Calkins: Maybe these Memphis Tigers aren’t so bad, after all. Maybe they’re even fun.
When Simon Majok hit a 3-pointer, Memphis fans may have asked: “Wait, who is that again?” Majok was one of the happy surprises as another Tiger season tipped off.
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November 2025
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Before opener, Penny Hardaway has ‘concerns about what’s going on’
“I’m not getting out of the guys what I want to get out of them right now,” Tigers coach said ahead of Memphis’ regular-season opener against San Francisco.
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Questions that will define Memphis basketball’s 2025-26 season
Key questions loom large as the Tigers get ready to officially tip off their season Saturday against San Francisco.
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October 2025
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Martin: Once more, Memphis fans will have to trust the process with Penny Hardaway
Breathe. These games don’t count (thank heavens), and don’t even necessarily have to mean anything.
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Takeaways from Memphis’ exhibition game against Arkansas
After Penny Hardaway’s Tigers basketball team made its first public showing of 2025-26, it is evident there is plenty to still tune up.
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John Calipari, Penny Hardaway join forces to promote Memphis
Former Tigers coach John Calipari and current Tigers coach Penny Hardaway promote the city of Memphis in a Choose901 video.
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Hardaway rounds out Memphis staff
Tigers coach Penny Hardaway has made two additions to his staff, with the 2025-26 season less than one month away.
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Hardaway pushes American Conference to schedule strategically
Memphis Tigers basketball coach Penny Hardaway wants American teams to play nonconference games that will help the conference.
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American Conference coaches show high regard for Memphis men’s basketball in preseason poll
Coach Penny Hardaway’s Tigers fare well in preseason poll of American Conference coaches.
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Calkins: Penny Hardaway says Memphis has ‘lost that fandemonium.’ And he wants to get it back.
Penny Hardaway was scheduled to talk about his basketball team. But he spent more time talking about the challenges facing Memphis fans — and the city he has always called home.
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‘We’re all underdogs’: New-look Tigers head into 2025-26 season with something to prove
Coach Penny Hardaway’s 2025-26 Memphis Tigers roster is composed of several players who have yet to reach their potential at the college level.
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September 2025
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Hardaway expects to establish Memphis’ regular rotation ‘right away’
Memphis Tigers coach Penny Hardaway is wasting no time to establish a pecking order among his players as official practices begin.
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Penny Hardaway says current Tigers team is one of his most ‘talented’ ever
Memphis coach Penny Hardaway addressed his new-look roster, coaching staff vacancies and more.
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How the power of St. Jude is helping reunite John Calipari and Memphis
Here’s what Arkansas coach — and former Memphis coach — John Calipari and Tigers coach Penny Hardaway said during a press conference Tuesday about their upcoming matchup in next month’s 2025 Hoops for St. Jude Tip Off Classic preseason charity exhibition.
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Calkins: Calipari is coming back to Memphis. And that’s a very good thing.
It had to be the right moment for John Calipari to come back to Memphis. This is the right moment.
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August 2025
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This Hernando tailor has outfitted Steve Harvey, Penny Hardaway and NFL and NBA athletes. But his guiding principle is simply making people feel their best.
When clothes designer CJ Jones saw his first monogrammed shirt on a LeMoyne-Owen administrator, it started him on a designing journey that now includes a list of famous clients.
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‘It’s all transactional’: Hardaway talks paying players on legal panel
Tigers coach Penny Hardaway and a few attorneys discussed the legal aspects of name, image and likeness and its impact on college athletics.
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New season, new team: How good will the 2025-26 Memphis Tigers be?
BartTorvik.com, an advanced analytics website, predicts how Memphis will fare in the 2025-26 season and who the Tigers’ key contributors will be on a team that features no returnees from last season.
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Hardaway ‘excited to see him play’ as South Sudanese center arrives on campus
Memphis coach Penny Hardaway spoke about Simon Majok’s upcoming arrival, the Tigers’ latest roster additions and more.
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Memphis set to host Columbia transfer forward for official visit
A commitment from Arop, a 6-foot-11 wing who averaged 2.0 points and 1.5 rebounds in 6.5 minutes per game at Columbia last season, would complete the Tigers’ 2025-26 roster.
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Bridge glows ‘royal blue and copper’ to honor Penny Hardaway
On Sunday night, the Hernando DeSoto bridge shines a light on the former NBA All-Star and current Tigers basketball coach coming off a breakthrough season.
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Memphis basketball transfer tracker: Tigers’ activity in the portal
Here’s a list of prospective transfers that Tigers coach Penny Hardaway and his staff have been in contact with, as reported by The Daily Memphian and national outlets.
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Hardaway ‘really impressed’ after new-look Tigers’ summer workouts
“I was able to lay a great foundation with this group,” Memphis coach Penny Hardaway said. “Getting a new group, it’s really tough. But they definitely were all in on the buy-in.”
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Hardaway says Tigers’ roster, staff still not finalized as season nears
“I want to add more bigs,” Penny Hardaway told reporters before teeing off in the Danny Thomas Celebrity-Am golf tournament. “At least two more bigs, for sure.”
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Penny Hardaway on Sincere Parker’s legal troubles: ‘We’re still gonna love him’
“Obviously, we leave that in the law’s hands,” said Tigers coach Hardaway, who spoke for on the case for first time since the transfer guard’s arrest. “But as far as the kid himself, we’re still gonna love him — we have to.”
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