What’s Memphis paying new women’s basketball coach Hana Haden?
New Tigers women’s coach Hana Haden has a shorter contract than her predecessor and will make slightly less money in supplemental pay.
Topic: Alex Simmons
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April 2026
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March 2026
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28 years, four coaches, zero titles: How can the next women’s basketball coach snap this slump?
The Memphis women’s basketball team hasn’t gone to the NCAA Tournament in almost 30 years. After firing Alex Simmons, the Tigers are searching for a spark. Local coaches and a former player weigh in on how to end the drought.
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Memphis moving on from women’s basketball coach Alex Simmons
The women’s team has not reached the NCAA Tournament since the 1997-98 season under coach Joye Lee-McNelis.
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November 2025
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Memphis women drop season opener to UAPB
A fourth-quarter collapse costs coach Alex Simmons’ Tigers in their 2025-26 season opener.
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October 2025
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Memphis Tigers women’s basketball coach aims for momentum in preseason showcase
After a couple of difficult seasons, Alex Simmons feels ‘'like this year is kind of like our year one — just from a mindset standpoint.”
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Memphis women’s basketball picked low in American preseason poll
Coach Alex Simmons’ Tigers were picked to finish in the bottom half of the 13-team American Conference by the league’s coaches.
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July 2025
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Memphis women’s basketball’s 2025-26 American Conference pairings announced
Coach Alex Simmons’ group, and every other team in the 13-member American, will play 18 conference games this upcoming season.
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June 2025
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Coach said she’s confident in Tigers’ commitment to women’s basketball
“His commitment to women’s basketball is like no other,” Memphis women’s basketball coach Alex Simmons said about Athletic Director Ed Scott.
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May 2025
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Four new faces join Tigers basketball program
Coach Alex Simmons’ Memphis Tigers basketball team has signed four players out of the NCAA transfer portal this week.
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November 2024
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Memphis women’s basketball defeats Samford, improves to 2-1 on season
Alasia Smith’s career-high 28 points helped the Tigers improve to 2-1 in the 2024-25 season.
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Memphis women basketball starts season with win over MVSU
The Tigers will hit the road to take on Mississippi State on Thursday, Nov. 7, in Starkville at 6:30 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+.
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Memphis women’s basketball opens season at 11 a.m. Monday
The Tigers are 6-0 all-time against Mississippi Valley State, with this matchup being the sixth of seven played in Memphis.
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October 2024
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Tigers coach sees building blocks in exhibition loss to No. 1 South Carolina
“There’s a reason that we play games like this,” Memphis coach Alex Simmons said. “No. 1, to get better. No. 2, to see what it feels like to play at a level that literally nobody in the country plays at.”
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Memphis women’s basketball gets no love in AAC preseason coaches’ poll
Coach Alex Simmons’ team got little attention in the American Athletic Conference’s preseason coaches’ poll. Memphis also didn’t have a single player land on the preseason All-AAC first or second team.
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New-look Tigers introduce themselves in Blue and Gray Showcase
The men’s and women’s Memphis Tigers teams played scrimmages at the Showcase, which were the highlights of the Tigers’ 2024-25 season tipoff event.
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June 2024
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Date set for Tigers’ home game against Tennessee Lady Vols
The time of the game has not been set but a date has been scheduled.
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Tigers coach Silverfield talks ‘excitement’ at standing-room-only event in Lakeland
Interim athletics director Jeff Crane says the stadium funding is right on schedule.
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Alex Simmons: Women’s basketball ‘always existed’ but getting noticed now
While the fandom and media coverage of women’s basketball has grown to new heights, Memphis women’s basketball coach Alex Simmons doesn’t want to lose the momentum.
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April 2024
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Tigers coach Simmons speaks on FedEx NIL, women’s college basketball
Simmons talks about how FedEx’s commitment should go a long way in providing her and the program with the momentum needed in today’s world of college athletics.
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March 2024
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Tigers’ women win streak ends at North Texas
The five-game winning streak ends with a loss at North Texas. The Tigers next game will be in the AAC Tournament on Sunday against East Carolina.
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Tigers women’s basketball getting hot at the right time
A 21-point victory over UAB on Saturday was the fifth consecutive win for Memphis.
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November 2023
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Tigers roll past Hornets for first victory in the Simmons era
Madison Griggs and Raven Sims combine for 34 points in a dominant performance.
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Memphis women’s basketball ready to begin new chapter with Simmons
Even as they start over with their third coach in four years, the Tigers are excited for what the 2023-24 season holds with first-year coach Alex Simmons on the sideline.
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October 2023
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Tigers women’s basketball coach says record number of season tickets sold ‘shows the love for this program’
Memphis’ support has fueled the Tigers’ women’s basketball team as they head into the 2023-24 season, says head coach Alex Simmons.
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Simmons finds early success in establishing culture
First-year coach Alex Simmons is looking to take Memphis women’s basketball to new heights.
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