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M. Basketball. Tigers Trounce Grizzlies, 77-46
9 hours ago by
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Elliot Williams scored 20 points and Will Coleman added 12 points, six rebounds and four blocks to lead Memphis to a 77-46 victory over Oakland (Mich.) on Monday night. Roburt Sallie matched Coleman's 12 points for the Tigers (4-1). Williams was 8-for-14 from the field in the game...
"When you look at him, you say: 'Holy God.'"
17 hours ago by
SacTown Royalty
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"When you look at him, you say: 'Holy God.'"
Pete Carril on Tyreke Evans, quoted by the Memphis Commercial-Appeal's Scott Cacciola
Marcus Thornton / Darren Collison: Rookie Backcourt Of The Year
2 days ago by
Bleacher Report
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Let's go back to NBA draft day 2009. The first back court player taken was shooting guard James Harden, drafted third overall by the Thunder. The next pick was Memphis combo guard Tyreke Evans who went to the Kings...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Memphis Tiger Basketball: Roburt Sallie Working Through Shooting Slump
2 days ago by
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It’s a couple of days after Thanksgiving and the University of Memphis men’s basketball team is. . . Having two-a-day practices. Despite a string of early season blow-out wins, and the critically-acclaimed loss to No...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Memphis Defeats Central Arkansas, 81-49
6 days ago by
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Elliot Williams scored 20 points and Roburt Sallie added 17 as Memphis defeated Central Arkansas 81-49 on Tuesday night.
Memphis Tiger Basketball: Angel Garcia Continues Rehab; Return Imminent?
10 days ago by
Bleacher Report
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Breaking News: Angel Garcia eyeing a January, 2010 return date Angel Garcia, the 6’11”, 250-pound forward for the Memphis Tigers with length and superior skills, has taken a most circuitous rout to the college hardwood...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Memphis sinks Tennessee Tech 92-59
10 days ago by
Sign on San Diego
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Elliot Williams scored 23 points and Doneal Mack added 20 in leading Memphis to a 92-59 victory over Tennessee Tech on Friday night.
M. Basketball. Memphis Defeats Tennessee Tech, 92-59
10 days ago by
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Elliot Williams scored 23 points and Doneal Mack added 20 in leading Memphis to a 92-59 victory over Tennessee Tech on Friday night.
Lee Jenkins: Evans, Rose linked by more than college past
From their upbringing to their star turns in college at Memphis, Derrick Rose and Tyreke Evans have followed similar roads to the NBA. Lee Jenkins explores their unique relationship.
Memphis Falls Short Against Kansas 57-55
13 days ago by
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Memphis (1-1) closed within three on Doneal Mack's 3-pointer with a minute left, then cut the lead to 56-55 on Elliot Williams' long 3 with 16.7 seconds left. However, Kansas holds on 57-55.
The Hunt: No. 46, Memphis
October 27, 2009 by
The Dagger
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The Hunt for the Most Interesting Team in the World is the Dagger's 2009-10 countdown preview series. Check out the overriding principles here.Last year's record: 33-4 (16-0 Conference USA)2009-2010's toughest games: at Kansas (neutral site: Scottrade Center in St. Louis...
Former Memphis Tiger Shawn Taggart Signs with Israeli Premier League
October 23, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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Shawn Taggart, 24, the former University of Memphis standout who decided to forego his final year of college eligibility to pursue his dream of playing professional basketball, has been signed ...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
Memphis Files Appeal of Stiff Sanctions
by Terrance HarrisFiled under: Memphis, Conference USAThe punishment never seemed to fit the crime when the NCAA decided to erase Memphis' entire 2007-08 Final Four season because star point guard Derrick Rose allegedly committed academic fraud by not taking the SAT college admission...
Thursday 10/10 Quickie: SEC, Vick,Tigers, Tebow, Phillies, CBB Top 50
October 01, 2009 by
Dan Shanoff
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Ahh: SEC triumphalism!Actually, riffing on this week's Sporting News mag cover story on the SEC in the lead of my SN column today, I think I correctly label the phenomenon as "SEC exceptionalism." (Good context on exceptionalism here.)What does that mean, exactly? That...
The MRI on the left knee of Sacramento rookie Tyreke Evans is negative, source close to him tells...
September 30, 2009 by
SacTown Royalty
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The MRI on the left knee of Sacramento rookie Tyreke Evans is negative, source close to him tells Y! Sports. He landed wrong in scrimmage.
Evans -- the 4th pick in draft out of Memphis -- is expected to return to Kings practice in short order.
Woj, via the YahooNBA Twitter
Phew.
Nets Rookie Raising Bengal Tiger Kittens As Pets?
September 22, 2009 by
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It’s hard to blame Chris Douglas-Roberts for being proud of his collegiate career. Even as the NCAA declared the Tigers’ 2007-2008 season “vacated,” he was still part of a program that, over two seasons, went 71-6 and went to two Elite Eights. Hooray, Tigers...
Good News, Bad News For Memphis
September 16, 2009 by
Basketball Predictions
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The good news for Memphis is that 2010-11 is looking better with the commitment of point guard Joe Jackson, arguably one of the ten best recruits in the 2010 class. That news, however, was immediately tempered by the news that forward Angel Garcia is out for the entire 2009-10 season...
Joe Jackson Stays Home; Virginia & LSU Land Top Recruits
September 15, 2009 by
SLAM Online
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by Franklyn Calle
The University of Memphis began the weekend taking the good with the bad. On the same day that the Tigers received the bad news that sophomore forward Angel Garcia will have to miss the entire season after tearing his ACL, head coach Josh Pastner received great news...
Tiger Redux
September 15, 2009 by
SLAM Online
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by Cub Buenning
The fall of 2007 came to the Mid-South metropolis of Memphis, TN in a blast of hope, renewal and continued dominance for its beloved Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team. The program returned several key pieces from the prior season–which was one of the university’s...
Josh Pastner, Memphis really can't catch a break
September 14, 2009 by
The Dagger
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First John Calipari leaves. Then a whole bunch of top recruits follow.
Then, after John Calipari leaves, the news that Derrick Rose's SAT was
probably not a real SAT leaks to the public. Then, after that, Rose's
SAT becomes grounds for probation and a vacation of the program...
Memphis down to eight players for '09 season
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Memphis sophomore Angel Garcia tore his right anterior cruciate and will miss the upcoming season, leaving the Tigers with just eight scholarship players.
Memphis tells NCAA it's appealing '07-08 penalties
September 04, 2009 by
Fox Sports
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The University of Memphis has filed notice of its intent to appeal the NCAA's ruling forcing the school to vacate all 38 wins from the Tigers' historic 2007-08 season that ended in the national championship game.
Memphis officials are upset the NCAA clearing house cleared...
Little Men on Campus: John Calipari and Derrick Rose
August 22, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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The Memphis Tiger's are being stripped of their 2007-2008, 38 win, runner-up season. The Tiger's season was full of memorable games, alley-oops, and steamrolling opponents.
For an entire season Memphis brought us the most exciting college basketball team in years. ...
Memphis Appealing NCAA Decision, but Is that Enough?
August 21, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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I have never been more disappointed in the University of Memphis basketball program than I am right now.
I feel as if, after all these years, the childlike innocence and blue-tinted glasses have been violently stripped from me.
I’m embarrassed by the role that Memphis...
Mario Chalmers, NCAA Hero of The Decade
August 21, 2009 by
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On Thursday, we learned that Memphis’ 2007-08 season never actually happened as the NCAA stripped away all of the program’s 38 wins due to the fact that Derrick Rose was not eligible to play in any of those games — including the Tigers’ appearance in the national...
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