Memphis basketball agrees to home-and-home series with Vanderbilt
The Tigers and Commodores have met 15 times. Most recently, Memphis beat Vanderbilt 77-75 at FedExForum on Dec. 23, 2023.
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The Tigers and Commodores have met 15 times. Most recently, Memphis beat Vanderbilt 77-75 at FedExForum on Dec. 23, 2023.
The Tigers are again well-represented this summer in the California Classic Summer League, the Salt Lake City Summer League, as well as the NBA 2K26 Summer League in Las Vegas.
Memphis has now filled 12 of the 13 spots on its non-American Athletic Conference slate for the upcoming season.
Hardaway spoke to reporters Tuesday about the Tigers’ home-and-home scheduling agreement with Baylor, the addition of South Sudanese big man Simon Majok and more.
Darrell Brown Jr., Memphis’ new director of player development, is a former Germantown star and the godson of Tigers coach Penny Hardaway.
Those blue Tiger claw marks that stretched across most of the FedExForum floor the past three seasons? Gone.
The Carbondale, Illinois, native will return to Memphis after previously serving as the Tigers’ compliance director for men’s basketball and football from 2014 to 2021.
Born to teenage parents in an industrial Illinois town where opportunity is hard to come by, Memphis guard Sincere Parker could be on the verge of a breakthrough with the Tigers.
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Tigers coach Penny Hardaway may have to replace an assistant coach on his staff yet again.
Memphis academic advisor paid two softball players to take tests and do homework for basketball players, NCAA rules.
Former Tigers Shawn Taggart and Chandler Lawson headline Team 901’s TBT roster.
Smith will leave Memphis after one season on coach Penny Hardaway’s coaching staff.
University of Memphis guard Sincere Parker, who was charged with domestic violence in an alleged assault on his girlfriend, remained in jail late Sunday.
Big 12 presidents met Monday to discuss the offer, Ross Dellenger’s report says. He also added that “the proposition is not believed to have the necessary support, for now.”
The former Tiger, who became an NBA star, was honored at the “Tigers on Tour” event in Brentwood before his induction into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame.
Parker’s next court appearance is set for 9 a.m. on July 29 at Shelby County General Sessions Criminal Court Division 10.
Coach Penny Hardaway has a chance to add some more local flavor to his team for the 2026-27 season.
The news comes hours after Jones-Garcia made the NBA 2K26 All-Summer League First Team.
Coach Alex Simmons’ group, and every other team in the 13-member American, will play 18 conference games this upcoming season.
The Tigers don’t tip off their 2025-26 season for another three-plus months, but Memphis now knows who they’ll face and where.
The Big 12’s rejection of Memphis’ reported $200 million pitch marked another denial in the Tigers’ quest for entry into a power conference. But Memphis officials will keep plugging away — and basketball attendance numbers show why.
ESPN’s Paul Finebaum slams Big 12 Brett Yormark after the league’s decision to reject Memphis’ membership pitch without even taking a vote from its presidents and chancellors.
Coach Penny Hardaway’s team’s preseason matchup in Atlanta against Auburn will serve as a good litmus test before it officially begins the 2025-26 season.