Wright St.'s Merriweather new Memphis coach
Wright State coach Katrina Merriweather has been hired as Memphis' new coach.
2021 Schedule
2021 Schedule
4-15, 10th in American
- 11/29CANC
- 12/1L 61-52
- 12/4L 82-74
- 12/6W 72-67
- 12/12W 69-48
- 12/1623L 65-58
- 12/19L 74-68
- 12/22L 75-63
- 12/30CANC
- 1/2L 80-44
- 1/6CANC
- 1/9L 72-68
- 1/13PPD
- 1/1716CANC
- 1/20W 61-52
- 1/23W 59-50
- 1/27CANC
- 2/2CANC
- 2/6L 67-53
- 2/10L 73-62
- 2/13L 71-50
- 2/15PPD
- 2/17CANC
- 2/20CANC
- 2/23L 72-52
- 2/27L 81-62
- 3/2L 89-66
- 3/4L 66-52
- 3/8L 78-67
- Full Schedule
Memphis women's hoops coach McFerrin retires
Memphis women's basketball coach Melissa McFerrin is retiring effective immediately, the school's athletic director announced Sunday.
Memphis cuts budget; coaches giving back salary
Memphis is cutting 14% from its administrative and sports operation budgets.
Walker leads No. 4 UConn to a bounce-back rout of Memphis
Megan Walker scored 26 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead No. 4 UConn to a 94-55 rout of Memphis on Friday night.
Dangerfield's backwards pass sets up Griffin for a bucket (0:22)
Bent's steal leads to bucket (0:17)
Griffin rejects Herndon's layup (0:25)
Makurat's nice pass sets up Griffin for layup (0:26)
Williams, Walker link up for pick-and-roll bucket (0:19)
No. 4 UConn uses late runt to pull away from Memphis
Crystal Dangerfield scored 24 and fourth-ranked UConn used a late run to pull away from Memphis in a 68-56 on Tuesday night.
Williams dissects Memphis defense for a layup (0:21)
Memphis chooses Florida's Veatch as new AD
Memphis has filled its athletic director vacancy with Laird Veatch, who spent the past two years as Florida's executive associate athletic director for internal affairs.
Samuelson's 32 points lead No. 3 UConn to rout of Memphis
Katie Lou Samuelson scored a season-high 32 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as No. 3 UConn routed Memphis 102-45 on Wednesday night to remain unbeaten in six seasons of American Athletic Conference play.
Walker widens gap with corner 3-pointer (0:18)
UConn routs Memphis, improves to 11-0 (1:05)
UConn's Walker goes coast to coast (0:24)
Memphis' Jones needs surgery, to miss season
Memphis forward Ashia Jones will miss a second straight season, this time due to knee problems.
Memphis HC McFerrin gets 2-year extension
The Memphis Lady Tigers announced a two-year extension for head coach Melissa McFerrin on Wednesday.
Memphis tops Temple in record-matching 5 OTs
Memphis outlasted Temple 100-97 in five overtimes Thursday night, only the second game in NCAA Division I women's basketball history to go five overtimes.
Memphis outlasts Temple in five overtimes
The Tigers scored 50 points in regulation and 50 in the overtime periods to edge the Owls 100-97 in a contest that tied the record for the longest women's game. Brianna Wright scored a career-high 35 points to lift Memphis to its fourth straight win. Stats
Connecticut wins 52nd straight game (0:45)
Memphis bursts onto national scene with upset of No. 13 Ole Miss
After falling behind by 14, Memphis scored 31 unanswered points to pull off the upset over No. 13 Ole Miss, which saw its playoff hopes fade away.
Ex-UT Martin star Jones transfers to Memphis
Memphis has added one of the nation's most prolific scorers in forward Ashia Jones, who was dismissed from Tennessee Martin's team last month.
Play 4Kay: Feb. 16-17
A look at the protected markets and WatchESPN links for Sunday's Play 4Kay games on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU.
NCAA: Swain can join Memphis immediately
Memphis guard Jasbriell Swain, a transfer from Binghamton, has received an NCAA waiver allowing her to play for her new school immediately rather than sitting out a year.
2020-21 American Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 12-2 | - | 19-4 |
| UCF | 12-2 | - | 16-5 |
| Houston | 12-5 | 1.5 | 17-8 |
| Tulane | 12-6 | 2 | 18-9 |
| Temple | 11-7 | 3 | 11-11 |
| East Carolina | 6-10 | 7 | 8-14 |
| Cincinnati | 6-12 | 8 | 8-16 |
| Tulsa | 4-13 | 9.5 | 5-14 |
| Wichita State | 2-9 | 8.5 | 6-12 |
| Memphis | 2-11 | 9.5 | 4-15 |
| SMU | 0-2 | 6 | 0-6 |