Taquez Butler scored 18 as the Whitehaven Tigers, after being down early, came back to win their 21st game in a row.

Who could’ve imagined during last season’s epic collapse what would be in store for the Memphis basketball program this season? Who would’ve believed that six months later that Penny Hardaway would do something Josh Pastner or Tubby Smith never could?

The No. 16 Tigers eked out a 75-70 win against UTSA at the Convocation Center in San Antonio on Tuesday night to clinch a share of the AAC regular-season championship.

This is the box score for the NCAA basketball game between the Memphis Tigers and the UTSA Roadrunners on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at the UTSA Convocation Center in San Antonio, Texas.

The Grizzlies All-Star forward was injured in Tuesday’s game with the Atlanta Hawks.

Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss what has gone so wrong for the Grizzlies during their three-game losing streak.

Here’s who The Daily Memphian predicts will take home some of the AAC’s most notable end-of-season awards next week.

State governing body for athletics faces potential headaches after passing a new transfer rule that’s ripe for bending.

The Memphis Grizzlies have lost the last three and six of the last eight. Desmond Bane thinks the team can rebound. “It’s on us,” he says.

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Desmond Bane had has first career triple-double for Memphis, but Dyson Daniels stole the ball from him with 3.8 seconds remaining. Caris LeVert got the ball and streaked down the floor for a layup that beat the horn.

This is the box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Atlanta Hawks on Monday, March 3, 2025, at FedExForum.

Memphis’ all-star forward Jaren Jackson Jr. turned his left ankle in the first quarter of Monday’s Grizzlies-Hawks game at FedExForum.

A win over the Roadrunners would allow the Tigers to clinch a share of the AAC regular-season championship and the No. 1 seed in the AAC Tournament.

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Frustration has built for the Memphis Grizzlies since the All-Star break, and it doesn’t take detective-level work to figure out why the team has taken such a downswing. 

Memphis football announced its spring game, and two former Tigers offered feedback on who they expect to be productive in 2025. 

Monday in Nashville, the TSSAA’s executive council passed a one-time transfer rule for high school athletes.

The Associated Press Sports Editors organization recognized several of The Daily Memphian’s sports staff members for their writing and reporting in APSE’s annual journalism awards competition.

Memphis has wins over No. 8 Michigan State, No. 11 Clemson and No. 15 Missouri.

The NBA’s 82-game regular season comes with two primary goals: Qualify and position yourself for the playoffs and prepare yourself to compete when you’re there. The Grizzlies seem to approach the season in a manner that seeks to satisfy the first without compromising the second.

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“Just as a competitor, it’s everything,” Penny Hardaway said after his No. 18 Tigers beat UAB 88-81 Sunday. “You look forward to these types of games. These games are what makes players.”

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Box Score: Memphis 88, UAB 81

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By the end of the game Sunday afternoon, it was closer to a nightmare for the Blazers. And there would be no revenge, as the Memphis Tigers completed a brilliant second half comeback — and a regular-season sweep of the preseason AAC favorite. 

PJ Haggerty scored 17 of his 25 points in the final 12 minutes to help No. 18 Memphis rally from an 11-point deficit to beat UAB 88-81.

Here is the box score for Memphis’ game against UAB on Sunday, March 2.

Memphis-area high school lacrosse teams faced off in the Battle on the Greenbelt tournament on Saturday, March 1.