Tigers to play Purdue in Bahamas, Boilermakers coach says
Purdue head coach Matt Painter watches against the Michigan during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Conference tournament in Indianapolis, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP File Photo/Michael Conroy)
It appears coach Penny Hardaway’s Memphis Tigers will again get a shot at beating one of the nation’s top teams before beginning American Athletic Conference play.
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Tim is a veteran sportswriter who graduated from CBHS in Memphis and the University of Missouri. He previously covered LSU sports in Baton Rouge, and the University of Louisiana football and basketball for The Daily Advertiser/USA TODAY Network in Lafayette, the NBA’s Utah Jazz for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning for the St. Petersburg Times in Florida, and West Texas State basketball for the Amarillo Globe News in Texas.
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