Memphis athletic director shines light on Tigers’ decision to stay in AAC
“It really came down to what our future looks like,” Ed Scott said. “... The financials were not there.”
Parth Upadhyaya
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis men’s basketball’s 2024-25 AAC schedule released
The Tigers open conference play Jan. 2 at Florida Atlantic.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Former Tiger Lester Quinones signs new NBA two-way deal
Quinones last played with the Golden State Warriors after going undrafted in the 2022 NBA Draft.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball ‘They’re ready': Hardaway says Memphis will love these Tigers
Penny Hardaway updated the injury status of Baraka Okojie, shared thoughts on new assistant coaches Mike Davis and Nolan Smith, and commented on the Tigers’ 13-game non-conference schedule.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Penny Hardaway ‘proud to represent the AAC’ amid Memphis to Pac 12 talks
“I’m loyal to where I’m at,” Hardaway said. “Obviously, the AAC is a better conference than people are giving it credit for.”
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis’ Baraka Okojie set to return before start of season, per report
Okojie, a 6-foot-3 point guard, underwent shoulder surgery in June.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies star Ja Morant ‘excited’ about new players, new season
Morant spoke Downtown as he and other Grizzlies helped pack more than 53,000 meals with Meals of Hope, a nonprofit organization that helps combat community hunger.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis basketball adds Nolan Smith as assistant coach
A long-awaited addition to Memphis basketball’s staff has finally come to fruition.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Pernetti: Moving AAC Tournament back to Memphis not ‘off the table’
American Athletic Conference commissioner Tim Pernetti shared his thoughts Tuesday afternoon with members of the media on the future of the AAC Tournament for men’s and women’s basketball.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis men’s, women’s basketball announce nonconference schedules
Memphis’ men’s and women’s teams will also take part in another double-header when they participate in the inaugural Hoops for St. Jude Tip Off Classic Oct. 15 at FedExForum.
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Memphis Tigers Football Arkansas athletic director ‘open’ to moving 2025 Memphis game to Fayetteville
Razorbacks athletic director Hunter Yurachek hadn’t previously been aware that renovations to Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium would still be continuing during the Memphis-Arkansas game.
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Sports Mississippi State to face Utah in Mid-South Showdown at Landers Center
Mississippi State basketball will be making more than one trip to the Memphis area in the 2024-25 season.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballHow good will Memphis’ 2024-25 team be? Here’s what advanced analytics suggest
Both media members and fans alike aren’t exactly sure what to expect from the new-look Tigers this season, but advanced analytics website Bart Torvik could give us an indication of how things may shake out.
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Sports Tennessee State handles Arkansas-Pine Bluff in 35th Southern Heritage Classic
Tennessee State beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the latest edition of the historically Black college and university (HBCU) football series.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball ‘A surreal feeling': Former Tiger K.J. Lawson named Hamilton High coach
Lawson, who won a TSSAA Class AAA title at Hamilton in 2015, returns to the basketball program as head coach.
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Sports Southern Heritage Classic preview: Tennessee State vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Here’s what to know heading into Saturday’s kickoff at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Penny Hardaway talks Hoops for St. Jude, staff challenges at reception
Hardaway spoke to reporters Thursday at the National Civil Rights Museum during a cocktail reception for Saturday’s annual Penny Hardaway Memphis District Golf Classic.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Tigers basketball to host North Carolina, South Carolina in games benefiting St. Jude
The Tigers’ men’s and women’s basketball teams will face two of the toughest teams in the country in a doubleheader that will benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Junior college transfer Bouna Kebe commits to Memphis
Bouna Kebe, a 6-foot-10 big man, averaged 11.2 points and 7.1 rebounds per game last season as a sophomore for NJCAA Gillette (Wyoming) College.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Clarence Jones of the Tigers’ 1973 NCAA runner-up team dies
“You’ll hear it from everybody, but Clarence just was a great guy, soft-spoken, good person — just always had a great spirit about him,” said Murry Bartow, son of then-Tigers coach Gene Bartow.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Amid controversy within Memphis program, Penny Hardaway responds
In a Q&A with national college basketball insider Jon Rothstein, Hardaway said, “I don’t need the money. I came back to the school to teach young men and to try and help my city out and my school out and it’s like I’ve been under some microscope that’s unbelievable.”
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Here’s everyone who has worked for Penny Hardaway — and what happened to them
Memphis Tigers coach Penny Hardaway announced Wednesday that four coaches would not return, just two months before the Tigers open their 2024-25 season against Missouri at FedExForum on Nov. 4.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Former Tiger Jahvon Quinerly announces retirement from basketball
The 6-foot-1 point guard who played for Memphis last season explained his retirement decision via Instagram.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballMemphis AD: Hardaway will ‘absolutely, unequivocally’ stay Tigers’ coach
Scott said Memphis has not gotten an update from the NCAA regarding the case stemming from Malcolm Dandridge’s eligibility status, whose findings Scott confirmed the Tigers self-reported to the NCAA.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis AD to appear on ‘The Geoff Calkins Show’ amid basketball chaos
Ed Scott will speak publicly after Tigers basketball coach Penny Hardaway announced he’d parted ways with members of his staff and an anonymous letter alleged Memphis violated NCAA rules.
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