This week’s jigsaw features a photo from the Memphis Tigers baseball team’s win.

“The former Defensive Player of the Year blocked two shots. He said before the game he was going to defend the full length of the court, then made good on that promise.”

On Sunday, the No. 14 Tigers didn’t control what they could control, falling in a somewhat surprising 84-79 overtime road loss to Wichita State.

The No. 14 Tigers (21-5, 11-2 AAC) eventually couldn’t do enough to leave the venue known as The Roundhouse with a victory and instead took an 84-79 loss to the Shockers (15-10, 5-7 AAC) to pick up their third Quadrant 3 defeat of the season.

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Box score: Wichita State 84, Memphis 79 (OT)

NCAA men’s basketball box score from Sunday’s overtime game between the Memphis Tigers and the Wichita State Shockers.

The University of Memphis Tigers women lost to the University of Texas San Antonio Saturday on the Roadrunners’ home court.

Griffin Davis, a senior at St. George’s, posted a 13-0 major decision victory over Chattanooga Baylor’s William Emendorfer to win the title in the 157-pound class.

The first bracket reveal of the season is the latest wake-up call that Memphis’ number one priority should be abandoning the American Athletic Conference. Because the only thing holding back the Tigers this season is the league they play in.

Jaren Jackson Jr. impressed two kid reporters from ESPN by FaceTiming Jesser, a YouTube star who makes basketball content with more than 25 million subscribers.

With six regular-season games remaining on their schedule, Coach Penny Hardaway wants his Tigers to keep their foot on the gas to build momentum headed into next month’s AAC Tournament and NCAA Tournament.

Jaylen Wells and Zach Edey will play on Sunday in the NBA All-Star tournament after Team C won the Rising Stars event. 

Memphis coach Matt Riser liked what he saw from the team’s pitching and defense, but wants to see more consistency at the plate. 

Jaylen Wells isn’t a player who throws many alley-oop lobs for the Memphis Grizzlies. On Friday, his goal is to connect on one with teammate Zach Edey in the Rising Stars tournament. 

The Memphis-Shelby County Sports Authority is the board that owns FedExForum’s debt and pays the bonds for the publicly owned arena.

Four days after missing the first game of his four-year college career, the Tigers point guard Tyrese Hunter finished with 15 points, six rebounds and four assists in a win over South Florida.

Luke Kennard grabbed a small Ohio town’s attention as a seventh-grader. More than a decade later, the Grizzlies guard will have his name on the Franklin High School basketball court.

Drew Hill and Chris Herrington recap the Grizzlies’ performances against the Suns and Clippers and discuss the importance of Vince Williams Jr. as Memphis looks to the playoffs. 

In the midst of a season when it feels like Memphis basketball just can’t seem to please the rest of the country — despite being ranked 14th — Thursday night was a blast.

Led by center Dain Dainja’s 20 points, coach Penny Hardaway’s Memphis Tigers looked dangerous in its 80-65 victory over USF. The win was Hardaway’s 150th as coach of the Tigers.

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Box score: Memphis 80, USF 65

This is the box score for the NCAA basketball game between the University of Memphis Tigers and the University of South Florida Bulls on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, at the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida.

In this first installment of the Mid-Season Mailbag, Herrington takes questions on the trade deadline, the post-deadline Western Conference landscape and the team’s core stars. 

The voters have spoken. And they have chosen Dorion Bowen and Shayla Rodgers as The Daily Memphian’s high school basketball players of the week.

Tyrese Hunter had dealt with a tender right kneecap since the early portion of this season.

A pair of former Memphis Tigers are headed to the NFL Scouting Combine, scheduled for Feb. 27 through March 2 at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Fred Smith Jr. of Briarcrest, Taquez Butler of Whitehaven and Hutchison’s Tyler Jones are in the running for the state’s top prize in their respective classifications.