Braham, Desrosiers showcase skills during Memphis Tigers’ Pro Day
Receiver Cortez Braham Jr. and running back Greg Desrosiers Jr. were among several Tigers who participated in the Memphis football program’s Pro Day.
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Receiver Cortez Braham Jr. and running back Greg Desrosiers Jr. were among several Tigers who participated in the Memphis football program’s Pro Day.
“I don’t make any excuses for what’s happened, for what I’ve failed at,” Tigers basketball coach Penny Hardaway said after finishing 13-19 this past season. “But I know I can come back from failure.”Related content:
Eight Memphis players from this past season have until Friday to let Penny Hardaway know if they’d like to return to the Tigers in 2026-27.
Scott says he saw “some progression” when evaluating Hardaway’s eight seasons so far with the Tigers.
Penny Hardaway could make his job easier by returning some of the eight players from this season who have eligibility remaining for 2026-27 and beyond. But how many should Memphis bring back after a season the coach called a failure?
As much as Hardaway has enjoyed calling many of the shots himself throughout his tenure as it pertains to building rosters and staffs, he suggested Wednesday that having someone else oversee those operations could be beneficial.
The Tigers came out flat in front of a quiet crowd of no more than 500 in Birmingham, Alabama. Penny Hardaway admits he could use help to ‘build everything'Related content:
The Tigers will open against a power conference opponent to start next season.
The Tigers begin American Conference tournament play against the No. 9-seeded Green Wave.
Memphis failed to land a player on the American’s all-conference first, second or third teams — or on the 10-player All-Newcomer Team.
With six nonconference matchups now set, Memphis is still left with seven spots to fill in its 13-game 2026-27 non-American Conference schedule.
Headed to Birmingham, Memphis looks to make possible what seems improbable: five straight wins and an NCAA Tournament berth.
Quante Berry made two free throws with 2.3 seconds left in overtime to give Memphis a 96-95 comeback win over Tulane and send the Tigers to the upcoming American Conference Tournament in Birmingham, Alabama.Related content:
A win against the Green Wave would snap the Tigers’ seven-game losing streak and guarantee them a spot in the 10-team American Conference Tournament.
With nine American teams having already clinched a berth to the conference tournament, Memphis is fighting for a final spot in Birmingham.
Memphis falls to 12-18 overall and 7-10 in the American Conference. Point guard Dug McDaniel led the Tigers with 25 points. Zach Davis added 17.
A Senior Day matchup against league-leader South Florida marks Memphis’ final home game of the 2025-26 season.
Among six programs for which the Tigers budgeted revenue generated from ticket sales and parking, only men’s basketball has fallen short.
”It’s hard. I’m not lying — it’s hard for sure,” Tigers coach Penny Hardaway said of what’s been one of the most difficult seasons in program history.
Guards Julius Thedford, Dug McDaniel and Sincere Parker finished with double-digit points, but every other Tiger combined for only 25 points. Related content:
Parth Upadhyaya and John Martin look ahead to what changes Penny Hardaway needs to make.Related content:
Tied with Temple for eighth place in the American Conference with three regular-season games left, Memphis looks to take care of business against 11th-place East Carolina.
Despite point guard Dug McDaniel’s season-high 29 points, the Tigers lose at home to the Shockers, 88-82. Wichita State scored the final 7 points of the game.Related content:
Memphis and Texas have agreed to a home-and-home series beginning with the 2026-27 basketball season.
In 2025, a settlement allowed athletic departments to begin distributing up to $20.5 million of revenue to their athletes.