The Memphis Tigers played one of their worst games of the season, losing to Rice in Houston. Frank Murtaugh has details ... [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] ...
Josh Pastner loves to describe how hard winning is. And how no game is a gimme in an improved Conference USA. It's time Tiger fans start listening.… ... [ Read more ] ... [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] ...
The Memphis Tigers made a late 10-3 run after trailing most of the game to beat Southern Miss at FedExForum Saturday, 67-61. Frank Murtaugh has details ... [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] ...
Josh Pastner chuckles when he refers to his basketball team as “the cardiac kids.” But then he describes fans that insist he stop joking about chest pains and heart attacks after the latest narrow Tiger win. Deep breath, Coach.… ... [ Read more ] ... [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] ...
UAB broke to an early lead and never lost it in beating the hapless Memphis Tigers Saturday, 31-15. UAB led 24-9 at halftime.… ... [ Read more ] ... [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] ...
If you’ve been a regular at FedExForum this winter, you know some of the biggest cheers heard at Tiger games are those for buckets scored by Memphis senior Pierre Henderson-Niles. A converted layup. A made free throw. The crowd ROARS in appreciation ... The sad truth, though, is that the converted baskets were applauded because there were considered rarities by those familiar with watching Henderson-Niles play ... Larry Kuzniewski Pierre Henderson-Niles ... The big center was dismissed from
I took my family to this afternoon’s game, my daughters’ first in two years. (Now and then, you gotta leave the notebook and recorder at home.) Among the questions I heard today that I never do on press row: “Why are all those people reading newspapers?” (It was during the pregame introduction of the Gonzaga starting lineup.) “How many of these [foil strands] are on my pom-pom?” ... Reminded me what’s important, even on game day ... The Tigers had a chance to pull the upset today,
• This interregional series began during the 2005-06 season,the aim being to get two of the best programs outside the six major conferences on the same floor. A member of the West Coast Conference, Gonzaga has won at least 23 games every season since coach Mark Few took over the program for the 1999-2000 campaign. The Zags have reached the NCAA tournament’s Sweet 16 four times under Few (2000, 2001, 2006, 2009) ... • Gonzaga enters Saturday’s nationally televised matinee with a record of