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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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.

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 »

Tuesday afternoon, the University of Memphis women’s basketball team took on the ECU Pirates in the Conference USA quarterfinals at the Reynolds Center in Tulsa, OK. Having been swept by the Pirates in both of their regular season contests, the Tigers hoped to bounce back with a win to keep their season alive. Unfortunately for Coach McFerrin’s Tigers, they fell short against the Pirates, 66-73, ending their hopes of a birth into the NCAA Tournament.

In what was a tough-fought contest, the Tigers were led by Brittany Carter who finished the game with 29 points (10-of-20 shooting), 5 rebounds and 2 assists. Freshman Nicole Dickson chipped in 10 points while senior LaToya Bullard filled up the stat sheet with 9 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. ECU took a double-digit lead over the Tigers in the second half, but the Tigers stormed back to take a lead with under 10 minutes remaining behind Carter’s stellar play.

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With the regular season now closed, the 2009-2010 Memphis Tigers look to the post-season. With hopes of making into the NCAA Tournament field of 64, the Tigers (23-8,  13-3 C-USA) have the opportunity to play their way in by winning the Conference USA Tournament or possibly by winning two games. The 2010 tournament is set to begin in Tulsa at the BOK Center on Wednesday, March 10th going through Saturday, March 13th.

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