Hardaway promises to be more ‘aggressive’ with Tigers’ practices ahead of UAB game
After two back-to-back losses, Penny Hardaway admits he’s taken it too easy on his team in practices. He says that changes now.
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January 2024
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Martin: Penny Hardaway has to find the answers — and fast
So here we are again. We’ve arrived at the annual crisis point in the schedule. There’s talk of dysfunction, the execution is lackluster, and the defense has fallen off a cliff. Some familiar themes over the years.
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Jordan Brown rejoins Memphis Tigers
Brown averaged just 6.1 points and 3.9 rebounds to go with three total blocks and three total steals through the seven games he appeared in for the Tigers before his 11-game leave.
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Calkins: The Tigers lost and the fans stayed home. But that wasn’t the worst part.
On a cold and miserable night — a night when fans were urged to stay home — the Tigers blew a 20-point lead to lose to South Florida. And then Penny Hardaway hinted at ominous chemistry issues within the team.
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Tigers overpower Wichita State on the road
In a record-setting performance, Coach Penny Hardaway’s team showed the AAC — and perhaps the country — that its ceiling is still sky-high despite its struggles in recent weeks.
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Tigers coach Penny Hardaway has no regrets supporting Mikey Williams
The Memphis basketball coach had remained publicly supportive of the four-star signee for the better part of nine months after Williams was arrested for allegedly shooting at an occupied vehicle.
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Jayhlon Young serves as unsung hero in Tigers’ win over SMU
Young’s hustle and energy helps Tigers snap out of first-half funk and get momentum and the crowd back into Sunday’s game.
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Buckley: The Tigers must stop flirting with danger. Before they get stung.
“Jahvon Quinerly bailed the Tigers out, again, but even he knows there is a price to eventually pay for living on the edge.”
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Memphis’ Caleb Mills to miss remainder of season with knee injury
Mills had averaged 7.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 24.2 minutes through 14 games for Memphis. The fifth-year senior’s college career is over.
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What to expect in Memphis’ AAC home-opener against SMU
The Tigers will have to regroup quickly after a rough couple days to take on an SMU basketball team that’s top 50 in KenPom and the NET.
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‘We’re all praying': Hardaway, Tigers address Mills’ gruesome knee injury
“(Mills) was out there on the table just crying his eyes out,” Hardaway said. “It’s hard for his teammates to look at that because he’s a fifth-year senior that came here to do things differently and finish his career out on a high note. And then he ended up getting what could be a season-ending injury.”
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Memphis’ Caleb Mills exits Tulsa game with scary knee injury
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Tigers Talk: Upadhyaya, Martin on Memphis’ recent lull, AAC prediction and NCAA Tournament seeding
Parth Upadhyaya and John Martin break down Memphis’ recent struggles and preview the Tigers’ AAC schedule.
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Memphis ends non-conference schedule with final wake-up call before AAC play
After back-to-back lackluster performances versus subpar opponents, the Tigers know they need to change their mentality. And quickly.
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December 2023
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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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Buckley: Penny Hardaway senses trouble. Time to cut it off at the pass.
“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.
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Buckley: Penny Hardaway issues grades. Tigers offense gets a D. Yes, a D.
The defense and team chemistry fare well, but something is sorely lacking for the 10-2 Memphis Tigers basketball team.
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Tigers Basketball Insider: David Jones for national POY? KenPom thinks there’s a chance.
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Buckley: Exhaustion. Ugliness. Victory. The 10-2 Tigers experienced it all.
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.
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Tigers Podcast: Big basketball wins, football recruiting, bowl talk
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.
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Hardaway provides eligibility update on Tomlin, injury update on Walton
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.
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Memphis pummels Virginia in AP Top-25 showdown win
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.
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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’
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Buckley: Hardaway’s Tigers have ‘opportunity to do something special’
Memphis’ win Tuesday over No. 22 Virginia gives the team three straight wins over nationally ranked opponents.
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Hardaway says Tigers’ non-conference slate has been ‘nothing but pressure’
Memphis has played the 10th toughest schedule in the country so far, according to KenPom.
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Memphis Tigers fight to finish in victory over No. 13 Clemson
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.
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Buckley: Time to take notice of the Tigers. Clemson’s coach sure did.
Brad Brownell has plenty of praise for Memphis after a win could get coach Penny Hardaway’s team nationally ranked.
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Tigers say upcoming matchup with No. 13 Clemson is ‘gonna be special’
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.
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