It’s time to confront some hard truths about this Memphis basketball team and program. 

There were 21 lead changes and 14 ties in the game.

Box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Atlanta Hawks at FedExForum on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026.

Memphis is outscored 26-4 over the final eight minutes and loses, 83-66, to the Golden Hurricane.

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Box score: Tulsa 83, Memphis 66

Box score for the NCAA basketball game between the University of Memphis Tigers and the Tulsa University Golden Hurricane at the Donald W. Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026.

Memphis may be getting a major boost ahead of a key conference clash against Tulsa on Wednesday.

Drew Hill and Chris Herrington recap the team’s trip overseas and the trade conversation around Ja Morant. 

Williams might sail an eye-popping pass through the defense for a lay-up no-one else could see was possible, or he might swipe a reporter’s pen. 

Andrew Goldberg, the new executive director of Ballet Memphis, has more ticket stubs to Michael Jordan games than anyone in the world.

Tigers coach Willie Kemp likes the way his team is coming together after getting the victory in a battle of state-ranked Class 4A teams.

“Memphis is still with you. But now we’re asking you to be fully with us too. We don’t need a superhero. We just need Ja Morant. Present, accountable, and all in.”

The Golden Hurricane represent the highest-ranked KenPom opponent coach Penny Hardaway’s team has faced since it pushed Vanderbilt to overtime in a home loss Dec. 17.

The funding comes as Memphis and Shelby County continue to negotiate with the Grizzlies for a new, long-term lease and the city tries to find a way to renovate AutoZone Park.

With 22 points over 21 minutes in Memphis’ win over UTSA, Sincere Parker had his highest-scoring game as a Tiger. Which is why teammate Dug McDaniel is willing to cover for him.

Standouts from Collierville, Lakeland Prep, MASE, Mitchell and Sheffield are up for consideration this week. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 22.

Standouts from CBHS, FACS, Fayette-Ware, Houston and Memphis School of Excellence-Cordova are up for consideration this week. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 22.

A three-game stretch that starts with a matchup against Tulsa on the road Wednesday, continues versus Wichita State on the road Jan. 24 and ends with a rematch with FAU at home Jan. 29 will provide as good an idea as any as to what these Tigers are made of.

Blaze Jordan, a top prospect in the St. Louis Cardinals organization, took part in the team’s Cards Caravan event in Germantown. 

Box score for the NCAA basketball game between the University of Memphis Tigers and the University of Texas at San Antonio Roadrunners at FedExForum on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026.

Memphis did what it was expected to do against one of the worst teams in the country.

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Box Score: Memphis 95, UTSA 69

Chris Herrington weighs in on the latest of everything Ja Morant-related after Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Orlando Magic in London.

Ja Morant said those who know him know he is loyal. He has a Grizzlies tattoo, and that should tell you he doesn’t want to be traded. 

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Ja Morant scores 24 points in return to lineup as Grizzlies beat Magic in London

Box score: Grizzlies 126, Magic 109

Ja Morant had 24 points and 13 assists in his return to the lineup to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 126-109 victory over the Orlando Magic.

Here is the box score for the Memphis Grizzlies’ game against the Orlando Magic at 02 Arena in London on Sunday, Jan. 18. 

Kenneth Walker III scores three touchdowns in Seattle’s win over San Francisco.