Memphis Roar

Memphis was playing its best basketball down the stretch, winning seven of their final eight games. Having charged back into the picture for a potential at-large bid, the Tigers dream of reaching the NCAA Tournament likely required two wins in the conference tournament. On Thursday afternoon, those dreams turned to a nightmare against Houston.

Leading up to this game, the Tigers made it clear that they wanted to face Houston. Houston made it clear that they were ready. Led by Aubrey Coleman’s 21 points, including a step-thru jumper in the lane with 5 seconds remaining, Houston upset the Tigers for the second time this season 66-65 in the quarterfinals Thursday.

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by Graham Watson

The Memphis Tigers are one of three teams in Conference USA with a new coaching staff. The Tigers return seven starters on both sides of the ball, but they lost almost all of their scoring with running back Curtis Steele, and receivers Duke Calhoun and Carlos Singleton graduating.

The depth chart is open this spring and here’s a look at the strongest and weakest positions on the depth chart.

Strongest position: Offensive line

Key returners: Junior Tommy Walker, junior Michael Antonescu, Senior Brad Paul, junior Joel McCleod, junior Ronald Leary.

Key departures: None.

The skinny: The offensive line is the deepest position on the field with all eight of the Tigers’ top offensive linemen returning. They were young a year ago and still opened enough holes for top running back Curtis Steele. The offensive line will be relied upon to help break in a new quarterback and running back starter.

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University of Memphis vs. University of Houston

Conference USA Tournament Quarterfinals

Thursday, March 11th, 2010 at 12:00 noon

BOK Center – Tulsa, OK

TV: CBS College Sports

Radio: 600AM

After Monday’s practice at the Larry O. Finch Center, University of Memphis guards Doneal Mack, Elliot Williams and Wesley Witherspoon made it clear. They wanted to see Houston on Thursday for the second-round quarterfinal matchup in the Conference USA Tournament.

“Very badly,” said sophomore guard Elliot Williams when asked if he would like to see Houston in the second round. “They beat us badly. I personally had one of the worst games of my career.”

“If you ask anyone on the team, they would say we want another shot at Houston,” Wesley Witherspoon said.
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Check out the following video of Memphis Tigers’ head coach Josh Pastner after today’s shoot-around from MyFox Memphis.

Check out the final installment of A Day in the Life of the Barton Brothers, a mini-documentary about 2010 Memphis signees Will and Antonio Barton filmed in their hometown of Baltimore, MD. Will and Antonio Barton give you one final glimpse into what their life is like. Footage was taken by Brooks Hansen of Memphis Roar and edited by Daniel Cox of ReFocus Productions.

After their collegiate careers, some players are given the opportunity to play professional basketball in the NBA.  Other players who are not drafted may enter the NBA Development League with the hopes of grabbing the league’s attention while simultaneously honing their skills.

Another route that some may take in their careers is joining an overseas basketball league in order to continue their ambitions of playing basketball for a living.  For former Tigers Jeremy Hunt, Robert Dozier, Shawn Taggart, and Chris Massie, this was the route that was traveled, taking them far from home. Read the rest of this entry »