Basketball Game Preview: Memphis Business Academy Execs vs. KIPP Collegiate phoenix

The Memphis Business Academy Execs will head out on the road to face off against the KIPP Collegiate phoenix at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Memphis Business Academy has three straight victories, KIPP Collegiate has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Memphis Business Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their match on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 97-21 win over Memphis Rise Academy. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 58-10.

Larry Benson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 15 points and 13 assists. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Teryck White, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 15 points along with five assists and four steals.

They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Memphis Business Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, KIPP Collegiate had to suffer through a 63-23 loss at the hands of Freedom Prep Academy.

Memphis Business Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.2 points per game. As for KIPP Collegiate, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.

Memphis Business Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over KIPP Collegiate in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, winning 75-64. Will Memphis Business Academy repeat their success, or does KIPP Collegiate have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.