Tigers Basketball Insider: What Memphis’ hot-and-cold nature says about its NCAA Tournament chances
Memphis ranks No. 4 in opponent adjust, a metric created by college basketball analytics expert Evan Miyakawa.
Memphis ranks No. 4 in opponent adjust, a metric created by college basketball analytics expert Evan Miyakawa.
The Tigers are ranked in the AP Top 25 for the seventh consecutive week.
Before joining the Tigers, midseason transfer Dante Harris knew the drill. “I didn’t want to come in, you know, big-headed and try to do too much,” he said.
The No. 17 Tigers eventually got the revenge they desired in a 90-82 win over the Owls, even with the absence of starting point guard Tyrese Hunter, who was ruled out just 20 minutes before tipoff. With injured Tyrese Hunter out, Dante Harris makes first Tigers startRelated content:
Here is the box score for the Memphis Tigers’ game against the Temple Owls at FedExForum Sunday, Feb. 9.
The Memphis Tigers played Temple on Sunday without usual starting guard Tyrese Hunter. Virginia transfer Dante Harris started instead.
The University of Memphis Tigers women’s basketball team defeated the Florida Atlantic University Owls Saturday, Feb. 8 at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse.
After losing to Temple in Philadelphia on Jan. 16, the No. 17 Tigers are looking for some “get-back” against the Owls on Sunday at FedExForum.
The last time a Tiger reached for his left knee, Memphis collapsed. When it happened to Moussa Cisse this time, Penny Hardaway feared the worst.
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Led by guard PJ Haggerty and center Dain Dainja, Memphis shot 56.7% from the floor and 42.9% from deep, and finished with 20 assists on its 34 made field goals to go with only eight turnovers. PJ Haggerty’s performance against former team just ‘another game’ for Tigers’ starRelated content:
This is the box score for the NCAA basketball game between the Memphis Tigers and the University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, at FedExForum.
The Tigers fell behind the Owls by as much as 17 points. They used a big second-half run to get the lead down to four but did not come any closer.
Ninety-four-year-old Thelma Scott gave up her season ticket this year. But give up on her Tigers? Not a chance. The university gave her a life she couldn’t have imagined. And it is still giving her friends.
Parth Upadhyaya and John Martin review the Tigers’ performances through the opening half of their American Athletic Conference schedule, look ahead at the team’s remaining regular-season games and try to pinpoint a ceiling and floor for the group’s NCAA Tournament seed.
Memphis Mayor Paul Young outlined the next steps in the planned renovations of FedExForum on Tuesday, Feb. 4.
Memphis will look to carry its momentum into the back half of its AAC schedule when it takes on Tulsa on Wednesday at FedExForum.
Memphis is No. 1 in the country in 3-point percentage, hitting better than 40%.
The Tigers move up in the AP Top 25 after a pair of road wins. Tigers beat writer Parth Upadhyaya’s latest AP Top 25 ballotRelated content:
Where did Upadhyaya rank the Tigers after they went 2-0 in back-to-back road games against Tulane and Rice?
While some may have been surprised by PJ Carter’s heroics in Memphis’ narrow win over Rice on Sunday, almost no one inside the Tigers’ program was shocked.Related content:
“We’re officially halfway through AAC play; this game encapsulates the Memphis basketball viewing experience since conference play began. Rather than opportunities to build upon a resume, these conference games exist only to sabotage the Tigers’ profile.”
PJ Carter finished with 19 points and two assists and made multiple timely plays down the stretch to allow the Tigers to win their fifth straight game
Here is the NCAA men’s college basketball box score for Sunday’s game between the Memphis Tigers and Rice Owls.
The Tigers (5-15, 3-6 AAC) snapped a three-game home losing streak with the victory, their first at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse since Jan. 1.
Memphis has been knocking off the same AAC foes it lost to a season ago. A matchup against Rice on Sunday in Houston offers it another opportunity to do just that.
The University of Memphis Tigers reported a net revenue of $80 for the 2024 fiscal year, which includes the 2023-24 school year.
Memphis is ‘a totally different team’ when Colby Rogers is hitting shots. That much proved to be true again in the No. 19 Tigers’ 68-56 win over Tulane on Thursday. Colby Rogers emerges as late hero to lift Memphis over TulaneRelated content: