Enough madness to go around
Andy Katz...credit for its annual passion for this program. • The FedExForum had to shut its doors for Memphis' event, a first for the school and a celebration of first-year coach Josh Pastner. Pastner said...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 19, 2009Memphis may have company atop C-USA
Andy Katz...roster," Houston coach Tom Penders said. "[Former Memphis coach John Calipari] is a good friend of mine and he had never talked about him." Meanwhile, the Tigers received two high-profile commitments for 2010...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 14, 2009Bzdelik's work cut out for him at Colorado
Andy KatzJeff Bzdelik likely would have gone to Minnesota had the offer come earlier in the summer. He met with Timberwolves executive David Kahn in Las Vegas...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 28, 2009Memphis faces uphill battle in appeals process
Andy KatzMemphis will not be able to retry its case with the Committee on Infractions as it attempts to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 25, 2009If a Final Four is taken away, did it ever exist?
Andy Katz...year, is to put it back up at FedExForum in the fall. Memphis officials say the NCAA's ruling against the Tigers in 1985, in which then-Memphis State was accused of several NCAA...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 24, 2009U.S. team hears the boos in Serbia
Andy KatzWisconsin coach Bo Ryan was heading out to grab some souvenirs with his USA Basketball staff from their time at the World University Games in Belgrade...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 15, 2009Cincinnati joins UK, Arizona as recruiting winners
Andy Katz...expected to be a major player on the scene as soon as John Calipari moved north from Memphis. The Stephenson pickup was unexpected for the Bearcats after the soap opera in his recruitment from all...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 01, 2009Cupboard not bare for Memphis in C-USA
Andy Katz...wings (Gerald Henderson left a year early for the NBA). If Williams is eligible for Memphis then the Tigers would have Williams, Willie Kemp, Roburt Sallie and Doneal Mack on the perimeter, four scoring...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 30, 2009O'Neill to keep USC staff intact
Andy KatzThe only difference you'll see at USC as far as the coaching staff is concerned is Kevin O'Neill standing where Tim Floyd used to in front of the benc...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 29, 2009Good news just keeps coming for SEC
Andy Katz...UCLA, Oregon State, Oregon and Washington State. • Memphis coach Josh Pastner found out Sunday that fourth...he might not be drafted at all. The Tigers will now lean on 6-9 JC forward...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 08, 2009With newfound time, Gillispie planning next move
Andy Katz...do with the down time." Kentucky fired Gillispie on March 27. Kentucky hired John Calipari away from Memphis on April. 1. Since then, the Wildcats' program has gone from being beat down for making the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 05, 2009NCAA's Eligibility Center won't play blame game
Andy KatzMemphis' defense to the NCAA's Committee on Infractions is that it didn't find evidence of any fraudulent standardized test for its student-athlete (sources say the player in question was former Tiger...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 03, 2009Coaches need to speak up on one-and-done rule
Andy Katz...and innuendo about potential rules violations or an invalid amateur status hover over places like USC, Connecticut, Memphis and -- because of the attention shifted to John Calipari -- Kentucky. The reach now possibly includes Mississippi State...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 01, 2009NCAA shortens time frame for early entries
Andy KatzThe NCAA created its own arbitrary withdrawal deadline for underclassmen for the 2010 NBA draft, setting it at May 8, one week after the NBA's early-e...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 01, 2009KU beats out UK for Henry brothers
Andy Katz...Henry, ranked No. 3 in the ESPU100, initially chose Memphis and then-head coach John Calipari over Kansas in the fall. He signed with the Tigers and can't sign two national letters of intent...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 22, 2009TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "memphis tigers" make the list?