Houston’s relentless defense confused and harassed Tennessee and carried the Cougars into their seventh Final Four and first since 2021, with L.J. Cryer scoring 17 points in a 69-50 victory on Sunday.
Memphis drops season opener 26-12 to Michigan Panthers.
Defined largely by triumph, but tainted too, the 1984-85 Memphis State Tigers basketball team was perfectly imperfect, a fun bunch that had faults but also had a blast.
After an “insane” 48 hours, the Grizzlies lost to the Lakers, 134-127. So how can interim coach Tuomas Iisalo make it better? By doing one important thing.
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The Los Angeles Lakers held on for a win over Memphis in the Grizzlies’ first game under interim coach Tuomas Iisalo. Iisalo took over Friday after head coach Taylor Jenkins was fired.
NBA box score for Saturday’s game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Los Angeles Lakers played inside FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee.
Memphis Grizzlies interim head coach Tuomas Iisalo spoke to the media before Saturday’s game with the Los Angeles Lakers at FedExForum.
Louisville takes the second game of the three-game series with Memphis. The Redbirds will be looking for their first win of the season when they play the Bats at 12:05 p.m. Sunday in Louisville.
We are only hours away from getting answers to how the players will respond and just how different Interim Coach Tuomas Iisalo’s lineups, rotations and game strategies will or even can be.
Memphis Grizzlies general manager Zach Kleiman kept his comments brief Saturday morning as he addressed the firing of Coach Taylor Jenkins.
Offensive line coach Jim Turner is stepping in for head coach Ken Whisenhunt, who stepped down for personal reasons. Turner said the Showboats will run Whisenhunt’s offense.
Zakai Zeigler had 18 points and 10 assists, as Tennessee outhustled and outplayed Kentucky on both ends of the court.
Emre Roan delivers in the bottom of the seventh as the Lynx defeat the Brothers for the first time in program history.
Michael McGreevy, the Redbirds opening-day starter for the second straight season, picked up the loss.
Jace Richardson scored 24 points as Michigan State surged past Ole Miss in the second half for a 73-70 victory on Friday night in the NCAA Tournament.
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Now new-this-season lead assistant turned interim head coach Tuomas Iisalo will take the reins, at least through the rest of this season and the playoffs.
Under Tuomas Iisalo, it’s likely the Grizzlies are going to use more pick-and-roll.
Here’s a list of prospective transfers that Tigers coach Penny Hardaway and his staff have been in contact with, as reported by The Daily Memphian and national outlets.
Carter, a 6-foot-4 shooting guard, averaged 5.4 points and 1.5 rebounds per game while shooting 39.3% from 3-point range for the Tigers this season. Memphis basketball transfer tracker: Who Tigers are eyeing in the portal An up-to-date look at Tigers basketball’s 2025-26 roster rebuildRelated content:
In total, the Grizzlies had a 250-214 overall record during Jenkins’ six seasons in charge, but only one playoff series win, coming against the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2022.
Parth Upadhyaya and John Martin grade the Tigers’ 2024-25 season.
Fromer Nevada quarterback Brendon Lewis is enjoying his teammates, coaches and the Memphis food as he competes for the starting job.