Tennessee will play either UCLA or Utah State on Saturday in the Midwest Region as they try to reach a third straight Sweet 16.

Penny Hardaway and the players had a lot to say at Thursday’s media day in Seattle as the Tigers prepare for Friday’s NCAA Tournament first-round game against Colorado State. 

Haggerty is 22 points away from breaking the Memphis record for the most points scored in a single season, and only two wins away from ending the Tigers’ 16-year Sweet 16 drought. But one would never guess it by talking to him.

The Memphis program was built on special seasons. Penny Hardaway knows he has a chance to deliver another to the city he loves.

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Harris, a midseason transfer from Virginia, has been sidelined for the past four games with a high ankle sprain he suffered in Memphis’ March 4 road win against UTSA.

Hunter wouldn’t rule out a possible return at some point during March Madness, particularly if Coach Penny Hardaway’s team can make a deep run.

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.

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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.