Led by PJ Haggerty’s 27 points, five assists and five rebounds, the Tigers overcame a performance that saw them shoot only 37.5% from the floor and 21.7% from 3-point range. Related content:
This is the box score for the NCAA game between the Memphis Tigers and the Virginia Cavaliers on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Coach Alex Simmons and her Tigers basketball team will play 18th-ranked Tennessee on Wednesday before hosting Louisville on Saturday. Both games will be held at FedExForum.
Penny Hardaway doesn’t simply want to make the NCAA Tournament after missing it a season ago — he wants to earn a top-four seed.
The Tigers will have an opportunity to pick up a Quadrant 2 win when they face the Cavaliers in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Wednesday.Related content:
On his weekly radio show, Memphis Tigers coach Penny Hardaway said the crowd at FedExForum has been too small this season. “It’s not as packed as it has been in the past.”
The Tigers are back in the AP Top 25 after being bounced out of the rankings a week ago. Tennessee Vols remain No. 1 in men’s college basketball Tigers beat writer Parth Upadhyaya’s latest AP Top 25 ballotRelated content:
How high did the Tigers rise in Upadhyaya’s ballot after their big road win over AP Top 25 Clemson?
Fifteen football players were among the nearly 30 student-athletes that graduated Sunday at FedExForum.
Penny Hardaway’s Tigers reminded the country — and themselves — how good they can truly be in Saturday’s overtime victory over Clemson.
Tyrese Hunter made plenty of big shots on Saturday, but it was a non-scoring play he made in the final moments that arguably sealed the game. And it’s the kind of play that may have proven Penny Hardaway right, that this team is different. Related content:
Down seven players on the day, the Tigers battled to cut the lead from 17 to six but were unable to string together enough stops to complete the comeback.
Here’s the box score for the University of Memphis Tigers men’s basketball game against the Clemson Tigers on Saturday, Dec. 14, at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, South Carolina.
Led by a combined 45 points from Tyrese Hunter and Colby Rogers and key free throws in overtime from PJ Haggerty and Dain Dainja, Memphis pulls off the win against the 16th-ranked Clemson Tigers.Related content:
Memphis will look to snap No. 16 Clemson’s six-game winning streak Saturday on the road and regain the momentum it had built prior to its loss to Arkansas State.
The Memphis coach is confident the Tigers can get back to where they were just two weeks ago. But he’s also aware their window to do that is limited.
Memphis football writer Frank Bonner, basketball writer Parth Upadhyaya and columnist John Martin talk about the perception of the Tigers’ football season and gauge the panic meter on the Tigers’ basketball season after rough performances.
The Tigers’ star combo guard competed with students at Madonna Learning Center in shooting contests on mini-hoops, autographed posters and took pictures.
Though its national perception certainly took a hit, Memphis hasn’t quite undone all the work it did through the first month of the season.
Here are a few takeaways about the Arkansas State game and the bigger picture at Memphis after Sunday’s home loss to the Red Wolves.
After a less-than-stellar week, the Tigers will have to work their way back into the AP Top 25.
Did Memphis remain ranked in Parth Upadhyaya’s Top 25 after a rough pair of outings capped off with Sunday’s lopsided home loss to Arkansas State?
Memphis lost to Arkansas State of the Sun Belt, but Penny Hardaway’s faith in the Tigers remains strong. Red Wolves coach Bryan Hodgson’s does too.
Fans had flashbacks to last season as a Memphis team that had notched wins over then-No. 2 UConn and Michigan State in Maui less than two weeks ago led for only 38 seconds against Arkansas State. Box score: Arkansas State 85, Memphis 72 Memphis can’t dig out of early hole in double-digit loss to Arkansas StateRelated content:
A 13-point halftime deficit ballooned to 18 just minutes into the second half. And, even when Memphis tried to respond, it wasn’t enough. Nope, there was no late-game switch the Tigers could flip this time.