What will it take to improve the American’s basketball perception?
American commissioner Tim Pernetti said improving the basketball league is about “bringing the bottom up.” 
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American commissioner Tim Pernetti said improving the basketball league is about “bringing the bottom up.” 
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.
University of Memphis guard Sincere Parker, who was charged with domestic violence in an alleged assault on his girlfriend, remained in jail late Sunday.
Coach Penny Hardaway clearly appreciated Nolan Smith being a part of the enterprise. Now he’ll have to find a replacement.
Smith will leave Memphis after one season on coach Penny Hardaway’s coaching staff. 
Here’s a breakdown of the negotiated settlement between the Memphis Tigers and the NCAA, which stemmed from academic misconduct in 2024.
Tigers coach Penny Hardaway may have to replace an assistant coach on his staff yet again.
Memphis was flat out the gate against SMU but eventually turned things around before point guard Jahvon Quinerly played hero. Again. Jayhlon Young serves as unsung hero in Tigers’ win over SMU Memphis’ Caleb Mills to miss remainder of season with knee injuryRelated story: 
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.
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.
“It’s just amazing how long this is taking,” Memphis coach Penny Hardaway said Tuesday about waiting for the NCAA to give the Tigers a final decision on Dain Dainja’s eligibility waiver request. “But we’re being patient.”
Memphis coach Penny Hardaway spoke to reporters Tuesday about his new group of Tigers, Dain Dainja’s status and more. Pac-12/Big East chatter: Memphis AD, conference commissioner react Where Memphis stands on fundraising for football stadium renovationRelated content:
There were 26 bids placed on Penny Hardaway’s game-worn uniform and warmup set from his 1993-94 rookie season. 
Old rivalries have been reignited, players have come and gone, and Memphis is headed back to the Bahamas. 
“We haven’t talked about that in a couple years, and it’s nowhere (near) being talked about now,” UT coach Rick Barnes said Tuesday about potentially scheduling the Memphis Tigers in the future. ‘We have a limit’: Is there a lesson for Memphis in how UT handled its QB?Related content:
“Memphis can’t pay it,” The Field of 68’s Jeff Goodman said of Tigers guard PJ Haggerty’s NIL asking price.
“I don’t think that there was any disrespect to our university at all,” Penny Hardaway said of PJ Haggerty’s decision to enter the NCAA transfer portal last week.
The younger Hardaway is a former four-star recruit in the 2023 class who began his college career at Memphis as a true freshman in the 2023-24 season before transferring to Saint Mary’s ahead of this past season.
The success Tigers coach Penny Hardaway had in 2024-25 helped change the trajectory of the Memphis’ program one year after a disappointing season.
It’s not Penny Hardaway’s fault that the Tigers' offseason roster-building isn’t going well. The reason is simple: Everybody has money.
Memphis won’t get the chance to get closure in San Antonio for the 2008 title game. That doesn’t mean that there still isn’t something for Penny Hardaway and Memphis to take from the last four teams remaining.  Memphis forward Damarien Yates enters transfer portal, per reportRelated content: 
Can Memphis get PJ Haggerty to return? Will Penny Hardaway’s coaching staff remain intact? Here are questions Memphis must address before the start of its 2025-26 season. Tigers Basketball Insider: Memphis could add hometown flavor to roster via transfer portalRelated content:
Penny Hardaway may have an opportunity to add some 901 flavor to his 2025-26 roster through the NCAA transfer portal.
“Penny Hardaway hasn’t had the success he would have wanted at Memphis. But given the changing basketball universe, his presence matters more than it ever has.”
“The Tigers were broken after that ugly finish to the 2023-24 season. Credit Duncan for quietly helping glue it all back together.”