Tigers Staff and player embrace the fruits of their seasonal labor after defeating UAB for AAC title. photo by Don Mooney by Don Mooney 3-18-2025 FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A lock to make the NCAA Tournament even before tipping off in the American Athletic Conference Tournament championship game, coach Penny […]
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Memphis Meets UAB For AAC Jewels
by Don Mooney 3-16-2025 Tigers bench erupts as senior center Moussa Cisse slams door on Tulane 78-77. photo by Don Mooney FORT WORTH, Texas – A fierce contest last evening. Laced with fouls and replays it was apparent something important was at state. Eventually top-seeded Memphis men’s basketball team scraped out […]
UNT Dispatch Of Tulsa Advance to AAC Semi’s
photo by Art Boone Jr by Don Mooney 3-15-2025 FORT WORTH — FORT WORTH — It was a tale of two halves, a theme that seems to run through NCAA tournament play. The Mean Greens, defense-first outfit, used their prowess to spark a turnaround in a 77-59 win over Tulsa at […]
Tigers Grind Out 83-80 Win Advance To AAC Final Four
by Don Mooney 3-15-2025 Point Guard PJ Haggerty leads Tigers effort with season high 42 pts. by Don Mooney FORT WORTH, Texas – Sophomore point PJ Haggerty picked the right time for season high performanc at Dickies Arena as the top-seeded Memphis men’s basketball team defeated eighth-seeded Wichita State, 83-80, in […]
Shockers Shock South Florida 73-68 Advance to Quarterfinals
photo by Don Mooney Next Game: vs. Memphis 3/14/2025 | 12:00 P.M. by Don Mooney. FORT WORTH – Corey Washington and Bijan Cortes both recorded 20-point performances to keep Wichita State’s season alive in a 73-68 win over 9th-seeded South Florida in the second round of the American Athletic Conference Championship. Wichita State (19-13) […]
Tulsa Holds On To Topple Temple 75-71
Timely defensive stops and rebounding down the stretch steers Tulsa to quarterfinal round against UNT. photo by Don Mooney FORT WORTH, Texas – The Golden Hurricane men’s basketball team overcame a 12-point halftime deficit to beat the 7th-seeded Temple Owls in the second round of the American Athletic Conference Championship on […]
The Bulls Are Going Dancing
South Florida punches ticket to March Madness. photo by Don Mooney FORT WORTH, Texas – March. 12, 2025 – No. 3 South Florida (23-10) defeated No. 9 Rice (17-17), 69-62, in the 2025 American Women’s Basketball Championship final on Wednesday evening, March 12, at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. This […]
Tigers Clinch AAC Title Honor Seniors. Next Stop Cowtown
by Don Mooney 3-7-2025 MEMPHIS, Tenn. – University of Memphis men’s basketball team claimed the outright American Athletic Conference regular season title Friday night, defeating reigning conference champion South Florida, 84-68, in front of 14,916 energized, celebratory fans inside FedExForum. Senior Moussa Cisse was an imposing presence in the paint. photo […]
Tigers Come Up Short At Last Home Game 81-79
Tilly Boler led the Tigers with 25 points. Two other Tigers scored in double-figures while Alasia Smith produced 11 rebounds. photo by Don Mooney MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Tulsa women’s basketball team escaped a high-octane battle at Memphis Saturday, prevailing 81-79 off the backs of four double-figure scorers. The Golden Hurricane’s […]
No. 22 Tigers Blow Past Wise Ole Owls 84-65
photo by Don Mooney by Don Mooney 2-23-2025 Memphis, TN—Tigers played the first ten-minutes as if they missed pre-game warmups. Halfway through the first half shots began to fall. Defensive intensity stiffened. Did I say shots began to fall? After a slow start the Tigers roared past the Florida Atlantic […]