JaDyn Lee scores 30 points. But Mr. Basketball finalist Trey Thompson and Greeneville get the victory.

Who’s available to play? Wing play is weak. Rotation is out of sorts. The team starts slow in almost every game. And, where is the defense? Just some of the issues Herrington discusses in this article.

Kam Jones is different. He went to one high school, ECS, and played for one university, Marquette. This week Jones was named a consensus All-America selection. The first Memphis-raised player to earn that honor since Lorenzen Wright in 1996.

The Grizzlies scored just 10 points in the fourth quarter. Memphis has now lost three of its last four and is just 7-9 since returning from the All-Star break on Feb. 20.

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Tyner Academy’s Mr. Basketball finalist made the difference in the Class 2A quarterfinal game, on a day when both teams had trouble getting the ball to fall.

Coach Ryan Silverfield doesn’t expect to name a starting quarterback by the end of spring practices. 

Memphis Tigers coach Ryan Silverfield said he is open to the idea of competing against another program during the spring but acknowledged it’s easier said than done.

Ja’Coby Lewis scores 20 of his 23 points in the first half as the Vikings brush Pickett County aside in a boys state basketball quarterfinal game.

Memphis Tigers basketball star PJ Haggerty is only the seventh player in program history to become a consensus All-American.

When the No. 5 seed Tigers (29-5) tip off against No. 12 seed Colorado State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday in Seattle, they’ll do so as 1.5-point underdogs. 

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Many believed Memphis linebacker Chander Martin should have received an invited to last month’s NFL Combine. Martin turned it into motivation to keep working. 

Alabama State, coached by former Memphis Tigers player and assistant coach Tony Madlock, will advance in the NCAA Tournament to play No. 1 overall seed Auburn on Thursday.

One will begin state tournament play with the Whitehaven Tigers Thursday. The other helped Briarcrest to a state title in 2023. Both are now a part of Tennessee basketball history.

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The renovations to FedExForum and a second long-term lease for the Memphis Grizzlies inched closer to reality Tuesday. 

There are 17 players with ties to Memphis or surrounding suburbs headed to the NCAA Tournament this season.

The Tigers have shocked the college basketball world before. Fueled by a mission to prove the doubters wrong — and perhaps more importantly, prove themselves right — they’ll try to do it again.

The Crosby, Texas, native is averaging 21.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.8 steals per game for Tigers (29-5), who won the AAC Tournament title 84-72 over UAB on Sunday and are a No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament. 

Eleven-year-old Maci Barrett gave Penny Hardaway a bracelet expressing her support for the coach. Now FedEx is flying Maci and her family to Seattle for the NCAA Tournament. 

Hillcrest (1A) and Memphis Business Academy (2A) begin play Wednesday at the Murphy Center. Fayette-Ware and Munford (3A) and East and Whitehaven (4A) follow on Thursday.

Desmond Bane and Ja Morant are pouring time and money into the youth basketball program. They didn’t have the same opportunity, so they hope to provide it for young players from their hometowns and surrounding areas. 

The Grizzlies are now 0-7 in games played in California this season after a loss to the Kings. Can they gain momentum before the end of a long road trip?

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