University of Memphis NCAA News

The Tigers will platoon Magglio Ordonez in right field from now on. Manager Jim Leyland said before Wednesday night's game against the Kansas City Royals that Clete Thomas -- newly recalled from Toledo -- will start against right-handers and the still-struggling Ordonez will start against left-handers. Righty Zack Greinke started Wednesday night.

Memphis , Tenn., Jan. 31 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: Junior guard scored a career-high 35 points and added a team-high nine rebounds, but it would not be enough as No.

University of Memphis coach Josh Pastner made two attempts in the last week to add a forward for the 2009-10 season but came up empty Saturday when Matt Pilgrim chose to transfer to Oklahoma State.

Memphis didn't make my Top 25 after the NBA draft's early-entry withdrawal deadline.

By Scott Cacciola , Memphis Commercial Appeal Thursday, July 2, 2009 Eric Acra and Dave Trickler had one full practice to prepare their team, "Portsmouth Partnership," for this spring's Portsmouth Invitational.

By Dan Wolken The Commercial Appeal Originally published 11:00 p.m., June 30, 2009 Updated 11:00 p.m., June 30, 2009 If it were up to Matt Pilgrim, he'd be preparing to play his first season at the University of Kentucky.

After a frantic day that had Kansas fans fretting they might lose a prized recruit, Xavier Henry texted a local radio station late Tuesday night saying he decided to stay with the Jayhawks.

Besides the departure of John Calipari, the hiring of Josh Pastner, a recruiting class falling apart, the re-recruitment of Will Coleman, the battle over Eric Bledsoe, the drawn-out recruitment of Latavious Williams, the surprise addition of a Frenchman, the shocking addition of the Barton brothers for 2010 and a date with the NCAA Committee on ...

He wore a gray suit accessorized with a light blue tie and handkerchief. Memphis Grizzlies colors.

The Timberwolves finalized one trade Wednesday. Can they pull off another? With four first-round picks in tonight's NBA draft after Tuesday's trade with the Washington Wizards, the Wolves have the ammunition to move up into the top two or three of the first round for a shot at point guard Ricky Rubio of Spain or perhaps 7-foot-3 Connecticut center ...

Making history has become commonplace for the University of Memphis basketball program the past few seasons, and Thursday night, it made a little more when the Sacramento Kings selected the Tigers' Tyreke Evans with the No.

Since the lottery was instituted, the Clippers have made many mistakes, but perhaps their luck is changing with the selection of Blake Griffin.

Memphis' Tyreke Evans, who was selected by the Sacramento Kings with the fourth pick, listens during a news interview during the first round of the NBA basketball draft Thursday, June 25, 2009, in New York.

TOP OF THE DRAFT: If tonight's NBA draft tilts toward anything, it's point guards.

Oklahoma's Blake Griffin attends a news conference after being selected by the Los Angeles Clippers as the No.

It's been good to be a freshman point guard for the Memphis Tigers in the past two drafts.

When the name Robert Dozier, of Memphis, was called with the final pick of the NBA Draft, Garret Siler never said a bad word.

Draft Day 2009 is finally here. The Sacramento Kings will be on the clock at roughly 4:20 p.m. Thursday with the 4th pick.

The Sacramento Kings have a chance today to revive the team with the highest NBA draft pick in years.

One of them showed up with floppy hair and eyebrows as thick as his accent, then left with a camera crew filming his every move as he explored the city.