Category: College Basketball
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Mississippi State improves to 2-0 in SEC play with a 72-53 victory over Oklahoma

Fresh off a massive road win at Texas on Saturday night, Coach Jans and the Mississippi State would welcome the Sooners of Oklahoma to the Hump on Wednesday night for another early Southeastern Conference test. Not only did Mississippi State beat Texas on Wednesday night they extended the winning streak to five games and with…
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The current state of Memphis basketball

We’re nearly halfway through the Memphis basketball season, and despite being on a three-game winning streak, the current trajectory of the program seems off. Attendance is down, the product on the court isn’t what Memphis fans expect, and the lack of success doesn’t feel like Memphis basketball anymore; it feels like a program with hope…
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Memphis opens American Conference play with an ugly 57-48 win over North Texas

Despite a dismal nonconference slate for Coach Penny Hardaway and the Memphis Tigers, Wednesday afternoon was the start of a new season as the Tigers welcomed North Texas to the FedEx Forum to jumpstart the new season on a solid note. Coming into the conference slate for Memphis, the margin of error for Memphis is…
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Memphis picks up a massive 78-71 win over Baylor on Saturday

Coming off back-to-back wins for the first time this season, the Memphis Tigers would welcome the Baylor Bears to the FedExForum for a massive non-conference opportunity on Saturday afternoon. Needing NCAA Tournament-caliber style wins, the Memphis Tigers came into the game against Baylor looking to improve on the 3-4 record by placing the bad losses…
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Memphis dominates New Orleans 86-70

Needing a win in the worst possible way, the Memphis Tigers would welcome New Orleans to the FedEx Forum for a midweek non-conference tilt. Memphis came into the game with a dismal 2-4 record after going winless in the Bahamas before returning home and getting back in the groove with a blowout 74-58 win over…
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Miami comes into Oxford and takes down Ole Miss 75-66

Ole Miss continued the nonconference slate with an SEC/ACC Challenge game against the Hurricanes of Miami inside the friendly confines of the John and Sandy Black Pavilion. Tuesday night was the first chance for Ole Miss to come together as one united front after the events of the prior weekend, where they saw former Head…
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Mississippi State opens the 2025 Hall Of Fame Classic with a 98-77 loss to Kansas State

Mississippi State would take the show on the road to Kansas City to take on the 4-0 Kansas State Wildcats in game two of the 2025 Hall of Fame Classic. A win for either team would give them a date with Nebraska in the Hall of Fame Classic Championship game, while the loser would face…
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Memphis comes up just short 80-71 of an upset of #1 Purdue

A few steps away from the crystal clear water of the Bahamas, Coach Penny Hardaway would take his Memphis Tigers up against the top-ranked Purdue Boilermakers in game one of the Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship. A mini tournament, per se, that would guarantee Memphis two games against a guaranteed NCAA Tournament team, with the…
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Ole Miss picks up a statement win over Memphis 83-77

A brisk Tuesday night delivered an early-season rivalry tilt between the Ole Miss Rebels and the Memphis Tigers, with the Sandy and John Black Pavilion serving as the site for another chapter in the longstanding rivalry between the two. Just last season, the Tigers dominated the Rebels 87-70, handing the eventual Sweet 16 Rebels one…
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#16 Iowa State takes down Mississippi State 96-80

In a weird midwest neutral site Monday night matchup, Coach Chris Jans and his Mississippi State Bulldogs travelled to the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for an early-season NCAA Tournament caliber matchup against the Cyclones of Iowa State. With the game being so close to Iowa, the Cyclones’ nation made their presence known…
