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D.J. Jeffries, DeAndre Williams and Lester Quinones took the reins in the second half. AAC tournament: To beat Houston, Tigers have to not beat themselvesRelated stories:
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After seven years as president of the University of Memphis, David Rudd is stepping down. He is one of the greatest presidents in the history of the place.
Bowen had submitted his official resignation at Memphis four days after a letter questioning his conduct surfaced in April 2019.
Moussa Cisse, Boogie Ellis and Landers Nolley II earned conference recognition for their performances with the Tigers.
The Tigers are confident they can earn an automatic spot in the NCAAs by winning the AAC tournament. This year, they’re not fooling themselves.
The difference between the start of the season and now: Comfort with the defense, and locked in as a family.
Point guard Alex Lomax is back at practice but that doesn’t mean he’ll return for the Tigers’ first AAC tournament game Friday.
If Sunday produced an all-too-familiar feeling for Memphis fans, there is still reason to hope this might turn out better than the other losses.
Those final 1.7 seconds were painful, but the time before that is where the lessons come from. Tramon Mark’s ‘miracle' shot doesn’t undo the fact that Memphis held its own on the road against Houston.
The Tigers, the No. 3 seed after losing to Houston on Saturday, will play March 12.
March 7, 2021: Houston 67, Memphis 64Related story:
Boogie Ellis’ shot gave Memphis hope, but Cougars freshman Tramon Mark’s last-second 3-pointer vaporized it.
Johns coached the women’s basketball team from 1972 to 1991 and three NCAA Tournament appearances.
Alex Lomax is questionable to play at Houston and the Tigers are still on the NCAA tournament bubble.
After leaving Memphis State, Penny Hardaway dropped jaws in legendary pickup games at Fonde Recreation Center, Houston’s longtime NBA haunt.
With USF taken care of, all eyes and efforts now turn to the season’s toughest task.
The Tigers have a tremendous opportunity when they play the Houston Cougars on national TV Sunday. It’s one they first had to earn.
March 2, 2021: Memphis 73, South Florida 52Related story:
Defense again the name of the game, and Boogie Ellis led the Tigers with 18 points. Related stories:
Tigers fans have likely gotten used to watching ugly basketball games this season.
Sunday’s win at Cincinnati showed that the Tigers are at their most dangerous when Malcolm Dandridge, Moussa Cisse and DeAndre Williams are in sync.
The Tigers lost Alex Lomax to injury and got the shaft from the American Athletic Conference, but they rose to the occasion Sunday and won at Cincinnati for the first time since Derrick Rose led the team.
Feb. 28, 2021: Memphis 80, Cincinnati 74 Related Story:
Memphis fends off Cincinnati for fifth straight win