Wright St.'s Merriweather new Memphis coach
Wright State coach Katrina Merriweather has been hired as Memphis' new coach.
Wright State coach Katrina Merriweather has been hired as Memphis' new coach.
Memphis women's basketball coach Melissa McFerrin is retiring effective immediately, the school's athletic director announced Sunday.
Memphis is cutting 14% from its administrative and sports operation budgets.
Megan Walker scored 26 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead No. 4 UConn to a 94-55 rout of Memphis on Friday night.
Crystal Dangerfield scored 24 and fourth-ranked UConn used a late run to pull away from Memphis in a 68-56 on Tuesday night.
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.
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.
Napheesa Collier scored 19 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and top-ranked Connecticut routed Memphis 93-36 Wednesday to remain undefeated.
Gabby Williams scored 20 points, making all 10 of her shots, to lead six UConn players in double figures as the top-ranked Huskies routed Memphis 97-49 in the conference opener for both teams Sunday.
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 |