May 07 2014

  It’s summertime and that means Coach Pastner’s Basketball Academy is here again! For the month of June, Coach Pastner and crew are opening the Finch Center to TigerNation. This is the time where you, the fans, can practice, learn, and play like a Tiger. Sign up at CoachPastner.com .   To learn more about […]

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Mar 08 2014

Memphis senior guard Joe Jackson closed his home career with a half that carried the No. 20 Tigers to victory. Jackson scored 15 of his 18 points after intermission leading Memphis to a 67-58 victory over No. 18 SMU on Saturday. The performance provided some redemption for Jackson, who was 16 of 47 from the […]

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Mar 06 2014

Joe Jackson scored 21 points for Memphis, which turned the ball over 10 times in the first half, cut a 14-point deficit to one early in the second half and got overpowered down the stretch.

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Mar 01 2014

A 3-pointer from senior guard Chris Crawford broke a 65-65 tie with 1:43 to play. A dunk from Cardinals forward Montrezl Harrell with 4:47 left had put them up 65-57, but the Tigers reeled off 12 straight points to take a 69-65 lead at 1:03. The Tigers (22-7, 11-5 American Athletic Conference) held Louisville without a field goal over the […]

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Feb 27 2014

Memphis has played its share of close games this season and it finally caught up to the 21st-ranked Tigers on Thursday night. Danuel House scored 19 points, including an important 3-pointer down the stretch, and Houston closed with a decisive surge to beat Memphis 77-68. Michael Dixon Jr. scored 19 points and Shaq Goodwin had […]

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Feb 22 2014

Austin Nichols for the Tigers to escape Saturday night with an 82-79 victory over the Owls. Nichols had 17 points, 12 rebounds and seven blocks. The rebounds and blocks were career-bests. “He was terrific. He made some big plays,” Memphis coach Josh Pastner said. “He had tough, hard-nosed rebounds. He was a very, very high-level […]

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Feb 20 2014

The victory extends Memphis’ school record of 20-win seasons to 14 straight and the Tigers improved to 36-4 after a loss under Pastner. Memphis hit its first four shots, including two 3-pointers, to take a 12-2 lead. The Tigers went ahead 24-13 before Rutgers scored eight straight points to close within three. The Tigers answered […]

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Feb 15 2014

Memphis guard Joe Jackson had 24 points and seven assists to lead the Tigers (19-6, 8-4). Geron Johnson added 15 points and eight rebounds before fouling out. Chris Crawford added 12 points. The game was tied at 69 at the end of regulation and UConn opened the extra period on a 7-2 run. But Memphis […]

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Feb 13 2014

University of Memphis men’s basketball student-athlete Joe Jackson was named to the Naismith Trophy presented by AT&T Midseason 30 on Thursday in an announcement by the Atlanta Tipoff Club. The top 30 candidates for the Naismith Trophy, given annually to college basketball’s best player, have been released, and Joe Jackson has made the cut. Jackson […]

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Feb 12 2014

Joe Jackson scored 18 points and Shaq Goodwin added 14 for the Tigers (19-5, 8-3). Chris Crawford and Michael Dixon finished with 10 points each for Memphis. ”We found a way to get the W,” Memphis coach Josh Pastner said. ”It was not pretty. You’ve got to give Central Florida credit. But we got the […]

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