Five questions that will define Tigers’ basketball season
There are a few key factors that will determine the type of season the Tigers have in what is a crucial campaign for the program.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball What to watch in Memphis’ season-opener against Missouri
Neither Memphis nor Missouri is the same team as it was when the two met one season ago.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballMemphis basketball forecast: Predictions for the Tigers’ 2024-25 season
Here’s how The Daily Memphian envisions the Tigers’ 2024-25 season playing out.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis’ Tyreek Smith enters transfer portal
This news comes hours before coach Penny Hardaway’s team opens its 2024-25 regular season against Missouri at FedExForum at 7 p.m.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis claws back for season-opening win over Mizzou
Led by P.J. Haggerty’s 25 points, six rebounds and five assists, the hometown Tigers outscored the SEC’s Tigers 51-33 in the second half to erase a 10-point halftime deficit.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball ‘Go out there and fight': How Tyrese Hunter’s halftime speech inspired Memphis’ win over Mizzou
Thanks to some key words by Tyrese Hunter at halftime, Memphis came out in the second half with new life in a come-from-behind effort that resulted in an 83-75 win.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Tyreek Smith is gone. Who’s next up front for the Tigers?
Penny Hardaway addresses how the Memphis Tigers’ frontcourt rotation is impacted by the departure of Tyreek Smith, a transfer from SMU who left the team due to a dispute about NIL payments.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball ‘The portal never sleeps': Bluff City Collective and Memphis NIL deals
A Q&A with BCC Director Hunter Story sheds light on how the Memphis basketball program’s official NIL partner does business with Memphis Tigers players.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball What to watch in Memphis’ road game against UNLV
The Tigers will face their first road test of the regular season against the Runnin’ Rebels in Las Vegas.
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Tigers Podcast Tigers podcast: Football to miss out, basketball wins opener
The Daily Memphian’s reporters discuss what missing the AAC championship game means for Memphis football, and break down Memphis basketball’s season-opening win over Missouri.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis brings 2nd-half magic to Las Vegas in road win over UNLV
PJ Haggerty scored 29 points and Colby Rogers added 16 as Memphis used a strong second half to improve to 2-0.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballPJ Haggerty, right on cue, steps up in 2nd half to lift Memphis over UNLV
“Once it opens up, you know, it’s showtime,” said the Tigers combo guard, who finished with a game-high 29 points to go with three assists and three rebounds, with 16 of those points coming after halftime.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Tigers beat writer Parth Upadhyaya’s AP Top 25 ballot for Week 1
What did Upadhyaya’s AP Top 25 ballot look like after an exciting Week 1 of the college basketball season?
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Sports Memphis athletics head sets leadership team with two hires, one promotion
Cooper Jones and Katherine Sulentic will serve as deputy athletics directors under the Tigers’ new AD. Sulentic comes to Memphis after 14 years as the NCAA’s associate director of enforcement, investigations and processing.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Hardaway ‘keeping the door open’ on midseason roster additions
Penny Hardaway came into the season without having filled all 13 of his total scholarships. With the departure of forward Tyreek Smith he’s down to just nine available scholarship players.
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Tigers Podcast Tigers Podcast: Football’s senior day, basketball’s second-half magic
How will this Memphis football season be remembered if the final two regular season games play out in the Tigers’ favor? Can the Tigers’ basketball team continue to pull of their second-half magic? Drew Hill, Frank Bonner II and Parth Upadhyaya discuss.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball What to watch in Memphis’ game against Ohio
The Tigers will look to keep their early-season momentum going when the struggling Bobcats visit FedExForum at 7 p.m. Friday (ESPN+).
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis pulls away late for blowout win over Ohio
Led by star guard PJ Haggerty’s 23 points (7-of-10 shooting) and seven rebounds, coach Penny Hardaway’s squad shot 56.1% (32-of-57) from the field and 72.2% (13-of-18) from 3-point range.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballLove it, Like it or Hate it: Reviewing Memphis’ win against Ohio
“When the chips are down, we just fight harder,” Memphis coach Penny Hardaway said after the Tigers’ 94-70 win over Ohio. “We don’t come out punching. But when we get down and things look a little bleak, we can turn it on at any given time and push away.”
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Memphis Tigers BasketballTigers beat writer Parth Upadhyaya’s latest AP Top 25 ballot
Who were the risers and fallers this week in Upadhyaya’s AP Top 25 ballot?
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Tyreek Smith commits to Kansas State
Power forward Tyreek Smith, who briefly spent time with the Memphis Tigers basketball program, has a new home.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballTigers Basketball Insider: Why Memphis’ heavy reliance on starters could pay off
According to KenPom, Memphis’ bench has only totaled 21.8% of the team’s total minutes so far this season. That ranks No. 349 out of 364 Division I teams.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Tigers’ roadtrip may be Hardaway’s ‘toughest stretch’ of coaching career
The Tigers will play four games in seven days, starting against San Francisco on Thursday, Nov. 21, and continuing with back-to-back-to-back games at next week’s Maui Invitational.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballWhat to watch in Memphis’ visit to San Francisco
The Tigers will be tested when they face the Dons in a warmup game ahead of next week’s Maui Invitational.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis survives listless first half to win against San Francisco
Led by Dain Dainja’s 18 points and seven rebounds, the Tigers (4-0) outscored the Dons (4-1) 46-33 in the second half to avoid what would’ve been a letdown ahead of next week’s Maui Invitational.
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