What to watch in Memphis’ visit to San Francisco
University of Memphis guard Tyrese Hunter (middle) grabs a loose ball against University of Missouri during action on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
After a solid start, Memphis embarks on the most grueling portion of its 2024-25 season.
The Tigers (3-0) play San Francisco on Thursday (9 p.m. CST, ESPNU) in a neutral site game at the Chase Center — home of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors, located roughly five miles from USF’s campus — to begin a seven-day, four-game stretch.
Coach Penny Hardaway’s team — ranked No. 37 in KenPom and No. 34 in Bart Torvik — will have its hands full in a warmup for next week’s Maui Invitational, where Memphis could face three top-50 KenPom teams back-to-back-to-back.
The Dons (4-0), No. 54 in KenPom and No. 70 in Bart Torvik, were picked to finish fourth in the West Coast Conference but have already turned heads with an 84-73 win over Mountain West favorite Boise State (No. 36, KenPom) on Nov. 9.
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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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