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Joe Jackson scored 16 points and Chris Crawford hit two free throws with 1.9 seconds remaining as Memphis won its 10th straight with a 73-72 victory over Marshall on Saturday afternoon. Adonis Thomas added 15 points while Shaq Goodwin chipped in 11 for Memphis (16-3, 5-0). Jackson also had five assists.

Geron Johnson scored 18 points and Joe Jackson added 16 to lead Memphis to a 71-60 victory over Tulane on Tuesday night. The Tigers (15-3, 4-0 Conference USA) overcame a 15-point first-half deficit to win their ninth straight game and their 21st in a row over the Green Wave. Tigers will be back in action […]

Crawford led Memphis with 13 points, and Goodwin had 11. Stephens and Joe Jackson had 10 apiece. The end result was a 60-50 win for the Tigers (14-3). Harvard fell to 9-6 for the season.

Joe Jackson registered a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds to push the Memphis Tigers to a 77-51 rout of the Rice Owls in a Conference USA bout at Tudor Fieldhouse. Antonio Barton also tallied 13 points for Memphis (13-3, 3-0 C-USA), which picked up its seventh win in a row. Adonis Thomas and […]

Adonis Thomas netted 19 points and Tarik Black had his first double-double of the season as Memphis knocked off Conference USA-foe Alabama-Birmingham 69-53 Saturday night. Thomas was 9 of 15 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds, while Black contributed 10 points and 13 rebounds. Joe Jackson added 17 points and five assists for the Tigers (12-3, […]

Joe Jackson tallied 15 points as the Memphis Tigers coasted to a 67-54 decision over the East Carolina Pirates in the Conference USA opener for both sides at FedExForum. Shaq Goodwin provided 12 points for Memphis (11-3, 1-0 C-USA) as it set a league record with its 200th Conference USA victory. D.J. Stephens made an […]

Joe Jackson was named Conference USA Player of the Week on Monday for his 20-point, seven-assist and four-steal performance in the Tigers’ 85-80 road win at Tennessee on Friday.

Jackson led the Tigers with 20 points, seven assists, four rebounds and four steals. Thomas added 18 points and three blocks while Johnson recorded 16 points for the Tigers with 14 coming in the second half. For the second time in the last three games, Stephens recorded five blocks, a career-high, to help Memphis tally […]

Barton finished with a season-high 17 points to lead the Tigers while Jackson also hit double figures with 13. Stephens finished with career-highs in rebounds (14) and blocks (5) to lead the Tigers. Memphis will close out its seven-game homestand Sunday with a 7 p.m. contest against Loyola (MD) at FedExForum.

Junior guard Geron Johnson not only honors the game by playing with great energy and passion, more importantly, he genuinely seeks opportunities to make a positive difference in the community. Attitude of Gratitude