Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024.

The voters have spoken, and they have chosen Caleb Thomas and Bailey Boone as The Daily Memphian’s high school basketball players of the week.

The Grizzlies trade David Roddy as part of a three-team swap. Memphis brings back, for the moment, Japanese forward Yuta Watanabe.

From an early age, the city’s leading scorer had basketball as her primary focus.

Heading the list is Hillcrest guard Jordan Allen, who is a finalist for the state’s top individual honor for the second straight year in Class 1A.

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Memphis traded Xavier Tillman Sr. to the Boston Celtics for two second-round picks.

Standouts from Hillcrest and Hamilton continue to set the pace.

The Memphis Tigers now have 38 total signatures for the 2024 class after adding three defensive backs and an offensive lineman on National Signing Day.

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The Tigers will look to carry their newfound momentum into Thursday’s matchup with the Owls.

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The box score for the Memphis Grizzlies game against the New York Knicks played at Madison Square Garden in New York on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024.