Standouts from Bartlett, Collierville, Hutchison, Memphis Business Academy and Millington up for consideration this week. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 24.

Standouts from Briarcrest, CBHS, Hillcrest, Overton and St. Benedict up for consideration this week. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 24.

It was a memorable weekend for Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies at the NBA All-Star festivities. And that was before Morant threw down his eye-popping dunk.

Feb. 20, 2022: Team LeBron defeats Team Durant at the NBA All Star Game at Rocket Mortgage Field House in Cleveland, Ohio.

The Grizzlies guard delivered two dunks that had the television announcers in awe.

‘Don’t lose heart, Memphis fans. The Tigers may have been blown out by SMU, but they can still make the NCAA Tournament. As long as they never play like that again.’

Have the Tigers learned what it takes to not let one loss snowball into more?

The Tigers still should be in the projected NCAA Tournament field, but the way they looked in the loss was concerning, considering how well they had looked during the winning streak.

Desmond Bane was knocked out of the NBA 3-point contest after posting a score of 18 points, but the Grizzlies guard won’t go home empty-handed. 

Aidan Bowers repeats while Brothers teammate Gervacio Gonzalez and Owls junior Ian McGehee claim their first titles. And, be sure to catch up on a complete roundup of postseason prep basketball.

Progress is a case of show, don’t tell. And with Emoni Bates’ injury and the way the Tigers have played in his absence, it’s possible we won’t see him again this season.

When it hit the Grizzlies’ point guard that he was an All-Star, he said his celebration felt only right. 

Desmond Bane made the game-winning free throws to help his team advance, but Team Isiah lost in the final of the Rising Stars Challenge. 

There’s much at stake for both teams, in the AAC race as well as the NCAA Tournament picture, when the University of Memphis faces Southern Methodist University in Dallas.

Graham Smith, along with promising young forward Derek Dodson and versatile midfielder Jeremy Kelly heading to the Bluff City.

Listen to Tigers beat writers Steven Johnson and Frank Bonner II break down the Tigers’ six-game winning streak and where the latest NFL draft projections have a few Memphis players landing.

The Tigers became the first major Division I program to offer the one-armed basketball player whose full name is Hansel Enmanuel Donato Domínguez.

But right now, Bane’s focus is on two things: fun, and winning the NBA All-Star 3-point contest Saturday night.

ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi is bullish on how far Memphis basketball can rise in NCAA Tournament seeding.

Inside the barbershop and at the basketball games, the people of Dalzell, S.C., laugh about just how similar Ja Morant and his father are.

Trojans take away Fayette Academy’s offensive rebounding in semifinal victory.

Douglass forward Tyler Johnson and Houston forward Anna Lee Avery as this week’s Daily Memphian basketball players of the week. The boys voting was the closest of the season.

The University of Memphis will kick off the football season Sept. 3 against Mississippi State. North Texas and North Alabama are the only teams it is playing this year that were not on last year’s schedule.