Tigers Podcast: Memphis football’s identity, basketball exhibition game
The defense is leading the way for the Memphis football team this season, and basketball fans got a preseason peak into what Penny Hardaway’s team will look like this year.
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The defense is leading the way for the Memphis football team this season, and basketball fans got a preseason peak into what Penny Hardaway’s team will look like this year.
“Could not be any better,” said Richard Shadyac Jr., the president and CEO of ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness arm of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. “And next year, we’ll take it to the next level.”
Hardaway and Davis will join forces to raise money for a notable cause when Memphis hosts North Carolina at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15 (ESPNU) in the first Hoops for St. Jude Tip Off Classic at FedExForum.
After a tumultuous 2023-24 season that ended in disaster, the University of Memphis basketball coach took a different approach this offseason. Now, he says he and the Tigers are better for it.
The men’s and women’s Memphis Tigers teams played scrimmages at the Showcase, which were the highlights of the Tigers’ 2024-25 season tipoff event.
The Tigers’ two-hour practice session — with NBA scouts courtside — consisted of drill work and run-throughs of various offensive sets and concluded with a five-on-five, full-court scrimmage.
Two of the new-look basketball players discuss Coach Penny Hardaway’s offseason coaching staff changes, the team’s identity and their excitement for the season.
Penny Hardaway updated the injury status of Baraka Okojie, shared thoughts on new assistant coaches Mike Davis and Nolan Smith, and commented on the Tigers’ 13-game non-conference schedule.
“I’m loyal to where I’m at,” Hardaway said. “Obviously, the AAC is a better conference than people are giving it credit for.”
Okojie, a 6-foot-3 point guard, underwent shoulder surgery in June.
A long-awaited addition to Memphis basketball’s staff has finally come to fruition.
Memphis’ men’s and women’s teams will also take part in another double-header when they participate in the inaugural Hoops for St. Jude Tip Off Classic Oct. 15 at FedExForum.
Both media members and fans alike aren’t exactly sure what to expect from the new-look Tigers this season, but advanced analytics website Bart Torvik could give us an indication of how things may shake out.
Hardaway spoke to reporters Thursday at the National Civil Rights Museum during a cocktail reception for Saturday’s annual Penny Hardaway Memphis District Golf Classic.
Bouna Kebe, a 6-foot-10 big man, averaged 11.2 points and 7.1 rebounds per game last season as a sophomore for NJCAA Gillette (Wyoming) College.
In a Q&A with national college basketball insider Jon Rothstein, Hardaway said, “I don’t need the money. I came back to the school to teach young men and to try and help my city out and my school out and it’s like I’ve been under some microscope that’s unbelievable.”
Memphis Tigers coach Penny Hardaway announced Wednesday that four coaches would not return, just two months before the Tigers open their 2024-25 season against Missouri at FedExForum on Nov. 4.
Scott said Memphis has not gotten an update from the NCAA regarding the case stemming from Malcolm Dandridge’s eligibility status, whose findings Scott confirmed the Tigers self-reported to the NCAA.
Tigers coach Penny Hardaway’s staff is getting a major shake-up just weeks before the start of the 2024-25 season.
Memphis Tigers athletic director Ed Scott was asked about the coaching staff changes and said, “I have no comment on that.” Multiple Memphis basketball staff members no longer with programRelated content:
The University of Memphis confirms that an anonymous letter was sent to the NCAA alleging widespread rules violations in its men’s basketball program. Here’s everyone who has worked for Penny Hardaway — and what happened to them Penny Hardaway announces major changes to Memphis coaching staffRelated content:
The Memphis Tigers basketball program is facing a whirlwind of staff departures and NCAA violations. So what exactly does this all mean? Memphis AD to appear on ‘The Geoff Calkins Show' amid basketball chaosRelated content:
“Penny Hardaway has fired Rick Stansbury and three other staffers just weeks before a new season begins. The continuing chaos is not ideal.”
The Daily Memphian writer Parth Upadhyaya and columnist John Martin answer questions including what impact will Tim Duncan have, and can Penny Hardaway regain the fans’ faith?
Memphis’ 2024-25 non-conference slate is the most challenging schedule the Tigers have faced in the Penny Hardaway era.