This is the box score for the NCAA game between the Memphis Tigers and the San Francisco Dons on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, in San Francisco.

Christopher Watson scored two long touchdowns to help his team to a second-round playoff win.

Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discussed the Grizzlies’ loss to Denver, response against Philadelphia and the potential a winning streak is on the horizon.

The 22nd edition of the game will feature 88 players representing 53 local schools.

Fred Smith leads the new-look Saints against an outmatched Trezevant. Plus a whole lot more from Monday’s and Tuesday’s Hall of Champions action.

The Memphis Tigers are bowl eligible for the 11th straight year. Here is a look at where some national websites are saying Memphis could end up. 

A vote on Friday, Nov. 22, could change ages for determining team construction from a birth-year calendar to a school-year calendar.

The troubled Sixers put their three top players on the floor together for the first time this season. But it was the Grizzlies who got it right.

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Through five-plus seasons, Taylor Jenkins has led the Grizzlies to two 50-win seasons and three postseason appearances, with Memphis leading the NBA in paint points in every season but one. And now he’s won the most games in franchise history.

Jaren Jackson Jr. had 25 points, Desmond Bane added 21 points and 10 rebounds and the Memphis Grizzlies set a season-high with 19 3-pointers in a 117-111 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.

This is the box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024 at FedExForum.

Jones recorded the third triple-double in Marquette history Tuesday by posting 17 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in the 15th-ranked Golden Eagles' 76-58 victory against No. 6 Purdue.

Here are some important numbers, historical notes and fun facts to know ahead of Friday’s playoff action.

Standouts from Douglass, East, Hamilton, Lakeland Prep, Raleigh-Egypt, Sheffield and Wooddale honored by the league’s coaches.

The Tigers will be tested when they face the Dons in a warmup game ahead of next week’s Maui Invitational.

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Grizzlies leaders Desmond Bane and Jaren Jackson Jr. took ownership of the team’s sluggish performance against the Nuggets on Tuesday night.

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Box score: Nuggets 122, Grizzlies 110

In a game that entered the fourth quarter tied and saw the lead change three times, the Tigers (2-3) came up short in their attempt to tie the game with 29 seconds left.

Santi Aldama led Memphis with 28 points, matching his career high. Jaren Jackson Jr. had 19 points, eight rebounds and five blocks.

This is the box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, at FedExForum.

The Daily Memphian keeps track of notable Group of Five teams each week. Some teams will fall out of the tracker and others will be added depending on the outcome of games played.

The Tigers will play four games in seven days, starting against San Francisco on Thursday, Nov. 21, and continuing with back-to-back-to-back games at next week’s Maui Invitational.

According to KenPom, Memphis’ bench has only totaled 21.8% of the team’s total minutes so far this season. That ranks No. 349 out of 364 Division I teams.

Tippett did a lot of winning. Six state championships and 902 games to be exact. Basketball was important — but not as important as the people who played it. 

Taylor Jenkins commented on the injury status of several players on Sunday. The team has listed Ja Morant and Zach Edey as out ahead of Tuesday’s game against the Nuggets. 

Power forward Tyreek Smith, who briefly spent time with the Memphis Tigers basketball program, has a new home.