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University of Memphis President Bill Hardgrave and Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark discussed the Tigers upset of No. 1 Houston in the AAC basketball tournament and more in documents The Daily Memphian obtained Monday, Sept. 18.
Documents show gaps remain in the City of Memphis’ plan to fund the FedExForum and Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium renovations.
“The city’s proposal to fund stadium renovations is now out there for all he world to see. How should Memphians think about that? They should hope that Robert Pera and the Grizzlies don’t hold a grudge.”
Six candidates were asked how they would allocate $350 million in state cash between Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium and FedExForum.
University of Memphis athletic director Laird Vearch said this a “moment of truth” for the Tigers. But it’s more than that. It’s a moment of truth for a city that wants to keep its major-league status.
The Tigers and Rebels have a December basketball date in Oxford, but the two schools have not played football since 2019. And nothing is scheduled going forward.
The addition of Jared Harris will give coach Penny Hardaway another developmental player who could stay multiple seasons.
After what’s been at times a bumpy college career to this point, Jahvon Quinerly is savoring the opportunity he has with the Tigers: “It’s beautiful.”
“We’re just trying to continue to support him,” Hardaway said. “That’s about it. That’s all I can do.”
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The month of September has a chance to make the Memphis Tigers well-equipped for the future, while also strengthening the connection between the city’s team and the city itself.
The city has several scenarios for how the stadium-funding debate could go moving forward.
With SMU now leaving for the ACC, the hits keep coming for the AAC. How will the Tigers respond to the latest round of conference realignment movement?
The Memphis head coach took time out of what’s been a busy offseason for the Tigers to inaugurate the outdoor, technicolor basketball court at the newly renovated Tom Lee Park.
“If Williams doesn’t care ‘at all’ about his image, even as his own freedom is in jeopardy, do we really think he’s going to care about doing what’s best for a Tiger team that aspires to make a championship run next season?”
Joe Cooper, the stepson of former Memphis forward Rodney Newsom, has walked on with the Tigers.
Malcolm Dandridge could elevate a Memphis team already poised for a big season. The numbers say as much.
“The game’s really not complicated,” Barnhart said. “You’ve gotta have the facilities, and then you’ve gotta recruit. You gotta do those two things.”
University of Memphis president makes a case that the Tigers’ hunt for a new home is real.
Should the city move forward with funding for the Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium? Of course. But only as part of a larger agreement that keeps the Grizzlies in town. U of M president on realignment: ‘We are a well-kept secret and we should not be’Related story:
Bill Hardgrave and athletic director Laird Veatch spent nearly 25 minutes Monday assuring Tiger fans that Memphis is still a part of the realignment conversation.
After more than three months in the transfer portal, Dandridge has decided to play his final college season with his hometown Tigers.
Grimes, now a 6-foot-5 shooting guard with the New York Knicks, is currently training with Hardaway for the third offseason in a row.
Those who have known St. John’s transfer David Jones from the time he arrived in the U.S. in 2017 feel he can be a piece that’s just as important as any on next season’s Tigers.