You'd have to catch me off the record to answer that question. The implication was clear: Now that every school can pay players -- either through direct revenue share or name, image and likeness dollars -- Big Ten schools are no longer disadvantaged in recruiting by everything from booster bag men to shoe company AAU connections.
Just tried to be a voice and resource. Talking to the staff, I talked to Jon every other day. Players on the team would reach out. Just being an extended resource to the team and the guys that had any questions.
Okay, I'm going to say it. Okay. Okay. St. John's fans...I was rooting for St. John's [in the tournament]. Do I want to play them? Probably not, but I didn't want to play Duke either, so we were rooting for St. John's, and then when we went to the [Elite Eight] game, all those St. John's fans were rooting against us, and that broke my heart.
Memphis has a +33 scoring differential, topping opponents by 1.5 points per game. It is putting up 75 points per game to rank 215th in college basketball and is allowing 73.5 per outing to rank 175th in college basketball. The Tigers are averaging 75 points, only 1.7 more than the 73.3 the 49ers concede. Memphis makes 7 three-pointers per game (265th in college basketball) at a 32.4% rate (265th in college basketball), compared to the 7.9 its opponents make while shooting 30.1% from deep.
The Memphis Tigers (8-14) hope to end a five-game road losing streak when they visit the UAB Blazers (9-14) on February 10, 2026. On Saturday, in its most recent game, UAB lost to Florida Atlantic 68-63. With 12 points, Molly Moffitt was its top scorer. On Saturday, in its most recent game, Memphis fell to Rice 82-65. With 15 points, Daejah Richmond was its top scorer.