What to watch when Memphis faces Florida Atlantic on the road
Memphis Tigers Head Coach Penny Hardaway reacts against the Vanderbilt Commodores during the first half at FedExForum on Dec. 17, 2025. (Wes Hale/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Despite a 2-0 start to American Conference play and a three-game winning streak overall, Memphis’ performances over the past few weeks have been far from convincing.
Coach Penny Hardaway has said he’s simply happy that his team is winning after a 4-7 start through one of the country’s most difficult nonconference schedules.
Can the Tigers (7-7) fix their foundational issues enough to end the regular season as one of the American’s top two teams and earn a double-bye to the semifinals of the conference tournament in March?Â
A matchup against the Florida Atlantic Owls (10-6, 2-1 American) on Sunday (noon CT, ESPN2) in Boca Raton, Florida, offers another opportunity to work toward that.
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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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