Wesley Witherspoon of the Memphis Tigers

Last night was the last time you will see Wesley Witherspoon in a Memphis Tigers basketball uniform in a regular season game. He performed very well and showed me that he can play at the highest level. He finished with 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 assists. When he first came to Memphis in 2008, there were high expectations for him as a basketball player. But he didn't live up to those expectations as he suffered injuries throughout his career. His best season was in his sophomore year when he averaged 12.5 points and 4.6 rebounds. In his junior year, his points average went down to 9 and his minutes went from 25.6 to 22.9. This season he played a reserve role averaging 6.3 points and 3.5 rebounds in 21 minutes per game. This guy showed a lot of heart this season and proved to be a great teammate. After last night, it has been great to follow Witherspoon throughout his collegiate career and I wish him the best with continuing his basketball career.

Tigers smack the Knights in the mouth

Tonight was an awesome night to be in a Memphis Tigers basketball uniform. The Tigers played as a team and dismantled the UCF Knights tonight at the FedEx Forum by the score of 84-55. Willl Barton had the spotlight tonight finishing the game with 18 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, and 4 blocks. The senior Wesley Witherspoon played his last game of the regular season at home as he finished the game with 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 assists. Tarik Black had 14 points and Chris Crawford finished with 11 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. The Tigers are now 22-8 overall with a 12-3 record in C-USA. Win or lose against Tulsa this upcoming Saturday, the Tigers will be the regular season conference champions in C-USA. For the rest of the stats from tonight's game go to http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=320590235

Homecoming game for the Tigers

The Memphis Tigers(21-8,11-3)will play their final home game of the regular season tomorrow night as the Tigers will take on Central Florida (20-8,9-5)at the FedEx Forum. The Tigers look to get revenge against Central Florida following their lost to them on Jan. 18 by the score of 68-67. Also, a win would keep the Tigers in first place in the C-USA. The game is set to tip-off at 8 p.m.

NCAA Tournament

Hello everyone,

March is coming and you know that means only one thing, "March Madness" and soon college basketball fans will be filling out their brackets and picking his or her national champion. Well, I am a Memphis Tigers fan so, I will cheering for the Tigers. Here is a preview of what the bracket may look like on March 11 http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology.

Memphis defeats Marshall

The Memphis Tigers successfully defeated the Marshall Thundering Herd by the score of 87-67. Will Barton was the team's primetime player as he finishes the game with 24 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assist, and 3 steals.Joe Jackson finished with 21 points; Tarik Black had 18 points; and Chris Crawford had 16 points. The Tigers are now 21-8 overall with a 11-3 record in C-USA. As a team, the Tigers shot 60% from the field and made 78% of their free throws. If the Tigers keep this up, they will be crowned regular season champions of the C-USA and they will receive a first round bye in the C-USA Tournament. For the rest of the stats on this game go to http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=320560276

Memphis leads at halftime

The Memphis Tigers go into halftime with a five point lead over Marshall by the score of 42-37. Will Barton has been the spark for the Tigers having an awesome first half with 12 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assist, and 1 steal. I will give the final stats once the game is over.

Attention Memphis Tiger fans

Do not forget that the Memphis Tigers Men's basketball team will be in action tomorrow afternoon as they take on the Marshall Thundering Herd. The game kicks off at 3:00 so, check your newspaper or TV guide for local listing.

Memphis Tigers slideshow

I have made a slideshow about the Memphis Tigers basketball team so feel free to check it out http://www.flickr.com/photos/76645185@N07/sets/72157629337204743/

Josh Pastner

The head coach for the Memphis Tigers Josh Pastner reached a milestone tonight as he became the fourth coach at the University of Memphis to have four consecutive seasons with at least 20 wins. BIG UP's to Coach Pastner.

The Tigers soars over the Pirates

The Memphis Tigers successfully defeated the East Carolina Pirates by the score of 70-47. Will Barton had an awesome night finishing the game with 25 points and 8 rebounds. Joe Jackson finished with 13 points and 7 assists. Antonio Barton also had a good game finishing with 11 points, hitting 3 of his 4 shots from the field. With the win tonight, the Tigers (20-8, 10-3) are now first place in the C-USA. As for the Pirates, they fall to 12-14 overall with an 3-10 conference record. Tigers next game will be Feb. 25 as they will take on the Marshall Thundering Herd. For the rest of the stats on tonight's game go to http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=320530235

Memphis vs East Carolina tomorrow night

Memphis (19-8, 9-3) looks to get back to their winning ways going into tomorrow night's game against the East Carolina Pirates (12-13, 3-9). Memphis currently sits in second place in the C-USA with a 9-3 record and with a win tomorrow night, they can keep pace with Southern Miss Golden Eagles for the regular season crown. In the last meeting between these teams, Memphis won 70-59 so, Memphis bet not sleep on the Pirates like they did Saturday against UTEP. Hopefully, the guards for the Tigers will have a better scoring night and run the offense proficiently. The game will be at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, TN and it kicks off at 7 p.m.

UTEP ends Memphis five game win streak

The UTEP Miners ended the Tigers five game win streak with a victory at the FedEx Forum by the final score of 60-58. Michael Perez scored 15 points and Jacques Streeter added 14 as UTEP used a second-half rally to defeat Memphis on Saturday afternoon. Tarik Black was Memphis primetime player, finishing the game with 26 points and 10 rebounds. UTEP extends their winning streak to three and are now .500 (6-6) in the C-USA with a 13-13 overall record. The Tigers fall to 9-3 in C-USA play with a 19-8 overall record. For the rest of the stats go to http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=320490235

Memphis leads at halftime against UTEP

The Memphis Tigers currently has the halftime lead over UTEP with the score being 28-22. Tarik Black is the leading scorer for the Tigers with 13 points.

Gametime For Saturday's Memphis vs. UTEP matchup

There has been some confusion with what time will the game start between the Memphis Tigers and UTEP Miners on Saturday but, to clear that up the game will be at 1:00 Eastern time.

Memphis Tigers wins big over Tulane

Tonight the Memphis Tigers defeated Tulane (15-10, 3-8) by the score of 82-64. Will Barton was once again the primetime performer for the Tigers finishing the game with 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. Tarik Black had 18 points, Chris Crawford had 13, and both Joe Jackson and Wesley Witherspoon finished with 10 points. The Tigers have improved their overall record to 19-7 with an astonishing 9-2 record in the C-USA. Tigers next game will be this Saturday as they will host the UTEP Miners (12-13, 5-6). For the rest of the stats from tonight's game go to http://espn.go.com/ncb/boxscore?gameId=320462655

Tigers down by 1 at halftime to Tulane

The Memphis Tigers go into halftime down by 1 to Tulane with the score being 33-32. Will Barton is the leading scorer for the Tigers with only 7 points. He also has 3 rebounds and 1 steal.

Big Remainder for the Memphis Tigers fans

Do not forget that the Memphis Tigers (18-7, 8-2) will be on the road tomorrow night as they take on Tulane (15-9, 3-7). The Tigers will look to keep pace with Southern Miss for first place in C-USA. They are currently tied with Southern Miss for first place in the conference. The game will take place in New Orleans, LA at the Fogelman Arena. Action kicks off at 7 p.m.

Will Barton of the Memphis Tigers

Will Barton has been the leading scorer for the Tigers all season long averaging close to 20 points a game. This guy reminds me so much of a young Penny Hardaway. He is quick, flashy, smooth, and very exciting to watch every game. Expect good numbers from the Baltimore Maryland native every time he hits the basketball court in a Memphis Tigers uniform. Many people are wondering will he return next season for the Tigers or will he jump ship to the NBA. It is too early to say but, we all will soon find out. As for last night, here is a clip from Will Barton being interviewed after last night's big win over UAB. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNNFl_jPX68

FedEx earns mention in Big East contract

The University of Memphis' agreement to join the big East Conference doesn't bind FedEx to sponsor league events but it doesn't go unmentioned either. A clause in the agreement requires Memphis to use best efforts to cause FedEx Corporation to provide the Conference with appropriate levels of sponsoship, advertising, and similar commitments. For the rest of this article go to http://www.commericalappeal.com/

Memphis scores a big win over UAB

The Memphis Tigers did exactly what was expected of them and that was to win tonight against the UAB Blazers. In the first half, the Tigers outscored the Blazers 47-21 and made 11 3- pointers shooting at 67% from the field. Will Barton and Chris Crawford each scored 16 points as the Tigers coast to a easy victory with the final score being 79-45. The Tigers have improved their overall record to 18-7 (8-2 C-USA) and now are tied with Southern Miss for first place in C-USA. Tigers next game will be this upcoming Wednesday night as they head on the road to face Tulane. For more info on tonight's game go to http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=320420235

Memphis leads at halftime against UAB

Memphis currently leads at halftime with the score being 47-21. The team is currently shooting 67% from the field and have made 11 3-pointers in the first half. I will give the final score and stats at the end of the game.

Memphis vs. UAB

To all Memphis Tigers basketball fans, do not forget to show your support by coming out to the FedEx Forum tomorrow night to watch the Tigers take on UAB. The game will kick off at 7 p.m.

Memphis defeats East Carolina

The Memphis Tigers successfully defeated the East Carolina Pirates by the score of 70-59. Chris Crawford was the leading scorer tonight with 16 points. Right behind him was Will Barton with 15 points and Wesley Witherspoon added 12 points along with 11 rebounds. The Tigers have improved their conference record to 7-2 with a 17-7 overall record. The Pirates fall to 3-7 in conference play and now are 12-11 overall. The Tigers look to keep winning in C-USA with a win over UAB this upcoming Saturday night at the FedEx Forum. For the rest of the stats on tonight's game go to http://www.ncaa.com/game/basketball-men/d1/2012/02/08/memphis-east-carolina#recap

Tigers goes to battle with East Carolina tomorrow night

The Men's Memphis Tigers basketball team will be in action tomorrow night on the road as they take on East Carolina. The Tigers will look to get back in the race for the Conference USA regular season crown with a win over East Carolina. Memphis current conference record is 6-2. East Carolina is 3-6 in the conference. The game will start at 6 p.m. on channel CSS.

Tigers join Big East Conference in 2013

The University of Memphis will be joining the Big East Conference in the 2013-2014 season. This is good news for the city of Memphis and for more info go to http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/7551260/memphis-tigers-joining-big-east-2013-14-season

Tigers Win big game against Xavier

Memphis Tigers pulled out a close game against Xavier on Saturday night. The final score of the game was 72-68. Joe Jackson finished the game with 14 points. Wesley Witherspoon added 12 points while both Will Barton and Tarik Black each had 13 points. For the rest of the stats on this game go to http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=320350235

Memphis vs Xavier

Right now it is halftime with the score being 35-34 in favor of Xavier. For the Tigers leading scorer is Will Barton with 10 points. As the game progresses, I will keep everyone updated on the game.

Southern Miss shocked the Tigers

The Women's Memphis Tigers basketball team was defeated by the hands of the Golden Eagles of Southern Miss with the final score being 62-54. With the win tonight, the Golden Eagles earned their first win in conference play. The Golden Eagles are now 1-8 in C-USA with a 7-15 overall record. As for the Tigers, they dropped to 6-2 in the conference with a 16-5 overall record.

Tigers vs. Southern Miss

For all the Memphis Tigers basketball fans, do not forget that the Lady Tigers will be in action tonight as they host the Southern Miss Golden Eagles at 7 p.m. at the Elma Roane Field house. Also, I will give the final score and stats after the game.

Memphis couldn't finish off Southern Miss

It was a hard fought game but, the Tigers weren't able to pull this one out as they fall to the Golden Eagles of Southern Miss with the final score being 75-72. Chris Crawford lead the Tigers in scoring tonight with his final stats being 20 points, 1 rebound, and 2 steals. L. Page was the primetime performer for the Golden Eagles as he finished the game with 10 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 steal. The Tigers fall to 6-2 in C-USA with a 15-7 overall record. The Golden Eagles now have sole possession of first place in the conference with a 7-1 record and are now 19-3 overall. For more info on this game go to this link http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=320322572