What to watch when Memphis faces Tulane
Memphis guard Dug McDaniel (1) talks with coach Penny Hardaway during the game against the UTSA Roadrunners at FedExForum on Jan. 18. (Wes Hale/Special to The Daily Memphian)
The time for the Memphis Tigers to gain separation from the teams in the middle of the American Conference standings is now.
While coach Penny Hardaway’s team will enter February having already taken three losses in conference play, it is still tied for fifth in the 13-team league. It can still compete for a Top 2 seed and a triple-bye in the American Tournament in March and even have a chance to win the conference’s regular-season title for the second-straight year.
But to keep those hopes alive the Tigers (10-10, 5-3 American) must take care of business against the American’s bottom-feeders.
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Parth Upadhyaya
Parth Upadhyaya covers the Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team. A Raleigh, N.C., native and a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Media and Journalism, Upadhyaya is a longtime college hoops junkie. Prior to joining The Daily Memphian in 2022, he covered high school sports in western Pennsylvania for the Beaver County Times and Penn State football for the Centre Daily Times.
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