Ja Morant was not listed on the Grizzlies injury report ahead of the game against the Los Angeles Clippers Friday.

The Tigers could use a convincing win against the Governors to improve their NCAA NET ranking and carry momentum into the start of AAC play in January.

Hardaway’s Class of 2024 nomination is based on his achievements as a player.

The Memphis Grizzlies lost to the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023.

The Denver Nuggets ended the Grizzlies’ four-game winning streak as Ja Morant sat out with an illness. 

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Box score: Nuggets 142, Grizzlies 105

Grizzlies Insider: Memphis enters opportunistic window for postseason hopes

Will Plenk and Christian Carichner were once college roommates. Friday, they’ll be directing the Memphis and Iowa State marching bands at the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. It’s a story about life, about friendship — and about tubas.

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Memphis and Iowa State fans enjoy the AutoZone Liberty Bowl Parade on Beale Street. The football teams will meet Friday at 2:30 p.m. in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl game at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.

Who says you can’t go home again? Memphis’ Jacob Likes cried when he thought he’d played his last game at Liberty Stadium. Now there’s another.

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Memphis quarterback Seth Henigan can make history in AutoZone Liberty Bowl

The Tigers have been invited to 10 straight bowl games, while Iowa State is participating in its sixth postseason game in seven years.

Seth Henigan is just 321 yards shy of former Memphis quarterback Brady White’s record of 10,730 career passing yards.

With Ja Morant questionable due to an illness, the Grizzlies begin a critical stretch of games against likely playoff teams.

Former Tigers Riley Ferguson and Gabe Kuhn detail the 2017 Liberty Bowl game against Iowa State, which was the last college game for both of them. 

Exactly 16 years to the day after his first appearance, Silverfield will make his third showing in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl and his first as a head coach.

Pittsburgh Steelers Calvin Austin III scored his second touchdown of the season while Washington Commanders running back Antonio Gibson recorded his third score of the year. 

Marcus Smart made critical winning plays in his return from a foot sprain that had sidelined him since mid-November. 

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Box score: Grizzlies 116, Pelicans 115 (OT)

Grizzlies Insider: Should Marcus Smart start for the Grizzlies?

The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the New Orleans Pelicans in overtime at Smoothie King Arena n New Orleans, Louisiana, on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023.

Buying tickets for AutoZone Liberty Bowl directly from the University is best way to sit together and to help Memphis maximize its revenue potential.

Memphis linebackers coach Jordon Hankins will be the interim defensive coordinator for the AutoZone Liberty Bowl game against Iowa State.

Ja Morant averaged 28.0 points, 9.0 assists and 5.7 rebounds in his first three games this season. 

The defense and team chemistry fare well, but something is sorely lacking for the 10-2 Memphis Tigers basketball team.

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Vince Williams Jr. has done plenty to prove he deserves to be a starter, but the Grizzlies need to see what Ja Morant and Marcus Smart look like together on the court. 

Advanced analytics show that the Tigers’ star wing is currently in the top 10 of Player of the Year standings.

Marcus Smart, in his first year with the Grizzlies, has not played since he injured left his foot Nov. 14, missing the last 16 games Memphis has played.

Just a week after breaking into the AP Top 25 for the first time this season, the Tigers climb higher in the rankings.

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Tigers beat writer Parth Upadhyaya’s latest AP Top 25 ballot

How far did the Tigers’ climb in Upadhyaya’s AP Top 25 ballot after a drubbing of nationally ranked Virginia but a close call against lowly Vanderbilt?