AAC commissioner Mike Aresco spoke to reporters Saturday about the divide between Power 5 and Group of 5 conferences, conference realignment and Memphis’ place in a new-look AAC.
No. 2 seed Memphis will get another shot at No. 3 seed Tulane in one of Saturday’s AAC Tournament semifinal games after the Tigers were swept in the regular season.
Kendric Davis and DeAndre Williams each scored more than 30 points in leading Memphis over UCF Friday. That’s the first time two Memphis players have scored 30 or more in the same game in over 52 years.
The All-AAC duo combined for 68 points on 24-39 shooting, 14 rebounds and nine assists. Tigers advance in the AAC Tournament to play Tulane in a Saturday semifinal game.Related stories:
NCAA men’s basketball box score for the Friday, March 10, AAC quarterfinal game between the Memphis Tigers and the UCF Knights from Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
Nevaeh Scott scored 22 points and the Panthers turned in another fine defensive effort to eliminate Green Hill, 56-35.
The Grizzlies smashed the Golden State Warriors Thursday and then got a message from their missing leader, Ja Morant. It doesn’t mean that all is well with the franchise. But a hard day ended in hope.
Memphis Grizzlies guard Dillon Brooks leads the NBA in technical fouls. Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is close behind. They have a lot to say about each other.
It felt like two teams not only competing in a playoff race, but edging toward playoff-style basketball and playoff-style rotations, to the degree the Grizzlies can prepare amid the chaos of the moment. Dillon Brooks on Draymond Green, Warriors: ‘They never forget' who we are Box score: Grizzlies 131, Warriors 110 Jenkins: Morant issue ‘came to a head’ in DenverRelated stories:
NBA box score for Thursday’s game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Golden State Warriors played in FedExForum in Memphis.
The No. 2-seed Tigers will play No. 7-seed UCF in an AAC Tournament quarterfinal matchup at 6 p.m. Friday, March 10, at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
“We’ve had conversations in the past trying to guide him and help him continue to evolve as a person and a player,” said Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins.
Steven Adams is out at least another four weeks? What the heck? Wasn’t he close to returning?
The future Memphis Tiger has adapted well in her first season with the Panthers.
Memphis’ starting center has been out since Jan. 22 with a sprained knee ligament.
Memphis Tigers coach Ryan Silverfield, ESPN analyst Greg McElroy also are set to speak.
The Daily Memphian’s Parth Upadhyaya and John Martin answer three pressing questions surrounding the Tigers ahead of this week’s AAC Tournament.
Opinion: If the wheels perhaps haven’t come off this once-promising Grizzlies season, they’ve at least gone flat, lost a few bolts and are wobbling back down the road, maybe emitting flames.
Cold shooting from the 3-point line hurt Memphis’ chances to reach Thursday’s title game.
As Memphis begins AAC Tournament play with a quarterfinal matchup on Friday, it will need Dandridge to impact games on a regular basis.
The Memphis Grizzlies point guard has been away from the team since Saturday, March 4. Danny Green comments on Grizzlies' handling of Ja Morant situationRelated stories:
The Glendale PD investigated the incident and “was not able to determine that probable cause existed for the filing of any charges,” the department said.
Danny Green, who was traded from Memphis to Houston last month, discussed the situation Wednesday.
On the same day tickets go on sale, the coach of Memphis’ new USFL team said he expects the product to be better than it was in the first year of the new spring league.
Memphis begins spring practices on March 19. Here are a few areas to pay attention to as the Tigers prepare to improve from last season.