Memphis basketball earned notable non-conference victories and won the American Athletic Conference regular season and tournament titles, but a foot injury sustained by senior point guard Tyrese Hunter had fans feeling nervous entering March Madness.
One of the teams that many people thought got over-seeded on Selection Sunday was Memphis basketball. Memphis swept the regular season and tournament titles in the AAC and finished with a 29-5 record, but there were plenty of arguments for Penny Hardaway’s squad to be a seed line or two lower because of some lackluster metrics.
The Gophers will not be in this year's NCAA Tournament, but their next head coach could be. A "frontrunner" for the job, Niko Medved earned a 12-seed in the West region and his Colorado State Rams will be playing 5-seed Memphis on Friday afternoon in Seattle, Washington.
Memphis guard Tyrese Hunter has been ruled out of Sunday's American Athletic Conference tournament title game versus UAB with a left foot injury, coach Penny Hardaway announced.
MEMPHIS – Tyrese Hunter will be a game time decision Thursday night when the Tigers travel to Tampa to take on South Florida. Hunter missed the first game of his entire college career Sunday against Temple with an injured knee cap.
MEMPHIS – Penny Hardaway and the Tigers hope Tyrese Hunter is a quick healer. For the first time in 130 career games, at three different schools, Hunter was sidelined Sunday as the Tigers ran their winning streak to seven straight with what's been an ongoing knee issue dating back to the preseason.
Tyrese Hunter scored a game-high 20 points, PJ Haggerty added 19 and No. 21 Memphis raced past host Florida Atlantic for a 90-62 win on Thursday night in Boca Raton, Fla., in the American Athletic Conference opener for both teams.
Tyrese Hunter scored a team-high 23 points, including seven 3-pointers, as unranked Memphis went on the road to defeat No. 16 Clemson 87-82 in overtime on Saturday.
One of the big stories of the Maui Invitational thus far has been the performance of Memphis guard Tyrese Hunter. Hunter is making a huge impact in his first season with the Tigers and has carried them to a spot in the tournament championship game.
Tyrese Hunter tallied a game-high 23 points and PJ Haggerty finished with 16 points and nine rebounds as Memphis earned a spot in the Maui Invitational championship game by beating Michigan State 71-63 on Tuesday in Lahaina, Hawaii.
Tyrese Hunter tossed in a game-high 26 points to lead Memphis to a 99-97 upset victory over No. 2 UConn on Monday in the first round of the Maui Invitational in Lahaina, Hawaii.
MEMPHIS – The Memphis Tigers are dealing with some minor injuries in the early part of this college basketball season. Injuries to a trio of their best players.
DALLAS – The Memphis Tigers were picked to finish second in the 2024-25 AAC Preseason Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll, the league announced Friday afternoon. Reigning champion UAB received nine first-place votes and finished with 141 total points to claim the top spot in the poll.
MEMPHIS – The retooling of the Tigers basketball roster continues as Penny Hardaway lands another coveted transfer. This one out of the Big XII. Texas point guard Tyrese Hunter is heading to Memphis after spending the past two years with the Longhorns.
The Wisconsin native will play his final season of college basketball for Penny Hardaway. After eight days in the NCAA transfer portal, former Texas Longhorns guard Tyrese Hunter committed to the Memphis Tigers on Monday, he announced on Twitter.
It has been a busy few days for the Texas Longhorns men’s basketball program, which has seen numerous players join and leave the team. Head coach Rodney Terry brought in Indiana State transfers Julian Larry and Jayson Kent plus Arkansas guard Tramon Mark.
AUSTIN -- After a career-best performance in the regular-season finale, Texas Longhorns guard Tyrese Hunter is being honored with his first weekly award of the season.
Hunter Dickinson had 20 points to lift No. 9 Kansas to a resounding 86-67 victory over visiting Texas on Saturday. The Jayhawks (21-6, 9-5 Big 12) once again had to play without their leading scorer Kevin McCullar, who missed his fourth game in the last seven with a balky knee.
It was a route and easily one of the most impressive wins of this early college basketball season. It was such a nice win, in fact, that it will likely stand as one of the best wins of 2022-23 by the time March Madness has come and gone.