Memphis basketball forecast: Projections for the Tigers’ 2025-26 season
Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway instructs his team against Arkansas during the first half of an NCAA college basketball exhibition game Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Nikki Boertman)
With dress rehearsals complete, it’s finally showtime for the Memphis Tigers.
Still, who knows what to expect from coach Penny Hardaway’s team this season?
Hardaway spent the offseason that followed his most successful campaign building a brand-new team made up of players many consider to be diamonds in the rough — one featuring 13 NCAA Division I transfers, one D-II transfer and a South Sudanese freshman.
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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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