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The University of Memphis hosted its first official visitor of the Tubby Smith era this week in Coppin State graduate transfer Christian Kessee, a 6-foot-2, 180-pound shooter who the Tigers hope will provide immediate scoring help next season. → Read More
Ex-Tigers Michael Wilson, Omar Sneed among U of M graduates Saturday → Read More
University of Memphis freshman forward Dedric Lawson plans to work out for the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday, a source told The Commercial Appeal tonight. → Read More
Team Thad point guard and Bolton High senior Jaylen Fisher has committed to TCU, he announced on Twitter this afternoon. → Read More
Kessee, a Las Vegas native, averaged a team-leading 14.6 points and made 88 3-pointers at Coppin State last season. He's immediately eligible next season as a grad transfer and has already made visits to Old Dominion and Tulane. → Read More
New University of Memphis men's basketball coach Tubby Smith has three words of advice for fans anxious to see him hurry and fill the five to six open spots on the Tigers' 2016-17 roster: → Read More
Coppin State graduate transfer Christian Kessee is working to set up a visit with the University of Memphis, he told The Commercial Appeal late Sunday night. → Read More
If you're Dedric Lawson, you have nothing to lose. So why not give it your best shot? → Read More
Team Thad point guard and Bolton High senior Jaylen Fisher, a UNLV commitment, has reopened his recruitment, he announced on Twitter on Thursday. → Read More
Teams receive 90 percent of the prize money. The other 10 percent is shared by the top 100 fans of the winning team. → Read More
Memphis had taken some heat for former Tigers coach Josh Pastner's contract, which included two automatic rollovers and a full payout of the remaining balance if he was fired. Smith's contract has no rollovers but does include a full-payout provision. → Read More
Memphis athletic officials are confident they will be granted a waiver by the NCAA, allowing new coach Tubby Smith to move Keelon Lawson into a support staff position. → Read More
One week after announcing he would return to the University of Memphis for his sophomore season, Dedric Lawson has reportedly entered his name into the NBA draft, but won't sign with an agent. → Read More
New University of Memphis coach Tubby Smith hadn't gotten to his seat Tuesday night at AutoZone Park for the Tigers' baseball game against No. 14 Ole Miss before he was being asked about recruiting. → Read More
Soon-to-be University of Memphis graduate Avery Woodson will transfer to Butler, he told The Commercial Appeal this afternoon. → Read More
Texas Tech assistant Alvin “Pooh” Williamson will join new University of Memphis coach Tubby Smith’s staff at Memphis, CBS Sports Jon Rothstein tweeted this morning. → Read More
One day after taking the job, new University of Memphis coach Tubby Smith got to work on trying to keep the Tigers’ top signee in the fold for next season. → Read More
Woodson, who's made visits to VCU and Butler, was the Tigers' fifth-leading scorer last season (9.6 points per game) and made a team-high 77 3-pointers on 43-percent shooting from from long range. → Read More
The U of M introduced Tubby Smith in a press conference on the floor of FedExForum. → Read More
At 6:14 p.m., longtime ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale tweeted the question University of Memphis basketball fans had been asking for hours after reports surfaced Wednesday morning that Texas Tech coach Tubby Smith was the leading candidate for the U of M's vacant head coaching job. → Read More