Memphis basketball lands Miami freshman transfer
Despite his limited playing time, Earl Timberlake was considered one of the best available players in the transfer portal.
Despite his limited playing time, Earl Timberlake was considered one of the best available players in the transfer portal.
One reader wants to know about two Lawson brothers and whether Memphis is eyeing them.
Davion Warren is used to coming from behind, but now he gets to benefit from Penny Hardaway’s tutelage.
Monday night’s NCAA title game between Baylor and Gonzaga was a testament to the importance of transfers.
Moussa Cisse, the AAC Freshman of the Year, announced his decision in an Instagram post on Tuesday.
Hampton senior guard Davion Warren announced his commitment to the University of Memphis in a tweet Saturday.
The departures actually are not surprising, and Hardaway gets to dig through the portal for the Tigers’ needs.
Nesbitt, who was part of coach Penny Hardaway’s 2021 signing class, enrolled a semester early and joined the Tigers in January. He played a total of 12 minutes in three games.
Boogie Ellis, D.J. Jeffries and Damion Baugh all have entered the transfer portal. That’s not great — but it doesn’t have to be the end of the world.
Landers Nolley II and Lester Quinones are among Tigers to take home The Daily Memphian’s end-of-season awards.
Mere days after the Tigers won the NIT, Ellis, Baugh and Jeffries have decided to leave.
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It wasn’t always sunny skies for the Tigers, but they capped the season with a dominant NIT title run.
The Memphis Tigers could be a dangerous team next season if their most important players return. But will they? In the age of the transfer portal, all bets are off.
Merriweather had a winning record in each of her five seasons at Wright State and will be tasked with turning around a Memphis program that won just four games in 2020-21.
Penny Hardaway hopes the Tigers will be able to build on what they achieved in tumultuous time.
Ja Morant and Ryan Silverfield tweeted congratulations. And there is a sweet moment with Precious Achiuwa.
Memphis won the NIT title Sunday, overwhelming Mississippi State. If it wasn’t the tournament the Tigers had hoped for, it was the triumphant ending they deserved.
The leader lost time to an ankle injury, but Penny Hardaway made sure Lomax got to bask in the glory.
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The Tigers, like so many other teams, could have opted out of the NIT. It is to their immense credit that they instead opted all the way in.
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