Memphis athletic director Ed Scott has been on the job for a tumultuous, wrenching but ultimately triumphant six months. In that time, Scott has seen enough to believe Memphis can be “a Top 25 athletic program in America.” Now he needs others to believe it, too.

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The Tigers, who cracked the top 20 of the AP Top 25 on Monday, are ranked for the fifth consecutive week and the seventh week overall this season.

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Where did Upadhyaya rank Memphis after a week in which the Tigers followed up their fifth straight underperformance, this one against Wichita State on Thursday, with a blowout of longtime rival UAB on Sunday?

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Box score: Memphis 100, UAB 77

Former Ole Miss coach feels fine about the Memphis Tigers’ NCAA Tournament hopes after watching them dismantle his UAB Blazers.

The No. 24 Tigers played with a purpose in a 100-77 win against the Blazers in front of a blue-and-white striped-out FedExForum crowd. 

PJ Haggerty scored 23 points, Dain Dainja had a season-high 21 points and eight rebounds to lead Memphis to the win at home over UAB.

Here is the NCAA men’s basketball box score for Sunday’s game at FedExForum between the Memphis Tigers and UAB Blazers.

Tigers women’s basketball was upended in the fourth quarter Saturday afternoon at the Reynolds Center.

The No. 24 Tigers should have a point to prove when the AAC preseason favorite Blazers visit FedExForum.

It was apparent something needed to change after Memphis tallied 20 turnovers against Wichita State on Thursday.

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Box score: Memphis 61, Wichita State 53

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Memphis pulled out a 61-53 win over the Shockers in a conference game. But, for the fifth straight game, it wasn’t pretty.

This is the box score for the NCAA basketball game between the Memphis Tigers and the Wichita State Shockers on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2024, at FedExForum.

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Coach Penny Hardaway knows the No. 24 Memphis Tigers (14-4, 4-1 AAC) can’t lose their edge as they get set to take on Wichita State at home Thursday.

Separation week for the Tigers in the AAC begins at home against the Shockers.

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Even after a disappointing loss to Temple on Thursday in Philadelphia, the Tigers remain in the AP Top 25.

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Where did Parth Upadhyaya rank the Tigers after a week in which they fell on the road to a non-top-100 Temple team before beating Charlotte on the road by only nine points?

“When we play poorly, it looks bad,” Memphis coach Penny Hardaway said of the No. 18 Tigers after they beat AAC bottom-feeder Charlotte by single digits Sunday. “But when we play great, it looks great. We have our moments.”

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Box Score: Memphis 77, Charlotte 68

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Led by PJ Haggerty’s 18 points and 14 points and nine rebounds from Dain Dainja, the Tigers pick up the road win to improve to 4-1 in the AAC and 14-4 overall.

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