Tigers Basketball Insider: Will fans ‘stand up’ against Ole Miss?
After an announced crowd of 14,565 showed up to FedExForum last Saturday, Memphis is asking for more support when it closes non-conference play at home against No. 16 Ole Miss.
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After an announced crowd of 14,565 showed up to FedExForum last Saturday, Memphis is asking for more support when it closes non-conference play at home against No. 16 Ole Miss.
After the No. 21 University of Memphis basketball team fell to Mississippi State at FedExForum on Saturday, the Tigers are taking the loss in stride.Related content:
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On his weekly radio show, Memphis Tigers coach Penny Hardaway said the crowd at FedExForum has been too small this season. “It’s not as packed as it has been in the past.”
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Memphis will look to snap No. 16 Clemson’s six-game winning streak Saturday on the road and regain the momentum it had built prior to its loss to Arkansas State.
The Memphis coach is confident the Tigers can get back to where they were just two weeks ago. But he’s also aware their window to do that is limited.
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.
Memphis lost to Arkansas State of the Sun Belt, but Penny Hardaway’s faith in the Tigers remains strong. Red Wolves coach Bryan Hodgson’s does too.
Fans had flashbacks to last season as a Memphis team that had notched wins over then-No. 2 UConn and Michigan State in Maui less than two weeks ago led for only 38 seconds against Arkansas State. Box score: Arkansas State 85, Memphis 72 Memphis can’t dig out of early hole in double-digit loss to Arkansas StateRelated content:
The Tigers will host the preseason Sun Belt Conference favorite Red Wolves on Sunday at FedExForum.
Hardaway describes Memphis’ rise from unranked to No. 16 in the latest AP Top 25 poll during the first Penny Hardaway Radio Show at Brookhaven Pub & Grill.
A win over Auburn would give Memphis its first-ever Maui Invitational title in what is its sixth appearance in the tournament.
The Tigers now have wins over four KenPom top-100 teams.
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 Tigers will take on the No. 2 Huskies, the two-time defending NCAA champion, in the first game of college basketball’s premier annual Thanksgiving Week tournament.
The Tigers left almost as much to be desired as they did to be celebrated against the Dons.
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The Tigers will play four games in seven days, starting against San Francisco on Thursday, Nov. 21, and continuing with back-to-back-to-back games at next week’s Maui Invitational.
According to KenPom, Memphis’ bench has only totaled 21.8% of the team’s total minutes so far this season. That ranks No. 349 out of 364 Division I teams.