Tiger Basketball

The starting lineup for the Memphis Tigers’ basketball team is never set in stone. There was another change to the starting lineup against the Temple Owls. Damion Baugh was reinserted into the starting lineup – his first start since...
The Memphis and Tennessee men’s basketball programs jointly announced Monday that the Tigers and Volunteers neutral-site showdown initially scheduled for this December has been rescheduled for Dec. 18, 2021, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The contest was postponed one year...
Lady Tigers head coach Melissa McFerrin had a look of both discouragement and defeat on her face after her team suffered yet another loss at the hands of AAC cellar dweller East Carolina University. "We played our butts off," McFerrin...
The Memphis Tigers’ basketball team entered the game against the Yale Bulldogs with heavy hearts. Former teammate Karim Azab passed away this week from the complications of leukemia. Hardaway never coached Azab but said, “I spent some time with him...
The four-year drought for post-season play for the Memphis Tigers came to an end with the arrival of the San Diego Toreros in the first round of the National Invitational Tournament. The Tigers came to play and did not want...
All season, many Tigers fans have been saying, "Wait til' next year!" After years of irrelevance, the Memphis basketball program has returned to the forefront of the diehard Tigers fan and the casual fan who may only tune in...
ORLANDO, Fla. — Lance Thomas scored a career-high 20 points and Memphis held off UCF 59-57 on Wednesday night. Thomas was 8-of-11 shooting, including four 3-pointers, two in the final 3-minutes, each giving the Tigers a five-point lead. Ceasar DeJesus made...
The No. 22-ranked Memphis sent Cincinnati a message on the very first play of the game, when Precious Achiuwa blocked 7’1” center Chris Vogt. The message? It won’t be easy for you on the inside. And it was tough play...
As part of his weekly press conference, Memphis Tigers' Head Coach Penny Hardaway took a look back at his first regular season as coach – while trying not to get too far ahead of himself as the team faces...
Losing was a notable part of the post-game conversation after the University of Memphis Tigers got past East Carolina’s Pirates 77-73 at the FedExForum on Wednesday evening. The Tigers had lost three games in a row and were in deep...