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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Memphis Legend Presents At Church Annual Black History Program
by Don Mooney 2-13-2025 Memphis, TN—Normally going off to college is an expectation many teens look forward to. An opportunity for a young adult to expand ones social, educational horizons outside the watchful eye of parental oversight. A pre-adult development period that will have a lasting affect the remainder of […]
Tigers Balanced Attack Clips Owls 90-82
One, two punch of Dain Dainja(l) and Moussa Cisse sealing the paint on both end leads Tigers to win against rival Temple Owls. photo by Don Mooney by Don Mooney 2-9-2025 MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Shooting 56.1 percent overall (32-57), five players in double figures, domination in the paint ,on both ends, […]
Lady Tigers Sprint Past Florida Atlantic
by Don Mooney 2-8-2025 Senior point guard DeeDee Hagemann’s 13-pts leads fast break against FAU. photo by Don Mooney MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Another tale of two halves as Lady Tigers outscored Florida Atlantic (FAU) 44-31 to cruise to a 73-60 victory over the Owls Saturday afternoon inside Elma Roane Fieldhouse. The Tigers […]
Tigers Roll To 83-71 Win Over Rival Tulsa
PJ Haggerty greets ex-Tulsa teammates with game-high 23-pts. photo by Don Mooney by Don Mooney 2-6-2025 Memphis, TN—Memphis (19-4, 9-1 AAC) remained in sole possession of first place in the conference after picking up its sixth-straight victory and 10th win in the last 11 games. The main storyline prior to tipoff […]