Dain Dainja currently not eligible for another season, per NCAA rules
Despite saying he had one more year to play, Dain Dainja’s collegiate eligibility will expire after this 2024-25 season, according to NCAA rules.
Topic: Memphis Tigers
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February 2025
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Tigers Basketball Insider: What NCAA Tournament seed does Memphis deserve?
“Based on what Memphis has done against their schedule, they deserve to be in the 5-6 seed range right now, not in the 7-8 are they are pegged in current bracketology,” college basketball analytics expert Evan Miyakawa of EvanMiya.com said.
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Memphis rises in AP Top 25 after blowout win over Florida Atlantic
This is the ninth consecutive week the Tigers have been ranked in the AP Top 25 and the 11th week overall this season.
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Dainja leads Tigers’ second-half surge in blowout win over FAU
Dain Dainja tied his career with 22 points, 11 rebounds, four blocks and three steals in just 27 minutes as the No. 22 Tigers blew past FAU in an 84-65 victory.
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What to watch in Memphis’ game against Florida Atlantic
The Tigers are looking to regain their edge following an overtime road loss to Wichita State. They play Florida Atlantic on Sunday (1 p.m., ESPN2) at FedExForum.
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NCAA tweaks Memphis basketball results, adding Quad 1 win
The NCAA made a change to a result on the Tigers’ schedule on Thursday, which gives coach Penny Hardaway’s team another Quadrant 1 win.
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Memphis Tigers women use big runs to topple UAB
Memphis’ record at Elma Roane Fieldhouse improves to 6-5 on the season with two home games left.
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Tigers Podcast: Wichita State loss aftermath, NCAA Tournament seeding
Tigers basketball beat writer Parth Upadhyaya and college-sports columnist John Martin break down how consequential the Tigers’ overtime loss to Wichita State will end up being.
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Rare no-hitter, grand slam propel Tigers softball to doubleheader sweep
The Memphis Tigers softball team swept Mississippi Valley State behind a no-hitter in the first game and a grand slam in the second.
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Tigers Basketball Insider: Hardaway takes responsibility for botched finish
“That’s all on me, the way that I finished that game,” coach Penny Hardaway said of Memphis’ play in the final seconds of regulation during its overtime loss at Wichita State.
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Memphis’ path to top 5 NCAA Tournament seed murkier after loss
On Sunday, the No. 14 Tigers didn’t control what they could control, falling in a somewhat surprising 84-79 overtime road loss to Wichita State.
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Memphis shocked in overtime loss at Wichita State
The No. 14 Tigers (21-5, 11-2 AAC) eventually couldn’t do enough to leave the venue known as The Roundhouse with a victory and instead took an 84-79 loss to the Shockers (15-10, 5-7 AAC) to pick up their third Quadrant 3 defeat of the season.
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What to watch in Memphis’ road game against Wichita State
With six regular-season games remaining on their schedule, Coach Penny Hardaway wants his Tigers to keep their foot on the gas to build momentum headed into next month’s AAC Tournament and NCAA Tournament.
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‘Iron Man’ Tyrese Hunter returns to push Memphis past USF
Four days after missing the first game of his four-year college career, the Tigers point guard Tyrese Hunter finished with 15 points, six rebounds and four assists in a win over South Florida.
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Tigers baseball splits doubleheader against Redhawks on opening day
Memphis coach Matt Riser liked what he saw from the team’s pitching and defense, but wants to see more consistency at the plate.
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Memphis cruises to comfortable road win over South Florida
Led by center Dain Dainja’s 20 points, coach Penny Hardaway’s Memphis Tigers looked dangerous in its 80-65 victory over USF. The win was Hardaway’s 150th as coach of the Tigers.
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Memphis’ Tyrese Hunter available for game against South Florida
Tyrese Hunter had dealt with a tender right kneecap since the early portion of this season.
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Tigers Podcast: Are Jekyll-and-Hyde Tigers a strange case?
Parth Upadhyaya and John Martin try to determine if the Tigers playing up and down to their competition will ultimately bite them.
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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.
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Box score: Memphis 80, USF 65
This is the box score for the NCAA basketball game between the University of Memphis Tigers and the University of South Florida Bulls on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, at the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida.
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What to watch in Memphis’ road game against South Florida
The Tigers’ game against USF on Thursday will be their final chance to turn heads before the NCAA Tournament’s Selection Committee televises the first in-season reveal of the top 16 seeds Saturday.
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Tigers overwhelmed in second half at North Texas
The Tigers (6-17, 4-8 AAC) opened the game on a heater but were overpowered by one of the conference’s best defenses as the game continued.
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Tigers’ Tyrese Hunter status uncertain for game against South Florida
Hunter visited Memphis team orthopedist Barry Phillips on Monday afternoon after being sidelined in Sunday’s 90-82 home win against Temple.
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Memphis rises in AP Top 25 after wins over Tulsa, Temple
The Tigers are ranked in the AP Top 25 for the seventh consecutive week.
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Tigers get revenge on Temple despite Hunter’s absence
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.
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