Memphis natives Fred Smith Jr., Cello Jackson set to visit Tigers, per report
Coach Penny Hardaway has a chance to add some more local flavor to his team for the 2026-27 season.
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July 2025
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Memphis guard Sincere Parker’s attorney: ‘We plan on fighting this’
Parker’s next court appearance is set for 9 a.m. on July 29 at Shelby County General Sessions Criminal Court Division 10.
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Basketball legend Larry Kenon reflects on time with the Tigers. But he won’t brag on himself.
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.
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Buckley: Stephen Gostkowski had a point to make. The Tiger kicker nailed it.
On the day he was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, former Tigers football and baseball player Stephen Gostkowski had something to say about Memphis’ basketball program.
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Assistant basketball coach Nolan Smith leaving University of Memphis
Smith will leave Memphis after one season on coach Penny Hardaway’s coaching staff.
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Memphis’ Team 901 looks to make run in The Basketball Tournament
Former Tigers Shawn Taggart and Chandler Lawson headline Team 901’s TBT roster.
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Buckley: What the Memphis NCAA academic cheating scandal really means
Here’s a breakdown of the negotiated settlement between the Memphis Tigers and the NCAA, which stemmed from academic misconduct in 2024.
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NCAA penalizes Memphis basketball, softball due to academic violations
Memphis academic advisor paid two softball players to take tests and do homework for basketball players, NCAA rules.
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Memphis assistant reportedly may become Tennessee State head coach
Tigers coach Penny Hardaway may have to replace an assistant coach on his staff yet again.
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Tigers complete comeback against SMU with Quinerly’s game-winner
Memphis was flat out the gate against SMU but eventually turned things around before point guard Jahvon Quinerly played hero. Again.
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Memphis’ Caleb Mills to miss remainder of season with knee injury
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Born to ball: Inside Sincere Parker’s quest to fulfill family dreams at Memphis
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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Memphis hires new head of basketball operations
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.
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Martin: Good news, Tiger basketball fans — just watch the Las Vegas Summer League
Penny Hardaway took a major step last year in his coaching career when he won the AAC regular-season title for the first time. But the one area that he’s always been elite in has been player development. And his fingerprints are all over this year’s NBA summer leagues.
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Memphis Tigers unveil new basketball court design
Those blue Tiger claw marks that stretched across most of the FedExForum floor the past three seasons? Gone.
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Former Melrose and Memphis big man earns Hall of Fame honors
The 7-foot center led Melrose High to the 1983 state high school basketball title and was a key player on the Memphis Tigers' 1984-85 Final Four team.
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Tigers vs. Bears: Memphis basketball agrees to new home-and-home series
Memphis has now filled 12 of the 13 spots on its non-American Athletic Conference slate for the upcoming season.
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Where are the former Memphis Tigers playing in NBA Summer League?
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.
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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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Memphis basketball to host Southern Illinois
The Tigers have now filled 10 of the 13 spots on their 2025-26 nonconference schedule.
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June 2025
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Memphis adds South Sudanese center to 2025-26 roster
Simon Majok spent the past three seasons developing in the Serbian professional system with KK Real Beograd.
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Memphis star Dain Dainja denied additional season of eligibility
The NCAA has denied Memphis Tigers big Dain Dainja another season of eligibility. Is it the end of the battle?
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Former Tigers star Dain Dainja joins Heat’s Summer League
Former Memphis Tigers big men Dain Dainja and Moussa Cisse land NBA opportunities following the 2025 draft.
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Martin: Memphis has money for basketball, but there’s work to do
“Most of Memphis’ athletic revenue will go to men’s basketball. Will it be enough for the Tigers to compete at the national level?”
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Memphis still waiting to hear NCAA’s decision on Tigers big man
“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.”
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If NCAA deems Memphis’ Dain Dainja ineligible, could he win in a legal battle?
As the NCAA decides if Dainja can play another season for the Tigers, legal experts weigh in on what could happen if the big man’s pursuit to stay on the court plays out in court.
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