Memphis Tigers Basketball
Martin: Memphis lost. That’s OK. Just don’t make it a habit.
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.
John Martin
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There are 237 articles by John Martin :
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January 2025
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Tigers Podcast Tigers Podcast: Basketball’s rankings, adjustments, ECU game
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.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballMartin: Tigers’ conference redemption tour off to rollicking start
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.
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SportsMartin: Penny gets his due, more Memphis sports predictions for 2025
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.
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December 2024
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Tigers Podcast Tigers Podcast: Football season recap, basketball’s rough schedule
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.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballMartin: With win at Virginia, Hardaway keeps pushing right buttons
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.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballMartin: Penny Hardaway is right. This Tigers team is different
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.
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Tigers Podcast Tigers Podcast: Frisco, basketball’s final nonconference stretch
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.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballMartin: How Memphis can get back on track after loss to Arkansas State
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.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballMartin: Even as Maui run falls short, these Tigers feel different
Seven games into the season, the Tigers have come together better than anyone could have imagined.
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November 2024
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Memphis Tigers BasketballMartin: As Tigers reach Maui title game, Penny Hardaway proves he belongs
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.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballMartin: Another heartbreak? Not this time, as Memphis downs UConn
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.
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Tigers Podcast Tigers podcast: Football to miss out, basketball wins opener
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.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball ‘The portal never sleeps': Bluff City Collective and Memphis NIL deals
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.
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Memphis Tigers FootballMartin: How Memphis football went from College GameDay to ‘shame’
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.
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Tigers Podcast Tigers Podcast: Memphis football keeps winning, basketball learns lessons in preseason
Why is a one-loss Tigers football team not drawing more fans to games? Frank Bonner II, Parth Upadhyaya and John Martin discuss.
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October 2024
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Memphis Tigers FootballTigers Talk: Offense starts slow but performs well under pressure
Frank Bonner II and John Martin break down questions about the Memphis Tigers’ offense, Makari Bodiford and more.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballMartin: Memphis is done with its exhibitions. Here’s what we’ve learned.
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?
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Memphis Tigers BasketballMartin: Penny Hardaway puts end to the drama — and it bodes well for the future
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.
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Former Tiger to be ESPN+ color analyst for Tigers men’s basketball home games
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Memphis Tigers BasketballMartin: Memphis basketball deserves better than the AAC
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.
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Memphis women’s basketball’s 2024-25 revised AAC schedule released
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Tigers Podcast Tigers Podcast: Talking FSU win, hoops coaching hires, Pac-12, more
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.
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September 2024
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Memphis Tigers Football Tigers Talk: How does the Navy loss impact the Tigers’ AAC title chances?
Memphis entered this year as the favorite to win the league, but it has already suffered a loss in its first conference game.
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Memphis Tigers FootballMartin: Crushing loss to Navy brought max pain for Memphis football
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.
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Memphis Tigers FootballMartin: Florida State was supposed to be a free swing. Instead, it might mean everything
If Memphis really wants to go to the playoff as the Group of Five representative, it’s become clear, they must win this game.
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Memphis Tigers FootballTigers Talk: Sutton Smith injury, how FSU’s downfall impacts Memphis
The Tigers face Troy this weekend, but it will likely be without Sutton Smith. And people are already talking about the Florida State game in two weeks.
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