Will Coleman News

At several points in the University of Memphis' 66-59 loss to Tennessee on Thursday, Tigers players were seen talking to one another in a way that made them appear to be bickering.

Yes, Drew Barham. Nice fellow. Excellent shooter. Loves Memphis. Might be a 3-point specialist someday.

From the arena filled with blue to the national television broadcast, on the surface it felt and looked like any other tilt between Memphis and Tennessee from recent years.

The wild card for Memphis in every game this season is its 3-point shooting. The Tigers shot the ball exceptionally well in preseason drills and scrimmages, but they've been spotty at times in games.

The Tigers started off with a lot of emotion and energy, leading 10-0 after just 2:20. But SEMO more or less played even with the Tigers for the next 22 minutes, slowing them down with a 2-3 zone.

Coaches: Tigers, Josh Pastner ; SEMO, Dickey Nutt Series standing: SEMO leads, 2-1 Matchups Backcourt Willie Kemp vs.

Memphis' Will Coleman needs to step up if the Tigers are to have a good season. Coleman is athletic and strong, but raw in basketball experience.

After 39 minutes and 56 seconds of a game the University of Memphis did not deserve to win, here the Tigers were, somehow leading UMass by a point, needing to stare down their nemesis one last time.

The University of Massachusetts men's basketball team will be walking a delicate tightrope Saturday night in Boston.

UALR returns to Verizon Arena on Saturday afternoon when it takes on the Memphis Tigers .

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Montana State Bobcats will stare directly at the eye of the Tiger tonight.

Records: Memphis 6-1; UALR 4-5 Coaches: Tigers, Josh Pastner ; UALR, Steve Shields Series: Memphis leads, 3-0 MATCHUPS Backcourt Willie Kemp vs.

With roughly three minutes left in the first half Saturday night, University of Memphis big man Will Coleman got caught on a bad switch and suddenly had to guard Arkansas State point guard Brandon Reed coming at him with a full head of steam at the top of the key.

The Tigers will play few halves this season as ugly as the first 20 minutes tonight against Arkansas State.

Memphis' Will Coleman fouls Arkansas State's Brandon Reed during the first half Saturday.

Among the precious few familiar faces in the Tiger basketball program this season is that of senior center Pierre Henderson-Niles. But in this year of transition, Henderson-Niles's face is about all that's familiar about him.

Elliot Williams scored 20 points and Will Coleman added 12 points, six rebounds and four blocks to lead Memphis to a 77-46 victory over Oakland on Monday night.

Mark WeberThe Commercial AppealMemphis' Will Coleman is fouled by Central Arkansas' Mike Pouncy.

With the University of Memphis teams of the past four years, the trials of November and December were about working through various issues before the inevitable run through Conference USA.

Alert, Tiger Nation: the U of M has never beaten tonight's opponent. Of course, in 1924, UCA was known as Arkansas Normal when they beat West Tennessee State Normal School, 25-11. Then in 1940 it was Arkansas Teachers College 38, West Tennessee State Teachers College 29.