Memphis adds VCU to 2026-27 basketball schedule, report says
The Memphis Tigers have three future men’s basketball games scheduled against Virginia Commonwealth, according to a report in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
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March 2026
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Martin: Memphis and Penny Hardaway have a plan. Will it work?
Now that the decision has been made to bring Penny Hardaway back, everyone in Memphis hopes he’ll be successful — and that his ninth year will be the charm. The task before him is immense.
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‘A Tiger for life’: Julius Thedford will return to Memphis for 2026-27 season. What’s next for the Tigers?
Julius Thedford, who averaged 8.4 points and a team-high five rebounds in 2025-26, is staying with Memphis. But the Tigers have more work to do.
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Penny Hardaway says he ‘really will die’ for Tigers’ program in passionate monologue
“I don’t make any excuses for what’s happened, for what I’ve failed at,” Tigers basketball coach Penny Hardaway said after finishing 13-19 this past season. “But I know I can come back from failure.”
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Tigers could begin roster rebuild with familiar faces
Eight Memphis players from this past season have until Friday to let Penny Hardaway know if they’d like to return to the Tigers in 2026-27.
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Buckley: Hardaway, Tigers concerned about fans in the stands. What’s the plan to fix it?
Two days after deciding to retain coach Penny Hardaway, Memphis athletic director Ed Scott and Hardaway himself address dwindling basketball attendance.
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Memphis AD Ed Scott details why Penny Hardaway will return next season
Scott says he saw “some progression” when evaluating Hardaway’s eight seasons so far with the Tigers.
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Tigers will bring Penny Hardaway back for ninth season
The Memphis Tigers have decided to retain head basketball coach Penny Hardaway, a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed Monday morning.
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Buckley: Losing stings. Some seasons hurt more than others. Penny Hardaway knows.
Some losses seem much more painful than others. Coach Penny Hardaway discusses the ones that hurt the worst.
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Which Memphis Tigers could return for 2026-27 season? Which should?
Penny Hardaway could make his job easier by returning some of the eight players from this season who have eligibility remaining for 2026-27 and beyond. But how many should Memphis bring back after a season the coach called a failure?
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Buckley: The season was a ‘failure.’ A somber Hardaway reflects on what’s next.
Memphis Tigers coach Penny Hardaway plans to meet with athletic director Ed Scott following an early exit from the American Conference Tournament.
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Penny Hardaway admits he could use help to ‘build everything’
As much as Hardaway has enjoyed calling many of the shots himself throughout his tenure as it pertains to building rosters and staffs, he suggested Wednesday that having someone else oversee those operations could be beneficial.
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Memphis ends dismal season on sour note against Tulane
The Tigers came out flat in front of a quiet crowd of no more than 500 in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Box score: Tulane 81, Memphis 69
Box score for the NCAA American Conference Tournament game between the Memphis Tigers and the Tulane Green Wave at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama, on Wednesday, March 11, 2026.
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Memphis basketball to open 2026-27 season against Iowa State
The Tigers will open against a power conference opponent to start next season.
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What to watch as Memphis opens American Conference Tournament with Tulane rematch
The Tigers begin American Conference tournament play against the No. 9-seeded Green Wave.
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Tigers unable to crack American Conference’s 2025-26 awards list
Memphis failed to land a player on the American’s all-conference first, second or third teams — or on the 10-player All-Newcomer Team.
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Memphis basketball adds Dayton to 2026-27 nonconference schedule
With six nonconference matchups now set, Memphis is still left with seven spots to fill in its 13-game 2026-27 non-American Conference schedule.
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Martin: Thanks to dramatic foul shots, Memphis basketball’s season stays alive. Here’s what it means.
“It’s March, and Penny Hardaway and the Tigers have a chip and a chair.”
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Memphis escapes in OT against Tulane to clinchAmerican Conference Tournament berth
A tumultuous regular season complete, Tigers excited to enter ‘new season’
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A tumultuous regular season complete, Tigers excited to enter ‘new season’
Headed to Birmingham, Memphis looks to make possible what seems improbable: five straight wins and an NCAA Tournament berth.
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Memphis escapes in OT against Tulane to clinch American Conference Tournament berth
Quante Berry made two free throws with 2.3 seconds left in overtime to give Memphis a 96-95 comeback win over Tulane and send the Tigers to the upcoming American Conference Tournament in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Bracket set for American Conference Tournament
Memphis will open the American Conference Tournament against Tulane.
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Box score: Memphis 96, Tulane 95 (OT)
Here is the box score for the Memphis Tigers’ game against the Tulane Green Wave on Sunday, March 8.
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What to watch in Memphis’ regular-season finale at Tulane
A win against the Green Wave would snap the Tigers’ seven-game losing streak and guarantee them a spot in the 10-team American Conference Tournament.
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Will Memphis make the American Conference Tournament? A look at possible scenarios
With nine American teams having already clinched a berth to the conference tournament, Memphis is fighting for a final spot in Birmingham.
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