The Tigers have had an issue with turnovers all season, a trend that continued against the Hilltoppers and allowed them to hang in the game.

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Box score: Memphis 74, Western Kentucky 62

The Tigers basketball coach and fellow hometown star said on Instagram video: “To get murdered like that, it just doesn’t sit well with me.”

This isn’t the same Hilltoppers team from a year ago, but the Tigers still should be motivated.

A cornerstone of the Tigers has found his production stymied by early foul trouble.

Landers Nolley II gutted through an illness, and the Tigers are still auditioning their ballhandlers.

Tyler Harris may have taken his shooting stroke to Iowa State — but he left his heart in Memphis. Now both are back where they belong. 

Nov. 16, 2021: The Memphis Tigers defeat the Saint Louis Billikens at FedExForum.

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The senior guard provided the energy after the Tigers had a rocky opening, but the team’s turnovers continue to be an issue.

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Box score: Memphis 90, Saint Louis 74

Tigers beat writers Steven Johnson and Frank Bonner II break down what happened in the football loss to East Carolina and what the Tigers need to do to win their sixth game at Houston. 

No disrespect to Tennessee Tech or North Carolina Central, but the Memphis Tigers’ season really starts Tuesday.

The Tigers moved up one spot after starting the season with two blowout wins. 

The Miami transfer who has been putting undue pressure on himself heard from the Tigers’ coach: ‘I’m with you.’

Nov. 13, 2021: Memphis Tigers defeat North Carolina Central at FedExForum.

Penny Hardaway still experimenting with lineups, taking advantage of a relatively easy, although disjointed, game. 

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Box score: Memphis 90, North Carolina Central 51

For the Tigers, it’s an opponent adjusting to a lot of new faces on its own roster.

Memphis football is coming off an exciting upset over SMU and is one game away from being bowl eligible.

Hardaway’s hire also worked under former coach John Calipari.

The Tigers could be an elite 3-point shooting team; plus, two players will be redshirting this season.

The ball went up. A new season started. And within five minutes, the Memphis Tigers had unleashed the kind of overwhelming talent that could make this a very special year.

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Nov. 9, 2021: The Memphis Tigers defeat Tennessee Tech in the season opener at FedExForum. 

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The Tigers hit the right notes, and Emoni Bates showed off his form in the season opener. 

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Box score: Memphis Tigers 89, Tennessee Tech 65

Memphis fans have high hopes this Tigers team will make history. The T-shirts already have. 

The University of Memphis and Hardaway responded to the amended notice of allegations last month in the James Wiseman case.