Cold shooting, lack of rebounding prove costly. In Class 3A, Fayette-Ware battled but fell short against Tullahoma.

Though Memphis’ Sweet 16 drought continues, Hardaway brought the Tigers closer to their peak as a program as they’d been in a long time this season.

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Memphis Tigers coach Penny Hardaway tried his best not to makes excuses after the loss in the NCAA Tournament. But his answers revealed how he truly felt.

Ole Miss (23-11), the No. 6 seed in the South Region, will chase its first Sweet 16 berth since 2001 when it faces No. 3 seed Iowa State (25-9) on Sunday.

Memphis Tigers basketball had an important season of redemption. But the ending? “Just heartbreaking,” PJ Haggerty said.

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Box score: Colorado State 78, Memphis 70

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PJ Haggerty struggled from the field, making only 7 of his 23 shots in Friday’s NCAA Tournament first-round game against Colorado State.

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Of the 12 players on Memphis Tigers’ roster, seven could potentially return for at least another season.

Hits to their depth added up for the No. 5 seed Tigers (29-6) in their 78-70 first-round loss to No. 12 seed Colorado State on Friday afternoon at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.

NCAA Tournament box score for Friday’s game between the Memphis Tigers and Colorado State Rams played in Seattle, Washington.

No. 9 Baylor squeaked past No. 8 Mississippi State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. This is the third time in as many seasons that coach Chris Jans led the Bulldogs to the Big Dance.

Cornell Watson scores Vikings’ final six points to send them into a Saturday showdown against defending champion Chattanooga Prep.

The loss of Harris, who’s averaged 2.4 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 16 games this season for Memphis, could be especially detrimental with starting point guard Tyrese Hunter already ruled out with a left foot injury.

SLAM is known for creating iconic NBA photos. Jaren Jackson Jr. will now join Ja Morant as the only Grizzlies players to have a solo cover of the magazine. 

Defense gets the Whitehaven Tigers over the hump in a low-scoring battle against Independence. In another game, East falls to Bradley Central.

Former Tigers coach John Calipari wins his first NCAA Tournament game as Razorbacks coach.

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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Former Bartlett High standout Amarr Knox led the Hornets with 18 points and TJ Madlock added 11.

Ronin Badout, a junior at FACS, struck out 11 in a shutout victory over Senatobia on March 11.

Freshman Kylon Terry leads the way with 20 points as the Wildcats defeat defending Class 3A champion Knoxville Fulton.

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