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An up-to-date look at Tiger basketball’s 2025-26 roster rebuild
If you’re looking for a live up-to-date look at Memphis’ latest roster rebuild heading into the 2025-26 season, The Daily Memphian has you covered.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballMemphis basketball transfer tracker: Who Tigers are eyeing in the portal
Here’s a list of prospective transfers that Tigers coach Penny Hardaway and his staff have been in contact with, as reported by The Daily Memphian and national outlets.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballMemphis forward Damarien Yates enters transfer portal
Yates, a 6-foot-5 forward who was named Tennessee Class 3A Mr. Basketball in 2023, averaged 1.2 points and 0.8 rebounds in 3.6 minutes per game for the Tigers this past season.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballTigers Basketball Insider: Hardaway’s NBA connection aids recruiting
With transfer portal recruits visiting, the fact Penny Hardaway is still admired by today’s NBA stars can only help the Tigers coach.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Tigers to cut capacity at FedExForum — and add sales tax
Although the department has historically covered the sales-tax cost for spectators, it is making this change ahead of the July 1 implementation of new NCAA rules allowing schools to share athletic department revenue with its athletes.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballThe epilogue: Tragedy, trials, tribulations followed Memphis State’s magical 1984-85 run
Defined largely by triumph, but tainted too, the 1984-85 Memphis State Tigers basketball team was perfectly imperfect, a fun bunch that had faults but also had a blast.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis guard PJ Carter enters transfer portal
Carter, a 6-foot-4 shooting guard, averaged 5.4 points and 1.5 rebounds per game while shooting 39.3% from 3-point range for the Tigers this season.
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An up-to-date look at Tigers basketball’s 2025-26 roster rebuild
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Tigers Podcast Tigers Podcast: Reviewing a successful Memphis season, analyzing the road ahead for Penny Hardaway
Parth Upadhyaya and John Martin grade the Tigers’ 2024-25 season.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballA Mikey Williams and Memphis reunion ‘could be in play,’ per report
Williams originally committed to Memphis in November 2022, but he never played for the Tigers following an April 2023 arrest in connection to a shooting that occurred outside his San Diego-area home in March 2023.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballTigers guard Baraka Okojie enters transfer portal
Okojie, a 6-foot-1 defensive-minded point guard, averaged 1.5 points, 1.2 assists and 1.2 rebounds per game through 31 games this past season for the Tigers.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis guard Jared Harris enters transfer portal
The 6-foot-2 combo guard averaged 0.4 points and 0.3 rebounds in 3.1 minutes per game through the 16 games he appeared in.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballFour questions that will define Memphis basketball’s offseason
Can Memphis get PJ Haggerty to return? Will Penny Hardaway’s coaching staff remain intact? Here are questions Memphis must address before the start of its 2025-26 season.
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Tigers Basketball Insider: Memphis could add hometown flavor to roster via transfer portal
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Memphis Tigers BasketballTigers Basketball Insider: Memphis could add hometown flavor to roster via transfer portal
Penny Hardaway may have an opportunity to add some 901 flavor to his 2025-26 roster through the NCAA transfer portal.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball UNLV’s expected hire of Josh Pastner sets up Memphis reunion
Pastner led Memphis to four NCAA Tournament appearances in seven seasons. Pastner and Memphis will now reunite when the Tigers and the Runnin’ Rebels meet at FedExForum next season.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballThe then, and now: Tigers basketball was all about Memphis in 1984-85. Today, not so much.
“We talk about it all the time (like), ‘Man, ‘I’m from Memphis,’” Andre Turner said. “So wherever I would go, you’ll (see me say it) with my chest out.”
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Memphis Tigers BasketballHe still hasn’t gotten to a Sweet 16 — but Hardaway took a big step this season
Though Memphis’ Sweet 16 drought continues, Hardaway brought the Tigers closer to their peak as a program as they’d been in a long time this season.
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Scenes from Seattle: Did Penny Hardaway know it would go this way?
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Memphis Tigers BasketballScenes from Seattle: Did Penny Hardaway know it would go this way?
Memphis Tigers coach Penny Hardaway tried his best not to makes excuses after the loss in the NCAA Tournament. But his answers revealed how he truly felt.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballWhat Memphis players say about potential return to Tigers
Of the 12 players on Memphis Tigers’ roster, seven could potentially return for at least another season.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballMemphis season slips away in NCAA Tournament loss to Colorado State
Hits to their depth added up for the No. 5 seed Tigers (29-6) in their 78-70 first-round loss to No. 12 seed Colorado State on Friday afternoon at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballMemphis’ Dante Harris ruled out of Colorado State game
The loss of Harris, who’s averaged 2.4 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 16 games this season for Memphis, could be especially detrimental with starting point guard Tyrese Hunter already ruled out with a left foot injury.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballHaggerty on brink of history at NCAA Tournament
Haggerty is 22 points away from breaking the Memphis record for the most points scored in a single season, and only two wins away from ending the Tigers’ 16-year Sweet 16 drought. But one would never guess it by talking to him.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballScenes from Seattle: More Tiger Tournament tales
Penny Hardaway and the players had a lot to say at Thursday’s media day in Seattle as the Tigers prepare for Friday’s NCAA Tournament first-round game against Colorado State.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballMemphis’ Hunter not playing in NCAA 1st-round game vs. Colorado State
Hunter wouldn’t rule out a possible return at some point during March Madness, particularly if Coach Penny Hardaway’s team can make a deep run.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballMemphis’ Dante Harris unsure about status for Colorado State
Harris, a midseason transfer from Virginia, has been sidelined for the past four games with a high ankle sprain he suffered in Memphis’ March 4 road win against UTSA.
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Memphis Tigers Basketball4 of 4: PJ Haggerty earns All-American status again
Memphis Tigers basketball star PJ Haggerty is only the seventh player in program history to become a consensus All-American.
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