Jackson notched his first start of the season and had his highest scoring night since early February last season. 

Memphis shot 56% from the field and never trailed during the first half.

Box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Utah Jazz at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025.

Lausanne linebacker Huntsman is the top freshman, while Middle College’s Staples claims Coach of the Year.

Against Oklahoma City, the margin for error is thin. That is especially true for a Grizzlies roster missing eight players. 

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Box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Oklahoma City Thunder at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on Monday, Friday, Dec. 22, 2025.

Led by point guard Dug McDaniel’s 23 points, the Tigers picked up an 88-67 win over Alabama State on Monday night at FedExForum.

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The two-time NBA All-Star joins Zach Randolph, Ja Morant, Pau Gasol and Marc Gasol as a multi-time Grizzlies honoree. 

Here is a running list of moves involving Memphis in the NCAA transfer portal. Sutton Smith is one of the latest to enter the portal.

Clarke was injured Saturday after playing in only his second game of the 2025-26 season.

No official announcements have been made yet, but newly hired Memphis football coach Charles Huff is filling out his staff. 

Grizzlies add a big man on a 10-day contract to help with a lack of centers due to injuries to Zach Edey and Brandon Clarke.

As a junior in high school, Cam Spencer created a recruiting profile for himself. His self-belief may be his biggest strength. 

Memphis, on a three-game losing streak, takes on an Alabama State team that has lost its last five games.

Freshman quarterback AJ Hill is entering the NCAA transfer portal, which officially opens on Jan. 2.

Charles Huff’s journey to becoming the new Memphis football coach can be traced back to his childhood farm in Denton, Maryland.

The Wizards snapped a seven-game losing streak in Memphis, where they hadn’t won since Jan. 5, 2018. Santi Aldama led Memphis with a career-high 37 points and 10 rebounds. 

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“That’s the main reason — one of the main reasons — why we’re 4-7,” Hardaway said. “Because of the (lack of) discipline, sacrifice and buy-in — in every facet of what we’re trying to do here at Memphis.”

Penny Hardaway’s Memphis Tigers are having late-game woes, and Saturday’s loss to Mississippi State was no exception. But Curtis Givens III says it’s fixable.

Trinidad Chambliss ran for two touchdowns and passed for another, and No. 6 Ole Miss looked unfazed by the defection of coach Lane Kiffin, beating the Green Wave Saturday in Oxford.

Despite an 18-point performance from guard Curtis Givens III, Memphis was unable to pull out the win in Starkville as the Bulldogs prevailed.

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Box score for the University of Memphis game against Mississippi State Saturday, Dec. 20 in Starkville, Mississippi.

Perhaps not everyone has bought in. Perhaps not everyone cares. Perhaps some are simply cashing a check. A leader like Dug McDaniel would know.