There’s a real possibility that this group of primarily transfers and unheralded recruits can lead Memphis to its most successful season since 2013. Memphis escapes with close home win against Texas A&M Buckley: A hot-headed star. A long hug. Another huge Tigers basketball win.Related stories:
The bench came up big, helping Memphis overcome another wild night for DeAndre Williams.
NCAA men’s basketball box score for the game between the Memphis Tigers and Texas A&M Aggies played Saturday, Dec. 17, at FedExForum in Memphis.
It wasn’t until guard Kendric Davis — who finished with a team-high 23 points — hit two free throws with two seconds left that Memphis could breathe a sigh of relief. Buckley: A hot-headed star. A long hug. Another huge Tigers basketball win. Hardaway has ‘blueprint’ for what could be the best Memphis team since 2013Related stories:
When Memphis takes on Texas A&M on Saturday, it’ll mark its final regular-season game against an SEC opponent and its last non-conference game versus a team ranked in KenPom’s top 60. Memphis’ Damaria Franklin has ‘no more butterflies’ after Tigers debutRelated story:
More than a month after the University of Memphis opened its basketball season, Damaria Franklin played his first game as a Tiger. Now, he gears up to face Texas A&M on Saturday, Dec. 17.
University of Memphis athletic director Laird Veatch sent a video to the athletic department’s “ambassadors,” asking for NIL money. It seemed a good moment to ask five ambassadors what they are thinking about Memphis sports.
The NCAA announced Thursday, Dec. 15, that Memphis reached an agreement with NCAA enforcement staff for “recruiting violations that occurred within the men’s basketball program and the appropriate penalties for those violations.”
The Memphis Tigers can’t always win big games with forward DeAndre Williams on the bench.
Dandridge had to be helped off the floor with about 12 minutes left in the Tigers’ game versus the Crimson Tide after landing awkwardly following an attempt to block a shot.
Franklin’s debut in a Memphis uniform did not come until Tuesday night, a month and a week after the Tigers’ 2022-23 season opened with a win over Vanderbilt in Nashville.
The Memphis Tigers have guts, guile and a genuine star in Kendric Davis. Now they just need someone else who can shoot.
The Tigers (8-3) were the aggressors early against the Crimson Tide (9-1) and led for the first 11-plus minutes. But then, Alabama found its groove offensively. He had no shoes. Damaria Franklin made his Memphis debut anyway.Related stories:
NCAA men’s basketball box score for the Tuesday, Dec. 13, game between the Memphis Tigers and Alabama Crimson Tide played in Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
The Chicago native — who averaged 17.8 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game last season at UIC — will be thrown into a rotation that seems to have hit its stride.
Memphis took the first step in proving it can compete with the best in the country just days ago with a win over Auburn. Now, it’s time to do it again. Memphis’ Damaria Franklin ruled eligible by NCAA, according to multiple sourcesRelated stories:
Franklin is set to make his Memphis Tigers debut Tuesday night when the team faces Alabama.
The University of Memphis men’s basketball team just barely missed the cut in the AP Top 25 poll after beating then-top-15 Auburn on Saturday.
Why did Memphis retain Ryan Silverfield? What’s the progress on Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium? Has the university given up on conference realignment? We asked the athletic director these questions and more.
The Tigers’ athletic director shared some revealing things about the outlook for Memphis athletics. Here’s what every fan should know.
It was in June when Memphis’ head coach first looked around the Tigers’ Laurie-Walton Family Basketball Center and saw the makings of a team he believed could compete with any in the country.
Memphis Tigers point guard Kendric Davis got a text from Ja Morant and Desmond Bane before Saturday’s game telling him to “go be that killer you are.” Davis didn’t have to be told twice, evidently. He scored 27 points as Memphis knocked off unbeaten Auburn.
Box score for the NCAA men’s basketball game between the Memphis Tigers and Auburn Tigers played Saturday, Dec. 10, at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
In Memphis’ win Saturday in the Holiday Hoopsgiving event in Atlanta’s State Farm Arena, Davis was a man with all the answers.
“Having Coach Brown as part of our program over the last year-and-a-half was very impactful on our student-athletes and me as a coach,” head coach Penny Hardaway said in a statement.