Tigers coach Silverfield talks ‘excitement’ at standing-room-only event in Lakeland
Interim athletics director Jeff Crane says the stadium funding is right on schedule.
Interim athletics director Jeff Crane says the stadium funding is right on schedule.
Davis most recently spent six seasons as coach of Detroit Mercy, with stops at Indiana, UAB and Texas Southern.
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The programs have faced each other 86 times, with Louisville leading the all-time series 50-36. They last met on Dec. 16, 2017, when the Cardinals beat the Tigers 81-72 in New York’s Madison Square Garden as part of the Gotham Classic.
While the fandom and media coverage of women’s basketball has grown to new heights, Memphis women’s basketball coach Alex Simmons doesn’t want to lose the momentum.
For the Tigers, there’s still one big void to fill, and that’s the one that David Jones left when he opted to keep his name in the NBA Draft. Who could that be, and what dominoes does Penny Hardaway need to fall for it to be a reality?
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Former Memphis Tiger and current Golden State Warrior Lester Quinones visited Hoop City Basketball Club’s summer camp in Memphis on Thursday.
Both Tigers coaches will be both rewarded $10,000 bonuses for picking up wins in the classroom.
After Penny Hardaway put his trust in him more than a year ago, Nicholas Jourdain returned the favor this offseason. They both are confident that will pay off with a strong season for the Tigers.
Hardaway responded to questions about his new-look roster and coaching staff, David Jones’ decision to remain in the NBA Draft, FedEx’s recent name, image and likeness (NIL) partnership with Memphis athletics, and more.
In nine total games with the Beer Leopards during the 2023-24 season, Williams averaged 11.3 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.8 steals.
Even this deep into the offseason, there are still a handful of viable candidates available for the Tigers to replace a player the caliber of David Jones, who officially left for the 2024 NBA Draft on Wednesday.
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Coach Penny Hardaway’s team will open the 2024-25 season with an SEC foe.
David Jones opted to keep his name in the 2024 NBA Draft. The Memphis Tigers basketball program may be better off for it.
It’s a blow because of the timing, but the Tigers should have enough going for them to recover with what’s still left in the portal after the NBA Draft deadline.
After finding herself in a rut during the 2023 season, Zoe Adebayo tapped into her childhood “Big Z” persona to improve her game at the plate.
Vieira-Tuck, a 6-foot-4 combo guard, spent this past season playing for S.L. Benfica of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol, a Portuguese professional basketball league.
The former Tigers center and Memphis native shared his thoughts on the end of his college career, his future plans and more in an Instagram post Wednesday afternoon.
Jones, an All-AAC first-team selection and AP honorable mention All-American last season, has officially shut the door on his time with the Tigers.
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Last month, a source told The Daily Memphian that Memphis basketball legend and Lane College coach Andre Turner had agreed to join Penny Hardaway’s staff.
Bill Walton hit 21 of 22 shots to defeat Memphis State in the 1973 national championship game. But he never became a villain in this city. There was too much mutual respect.Related story:
With less than a week to go until the Tigers’ June 1 start of summer workouts, coach Penny Hardaway looks to be in position to have most of his team on campus.
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer had his most iconic college performance against then-Memphis State in the 1973 NCAA title game.