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Penny Hardaway doesn’t simply want to make the NCAA Tournament after missing it a season ago — he wants to earn a top-four seed.
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Penny Hardaway doesn’t simply want to make the NCAA Tournament after missing it a season ago — he wants to earn a top-four seed.
On his weekly radio show, Memphis Tigers coach Penny Hardaway said the crowd at FedExForum has been too small this season. “It’s not as packed as it has been in the past.”
The Tigers are back in the AP Top 25 after being bounced out of the rankings a week ago. Tennessee Vols remain No. 1 in men’s college basketball Tigers beat writer Parth Upadhyaya’s latest AP Top 25 ballotRelated content:
How high did the Tigers rise in Upadhyaya’s ballot after their big road win over AP Top 25 Clemson?
Penny Hardaway’s Tigers reminded the country — and themselves — how good they can truly be in Saturday’s overtime victory over Clemson.
Led by a combined 45 points from Tyrese Hunter and Colby Rogers and key free throws in overtime from PJ Haggerty and Dain Dainja, Memphis pulls off the win against the 16th-ranked Clemson Tigers.Related content:
Memphis will look to snap No. 16 Clemson’s six-game winning streak Saturday on the road and regain the momentum it had built prior to its loss to Arkansas State.
Memphis football writer Frank Bonner, basketball writer Parth Upadhyaya and columnist John Martin talk about the perception of the Tigers’ football season and gauge the panic meter on the Tigers’ basketball season after rough performances.
The Memphis coach is confident the Tigers can get back to where they were just two weeks ago. But he’s also aware their window to do that is limited.
The Tigers’ star combo guard competed with students at Madonna Learning Center in shooting contests on mini-hoops, autographed posters and took pictures.
Though its national perception certainly took a hit, Memphis hasn’t quite undone all the work it did through the first month of the season.
Did Memphis remain ranked in Parth Upadhyaya’s Top 25 after a rough pair of outings capped off with Sunday’s lopsided home loss to Arkansas State?
After a less-than-stellar week, the Tigers will have to work their way back into the AP Top 25.
Fans had flashbacks to last season as a Memphis team that had notched wins over then-No. 2 UConn and Michigan State in Maui less than two weeks ago led for only 38 seconds against Arkansas State. Box score: Arkansas State 85, Memphis 72 Memphis can’t dig out of early hole in double-digit loss to Arkansas StateRelated content:
A 13-point halftime deficit ballooned to 18 just minutes into the second half. And, even when Memphis tried to respond, it wasn’t enough. Nope, there was no late-game switch the Tigers could flip this time.
The Tigers will host the preseason Sun Belt Conference favorite Red Wolves on Sunday at FedExForum.
John Martin and Parth Upadhyaya discuss the Tigers’ performance in last week’s Maui Invitational. Martin and Frank Bonner II analyze the Tigers’ Thanksgiving Day win at Tulane.
Marlon Dechausay was a “passionate advocate for our student-athletes,” Memphis athletic director Ed Scott said.
Coach Penny Hardaway notes how easy it is to believe the hype after games like those in Maui. “You start reading that, and you forget that you still have to go play.” Memphis Tigers avoid upset with late win over Louisiana TechRelated content:
It wasn’t pretty, but the No. 16 Tigers eventually did enough to put away the pesky Bulldogs on Wednesday night at FedExForum.
The Bulldogs of Conference USA are ranked No. 104 in KenPom and No. 88 in the NET, representing a Quadrant III opportunity for the Tigers. Tigers Basketball Insider: A look at Memphis in initial NCAA NET rankingsRelated content:
The Tigers were No. 31 in the NCAA’s first NET rankings of the 2024-25 season. What does this mean?
Hardaway describes Memphis’ rise from unranked to No. 16 in the latest AP Top 25 poll during the first Penny Hardaway Radio Show at Brookhaven Pub & Grill.
Tigers ranked after a strong showing for the program at last week’s Maui Invitational. Tigers beat writer Parth Upadhyaya’s latest AP Top 25 ballotRelated content:
Where did Memphis land on Upadhyaya’s AP Top 25 ballot after the Tigers’ strong showing in Maui?