Coach Penny Hardaway’s squad had four players score in double-digit points, but its lackluster defensive effort, 22 turnovers and missed free throws ultimately allowed the Green Wave (15-7, 8-3 AAC) to come out on top. Buckley: Kendric Davis shouldn’t have shot 3. Penny Hardaway forgave him. Related story:
NCAA men’s basketball box score for the Saturday, Feb. 4 game between the Memphis Tigers and the Tulane Green Wave played at FedExForum in Memphis.
After losing to Tulane on New Year’s Day, the Memphis rallied to win six of their past seven games and look to hit their stride as they face the Green Wave Saturday, Feb. 4. Memphis Tigers legend Lorenzen Wright will be ‘smiling down’ as his jersey is retiredRelated stories:
Though the late Wright won’t be there to see his jersey retirement ceremony, those who knew him best can imagine him savoring the occasion the only way he knew how.
Memphis will take on Tulane at 1 p.m. Saturday at FedExForum in a rematch of its New Year’s Day loss in New Orleans.
Duren has averaged 8.4 points and 8.5 rebounds through 44 games played for Detroit this season.
While Penny Hardaway knows the boost the return of Malcolm Dandridge and Alex Lomax could give Memphis, he’s also cautious about the impact it could have on the team’s chemistry.
Billy Richmond Jr., a former Memphis Tiger, said Hardaway “thinks the world” of his son, Billy Richmond III. John Calipari also likes his son, as a complement to a five-star player.
Davis poured in 26 points to save the day in an 80-68 win for the Tigers (17-5, 7-2 AAC) over Tulsa on Sunday afternoon. Box score: Memphis 80, Tulsa 68 Memphis commits Mikey Williams and JJ Taylor shine on national TVRelated stories:
NCAA men’s basketball box score for the Sunday, Jan. 29 game between the Memphis Tigers and Tulsa Golden Hurricane.
The Tigers’ four-star duo Mikey Williams and JJ Taylor had big games for San Ysidro High School (San Diego) in a late tip-off Saturday on ESPN2.
When Memphis takes on Tulsa on the road Sunday, it’ll mark the third time in the past four games where it’ll face a team in the bottom half of the AAC standings.
On a night when the Memphis’ usually outspoken leader wouldn’t say much about his accomplishment, his players spoke for him.
Memphis’ fifth-year basketball coach was asked Thursday night if he had any comment on the death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols due to injuries sustained at a traffic stop.
Davis scored 25 points to go with 11 assists and seven rebounds to lead his Memphis Tigers (16-5, 6-2 AAC) to a 99-84 win over SMU. Penny Hardaway thankful for much more than 100th win on ‘special' nightRelated stories:
NCAA men’s basketball box score for Thursday’s game between the Memphis Tigers and SMU Mustangs played at FedExForum in Memphis.
In honor of the fifth-year coach being one win away from the milestone, it felt like the right time to rank the five best wins head coach Penny Hardaway had for Memphis Tigers’ basketball.
Has Penny Hardaway met the lofty expectations he set for himself? No. Can he ever accomplish what he set out to accomplish? Probably not, but is he the man to coach Memphis basketball? Absolutely, he is.
Memphis will look to keep its momentum going when it hosts SMU at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, at FedExForum. ‘I’m about business:’ Davis focused on beating former team in SMURelated story:
Davis, Memphis’ star 6-foot guard, played three seasons at SMU before joining the Tigers’ program as a transfer this past offseason. And when the Mustangs visit FedExForum on Thursday, he’ll take on his former team for the first time.
During his weekly radio Show on Monday, the Houston coach discussed his Cougars’ home loss to Temple on Sunday. He then unpromptedly spoke about Penny Hardaway and Memphis.
It’s easy to see why Hardaway spoke with such pride after Memphis knocked off Cincinnati on the road on Sunday afternoon to pick up its third consecutive win.Related stories:
Kendric Davis and DeAndre Williams were magnificent in leading the Memphis Tigers to their 100th win under Penny Hardaway. OK, the official record will say this was win No. 99. Either way, it was sweet.
NCAA men’s basketball box score for the game between the Memphis Tigers and the Cincinnati Bearcats played Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023.
DeAndre Williams led the Tigers with 26 points and Kendric Davis added 21 to help Memphis improve to 15-5 overall and 5-2 in conference play. Hardaway pivoted to get Memphis back on track. The Tigers’ win over Cincinnati is proof.Related story: