Genard Avery recorded his first sack of the season. 

Ja Morant won his first NBA Player of the Week honor after scoring 30-plus points in three Grizzlies wins last week. 

Standouts from Briarcrest, CBHS, Germantown, Lausanne and Overton up for consideration this week. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 6.

Standouts from Arlington, Bartlett, Collierville and Covington up for consideration this week. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 6.

Matt Barnes joins the University of Memphis after serving multiple roles in his football coaching career.

Anderson is the latest Grizzlies player to be entered in health and safety protocols.

Matt Barnes, coming off the Buckeyes’ Rose Bowl win on Saturday, replaces Mike MacIntyre. 

Memphis makes former two-way player part of solidified roster; Sam Merrill has been waived.

The Tigers smashed Wichita State Saturday. It was the best way possible to begin what could be one of the most important years in Memphis basketball history. 

The Tigers’ best lineup against the Shockers featured Earl Timberlake, Minott, Jalen Duren, DeAndre Williams and Landers Nolley II.

Jan. 1, 2022: The Memphis Tigers defeat the Wichita State Shockers at Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas.

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The Shockers had no answers to the return of DeAndre Williams and Jalen Duren for Memphis.

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Box score: Memphis 82, Wichita St. 64

Memphis will still be short-handed, but is getting some reinforcements.

In 1941, Alice and Ferdinand Haas fled Germany before they could be murdered by the Nazis. They gave a pastry plate to their housekeeper before they left. After 80 years, that plate found its way back to the family, in Memphis. 

Dec. 31, 2021: The Grizzlies defeat the San Antonio Spurs at FedExForum.

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Ja Morant became the fourth Grizzlies player to score 30-plus points in three straight games. 

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Box score: Grizzlies 118, Spurs 105

The Tigers may be targeting Matt Barnes, who was the Ohio State Buckeyes’ defensive play-caller for much of this football season.

With another Quad 1 opportunity on the line, the Tigers’ game against the Shockers is a must win.

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The Grizzlies will have seven players out when they play the Spurs on Friday night. 

Memphis lost to Tulane for the first time since 2016. That was the last season for Josh Pastner. Which doesn’t mean this will be the last season for Penny Hardaway, of course. But things are not going well.

Penny Hardaway’s puzzling decision to go away from the hot hands proved costly.

Dec. 29, 2021: The Grizzlies defeat the Los Angeles Lakers at FedExForum.

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