Tiger Basketball

When pursuing a dream in the game of basketball moments come when the end is nearer than the beginning and the reality of the journey causes the dreamer to reflect. Such was the case for the Tigers’ Kendric Davis...
Maybe it was the early start on Super Bowl Sunday, but five and a half minutes into the Tigers' game against Temple only 18 points had been scored and Memphis was up two. A low-scoring slugfest seemed to be...
With 27 seconds left in regulation, Memphis guard Emani Jefferson surveyed the floor, looking for a way to help the Tigers end a 43-43 struggle with UCF. She found an opening and when her layup didn’t go in, the...
The basketball-accented lives of a college coach and one of his star players intersected anew when the University of Memphis saluted their legacies at the FedExForum on Saturday afternoon. To say the names Larry Finch and Lorenzen Wright is to...
A one-point defeat in overtime drives the mind to find two points. And while there were some glaring stat-sheet places to look in the Tigers’ 90-89 loss to Tulane in OT, Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway thinks one main...
The winners of five straight, the Memphis Tigers now have plenty of time to rest, with their next American Athletic Conference game not coming until the weekend when they host the Tulane Green Wave at FedExForum on Saturday (Feb....
Heading into the midway point of their American Athletic Conference schedule, the University of Memphis Tigers are in one of the better positions they have been in since hometown hero Penny Hardaway stepped into the head coaching spot. The Tigers...
Against Wichita State, the Memphis Tigers showed head coach Penny Hardaway elements of what he knows it will take for the team to consistently turn in great performances. “Really good first half defensively.  In the second half not so much,”...
Seeking to get back on track after a road loss to Tulane on New Year’s Day, the University of Memphis found its way in the second half against the East Carolina Pirates at FedExForum on Saturday. Trailing the hot-shooting Pirates...
The Memphis Tigers women’s basketball team is into the 2023 portion of their season and a large reason for their success has been the emergence of two young players – sophomore forward Hannah Riddick and freshman guard Tanquel Welch.  With...