Memphis fans thronged to FedExForum to celebrate Lorenzen Wright, Larry Finch and the Memphis Tigers. Then the game happened. For reasons that are becoming all too familiar, it did not go well.
Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins said the Grizzlies will do their due diligence at the trade deadline, but he and general manager Zach Kleiman “believe in this group.”
Coach Penny Hardaway’s squad had four players score in double-digit points, but its lackluster defensive effort, 22 turnovers and missed free throws ultimately allowed the Green Wave (15-7, 8-3 AAC) to come out on top. Buckley: Kendric Davis shouldn’t have shot 3. Penny Hardaway forgave him. Related story:
NCAA men’s basketball box score for the Saturday, Feb. 4 game between the Memphis Tigers and the Tulane Green Wave played at FedExForum in Memphis.
Senior scores 22 points as Mustangs defeat rival Collierville for eighth win in a row. And, ECS honors its 2011 state championship team.
Dillon Brooks was suspended one game without pay by the NBA for his flagrant 2 foul on Cleveland guard Donovan Mitchell on Thursday night, Feb. 2.
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After losing to Tulane on New Year’s Day, the Memphis rallied to win six of their past seven games and look to hit their stride as they face the Green Wave Saturday, Feb. 4. Memphis Tigers legend Lorenzen Wright will be ‘smiling down’ as his jersey is retiredRelated stories:
“Big picture, what’s the worst-case scenario for an already highly functioning team built around a currently 23-year-old Ja Morant, 23-year-old Jaren Jackson Jr. and 24-year-old Desmond Bane?”
The Memphis Tigers coach favors a plan that could save college football recruiting.
Though the late Wright won’t be there to see his jersey retirement ceremony, those who knew him best can imagine him savoring the occasion the only way he knew how.
Dillon Brooks and Donovan Mitchell were ejected following a skirmish in the third quarter. The Grizzlies went on to lose for the seventh time in eight games. Box score: Cavaliers 128, Grizzlies 113 Memphis Grizzlies’ Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr. make NBA All-Star team Ja has the ‘holy grail': How Nike and Morant created signature Ja 1 sneakers Grizzlies Insider: Time for a Memphis Grizzlies vibe check. Everything good?Related stories:
NBA box score for the Thursday, Feb. 2 game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Cleveland Cavaliers.
Ja Morant is averaging 27.4 points, 8.3 assists and 5.8 rebounds this season for the Grizzlies. This is his second All-Star selection. This is Jackson’s first selection.
Former band members from new participant Arkansas at Pine Bluff can’t wait to see their school play Tennessee State in Memphis.
Reid Chauhan and Teniya Morant won this week’s poll by comfortable margins.
The transfer portal has become a major part of roster management but Memphis coach Ryan Silverfield likes to have a balance of transfers and high school recruits.
While some fans have grown anxious about the team’s potential this season, the Memphis Grizzlies are trying to keep calm in the face of adversity.
The Augusta National Women’s Amateur’s first two rounds will be played March 29-30, at Champions Retreat Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.
Memphis will take on Tulane at 1 p.m. Saturday at FedExForum in a rematch of its New Year’s Day loss in New Orleans.
“The offers came through, but I told my fam and my agency that Nike was always my choice,” Morant said.
It’s exactly one week until the NBA trade deadline. And the Grizzlies need help!
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NBA box score for the Wednesday, Feb. 1 game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Portland Trail Blazers played at FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee.
The former Memphis Tigers offensive lineman is leaving Sports 56 to replace the popular show host on a competing sports talk radio station.