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The challenge for the Memphis Tigers is to be this locked in every night, often against teams at the bottom of the barrel. And a loss the game before shouldn’t be a prerequisite to coming out with that kind of energy.
Memphis coach Penny Hardaway called the loss disheartening and discouraging. In the abstract, it’s hard to argue with him. It was a poor effort from the start.
With Memphis having a week off between Sunday’s home win over North Texas and its upcoming matchup with ECU on Saturday, coach Penny Hardaway said significant changes to his team’s practice structure were coming. Tigers basketball beat writer Parth Upadhyaya and columnist John Martin discuss what those are and more.
Exhale, Memphis. The Tigers didn’t even make you sweat in the conference opener. Final: Memphis 90, Florida Atlantic 62. The real challenge is the next 17.
Welcome to the end of 2024. As it relates to the Memphis sports scene, this was a tough year. But there’s hope. Next year could be bountiful for the local teams.
Memphis football writer Frank Bonner II, basketball writer Parth Upadhyaya and columnist John Martin discuss this year’s football season and the raised level of expectations for Memphis basketball as it prepares for its final two non-conference games.
On Wednesday, Memphis became the only team in college basketball to earn more than five Quad 1 and Quad 2 wins. And it happened in large part due to yet another crucial Hardaway adjustment.
Tyrese Hunter made plenty of big shots on Saturday, but it was a non-scoring play he made in the final moments that arguably sealed the game. And it’s the kind of play that may have proven Penny Hardaway right, that this team is different. Related content:
Memphis football writer Frank Bonner, basketball writer Parth Upadhyaya and columnist John Martin talk about the perception of the Tigers’ football season and gauge the panic meter on the Tigers’ basketball season after rough performances.
Here are a few takeaways about the Arkansas State game and the bigger picture at Memphis after Sunday’s home loss to the Red Wolves.
Seven games into the season, the Tigers have come together better than anyone could have imagined.
Just before the season started, some national media suggested Penny Hardaway was on the hot seat. Well, if Hardaway was on the hot seat, the man has spent the week dumping a bathtub of water from the Pacific Ocean on the flame.
No, this wasn’t an NCAA Tournament win. No, this doesn’t mean the Tigers can go directly to the Sweet 16 — or even the tournament. But this was the biggest regular-season win in a long time.
The Daily Memphian’s reporters discuss what missing the AAC championship game means for Memphis football, and break down Memphis basketball’s season-opening win over Missouri.
A Q&A with BCC Director Hunter Story sheds light on how the Memphis basketball program’s official NIL partner does business with Memphis Tigers players.
Whatever hopes anybody was still clinging to of the Tigers reaching the American Athletic Conference title game have now been all but dashed. The most anticipated football season in program history is likely to end with an appearance in a mediocre bowl game.
Why is a one-loss Tigers football team not drawing more fans to games? Frank Bonner II, Parth Upadhyaya and John Martin discuss.
Frank Bonner II and John Martin break down questions about the Memphis Tigers’ offense, Makari Bodiford and more.
Memphis is officially through its two-game exhibition season, which concluded with a 96-88 loss to No. 2 Alabama in Huntsville. So, what have we learned about this team?
This is the new world of college basketball. It’s a free-for-all. And if coaches are to flourish in this climate, they have to figure out a way to navigate and master it. Former Tiger to be ESPN+ color analyst for Tigers men’s basketball home gamesRelated content:
Now seems like a good time to underscore the importance of basketball for Memphis in the future of any realignment discussions — and to emphasize that the current situation for Tigers basketball is unsustainable. Memphis women’s basketball’s 2024-25 revised AAC schedule releasedRelated content:
The season’s second edition of the Tigers Podcast talks about the big football win in Tallahassee, what impact the hirings of Nolan Smith and Mike Davis could have on the basketball program and more.
Memphis entered this year as the favorite to win the league, but it has already suffered a loss in its first conference game.
The University of Memphis’ loss to Navy on Saturday afternoon etched a brutal finish on one of the most promising weeks in Memphis football history.
If Memphis really wants to go to the playoff as the Group of Five representative, it’s become clear, they must win this game.