The Daily Memphian’s Parth Upadhyaya and John Martin answer three pressing questions surrounding the Tigers ahead of this week’s AAC Tournament.

Cold shooting from the 3-point line hurt Memphis’ chances to reach Thursday’s title game.

As Memphis begins AAC Tournament play with a quarterfinal matchup on Friday, it will need Dandridge to impact games on a regular basis.

The AAC announced its all-conference team selections and award winners for the 2022-23 season on Wednesday.

A tracker looking at seed, location and opponent projections for the Tigers from bracketology specialists.

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The Tigers (20-9) are now two wins away from winning the conference title and earning an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.

Penny Hardaway knows what it would mean for his Tigers to win their first-ever American Athletic Conference Tournament title and their first league championship since 2013.

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The scene at FedExForum on Sunday is what Memphis basketball is all about.

The third-team pick has averaged a team-high 21.5 points, 5.6 assists and 3.7 rebounds through 30 games so far this season.

After closing the regular season with seven straight wins, Coach Katrina Merriweather’s Tigers are three victories away from their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1998.

It was a magnificent day for Memphis basketball. Right up until Houston hit the winning shot. On a day when Tiger basketball conjured that magical feeling once again. 

A potential re-match with Houston in next Sunday’s AAC Championship is on Kendric Davis’ mind.

The University of Memphis Tigers lost to the University of Houston Cougars, 67-65, on March 5.

Despite a valiant effort, the Tigers came up just short of upset victory.

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Box score: Houston 67, Memphis 65

Kendric Davis, Tigers ready to face Cougars again after latest loss

Surviving members of Memphis State’s 1972-73 basketball team that reached the NCAA Tournament championship game are being honored when the Tigers face No. 1 Houston on Sunday, March 5, at FedExForum.

The Memphis guard’s college career has at times been turbulent. He decided to stay for a fifth season anyway. Now, starting with Senior Day on Sunday, it’s winding down.

Tigers fans have admired the grit that’s allowed Kendric Davis to fight through a series of painful ankle injuries — but that’s nothing compared to the larger battle he’s had to fight to get where he is now.

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The Tigers will face the Cougars at 11 a.m. Sunday at FedExForum.

Fifty years ago, the Memphis State assistant coach was both a tactician and a friend for an NCAA Final Four team.

When the Cougars come to town Sunday, March 5, it will be just the second time in program history Memphis hosts the top-ranked team in the country — and the first time at FedExForum.

The best thing about Sunday’s epic matchup between the Memphis Tigers and No. 1 Houston? It was earned. 

Davis was jeered throughout the contest Thursday in his first game back at SMU since transferring to Memphis last offseason.

Former Mustang Kendric Davis led the Memphis Tigers to an 81-62 win over SMU Thursday night in University City, Texas. The victory clinched the No. 2 seed for the Tigers for next week’s AAC Tournament in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Box score: Memphis 81, SMU 62

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‘A mixed bag of emotions': Kendric Davis returns to SMU for the first time as a Tiger

The University of Memphis Tigers played the Southern Methodist University Mustangs at Moody Coliseum in University Park, Texas, on Thursday, March 2, 2023.

The Daily Memphian polled three bracket experts to get their thoughts on how much room the Tigers have with two games remaining in the regular season.