Penny Hardaway added as Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame nominee
Hardaway’s Class of 2024 nomination is based on his achievements as a player.
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Hardaway’s Class of 2024 nomination is based on his achievements as a player.
“We can’t get over the hump to be professional enough to come out and compete,” Memphis Tigers coach says after Saturday’s win over Austin Peay.
The defense and team chemistry fare well, but something is sorely lacking for the 10-2 Memphis Tigers basketball team. Tigers Basketball Insider: David Jones for national POY? KenPom thinks there’s a chance.Related story:
It was not pretty, doggone it, but Nae’Qwan Tomlin, Penny Hardaway and the No. 23 Memphis Tigers escaped with a win over Vanderbilt two days before Christmas.
Greg Gaston, Tim Buckley and Parth Upadhyaya discuss the blowout win over Virginia on Tuesday night. On the football side, Frank Bonner II joins for recruiting talk on the first day of the NCAA’s December early signing period.
Tigers coach Penny Hardaway spoke to reporters about the statuses of Nae’Qwan Tomlin and Jaykwon Walton and other topics Thursday after Memphis’ Tiger Toy Drive.
No. 23 Tigers blow out No. 22 Virginia, 77-54, in the first ranked-versus-ranked regular-season matchup at FedExForm since March 8, 2014. Box score: Memphis 77, Virginia 54 Memphis officially signs Nae’Qwan Tomlin Tigers Basketball Insider: DeAndre Williams still impacts the Tigers — even at a distance Hardaway says Tigers’ non-conference slate has been ‘nothing but pressure’Related stories:
Memphis’ win Tuesday over No. 22 Virginia gives the team three straight wins over nationally ranked opponents.
Memphis has played the 10th toughest schedule in the country so far, according to KenPom.
Coach Penny Hardaway’s team returned to FedExForum on Saturday afternoon for the first time in almost a full month — after six straight games away from home — to a raucous White Out crowd and put on a show. DeAndre Williams reflects on offseason, near-return to TigersRelated stories:
Brad Brownell has plenty of praise for Memphis after a win could get coach Penny Hardaway’s team nationally ranked.
Memphis is looking to carry its momentum into Saturday, when it takes on No. 13 Clemson its first game at FedExForum in nearly a month.
Memphis Tigers coach Penny Hardaway dances around big man issues on the “Jason & John” show.
Penny Hardaway feels the Tigers’ place in the latest AP Top 25 poll is “a little bit disrespectful.”Related story:
Penny Hardaway spoke to reporters Friday about the Tigers’ locker room dynamics, provided an update on Jordan Brown and discussed how he’ll handle his team’s rotation moving forward.
Malcolm Dandridge and the Tigers landed the first blow, but Moussa Cisse and the Rebels enjoyed the last laugh.Related story:
Through six games so far, here’s how bracketologists and computers view the Tigers’ body of work.
Coaches from both sides shared their thoughts on the historic rivalry between Memphis and Arkansas after the Tigers’ win over the Razorbacks on Thursday night.
Memphis coach Penny Hardaway will be on the sideline for the first time this season on Wednesday when the Tigers take on Michigan in the Bahamas. Buckley: Stansbury passes baton to Penny. The timing is perfect. Tigers Basketball Insider: AAC’s hits make Tigers’ success in non-conference even more crucial What to look for in Memphis’ Battle 4 Atlantis game against MichiganRelated stories:
Memphis has an opportunity to earn national respect this week in the Battle 4 Atlantis. The Tigers’ first game in the three-game tournament is against a Michigan team hungry to bounce back from an upset loss to Long Beach State. Memphis unranked in new AP Top 25 poll Tigers beat writer Parth Upadhyaya’s latest AP Top 25 ballotRelated stories:
Rick Stansbury hands over a 3-0 Memphis basketball team to Penny Hardaway, who comes off NCAA suspension as the Tigers head to the Bahamas. “I tried my best not to mess it up for three games,” Stansbury joked.
Alabama State coach Tony Madlock was teammates with coach Penny Hardaway on the Tigers’ 1992 Elite Eight team and served as an assistant under Hardaway for three seasons before starting his head coaching journey.
“This thing is about us as a whole group and no individual person,” Jahvon Quinerly said Thursday. “That’s just something that we’ve been preaching all summer.”Related story:
Memphis’ matchup versus Alabama State on Friday will be the Tigers’ final time playing at FedExForum for more than three weeks.
The Tigers’ matchup Friday with Mizzou marks the first of several tough tests they’ll face in the upcoming weeks.