What to watch when Memphis visits Ole Miss
University of Memphis coach Penny Hardaway tries to get his team’s attention during a Nov. 8, 2025 game against the University of San Francisco. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
After a rocky preseason, some were surprised by just how cohesive Memphis looked at times in its regular season-opener.
Memphis led by as many as 23 points before picking up a 76-70 win over San Francisco on Saturday at FedExForum following exhibition losses to preseason top-20 Arkansas and Auburn by a combined 53 points.
As for the issues that allowed a seemingly insurmountable lead to dissolve? “Everything is fixable,” coach Penny Hardaway said.
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Parth Upadhyaya
Parth Upadhyaya covers the Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team. A Raleigh, N.C., native and a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Media and Journalism, Upadhyaya is a longtime college hoops junkie. Prior to joining The Daily Memphian in 2022, he covered high school sports in western Pennsylvania for the Beaver County Times and Penn State football for the Centre Daily Times.
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