Hardaway says Tigers’ roster, staff still not finalized as season nears
“I want to add more bigs,” Penny Hardaway told reporters before teeing off in the Danny Thomas Celebrity-Am golf tournament. “At least two more bigs, for sure.”
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August 2025
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Penny Hardaway on Sincere Parker’s legal troubles: ‘We’re still gonna love him’
“Obviously, we leave that in the law’s hands,” said Tigers coach Hardaway, who spoke for on the case for first time since the transfer guard’s arrest. “But as far as the kid himself, we’re still gonna love him — we have to.”
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Former Tiger Anthony Rice fights lung disease — the ‘hardest’ battle of his life
Days after a GoFundMe page created by Rice’s family made the rounds on social media, the former Tigers sharpshooter made an appearance on 92.9 FM (WMFS-FM) ESPN’s “Jason & John” show Monday.
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July 2025
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Memphis Tigers add Nevada transfer wide receiver
Cortez Braham Jr. immediately becomes one of the top candidates to lead a retooled Memphis receiving room. He caught 56 passes for 724 yards and four touchdowns for Nevada last season.
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Tigers Talk: Sincere Parker’s future with Memphis, strength of nonconference slate
Tigers basketball beat writer Parth Upadhyaya and college sports columnist John Martin weigh in on Sincere Parker’s ongoing legal case, the difficulty of Memphis’ nonconference schedule and more.
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Memphis guard Parker had ‘right to defend himself’ says his lawyer
Parker’s next court date is set for 9 a.m. on Sept. 4.
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Penny Hardaway to play in Danny Thomas Celebrity-Am golf tournament
Former Tigers Penny Hardaway, Isaac Bruce and Jerome Woods are a few of the celebrities who will compete in the Danny Thomas Celebrity-Am golf tournament on Aug. 7 at Spring Creek Ranch.
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Memphis to play Auburn in preseason exhibition game
Coach Penny Hardaway’s team’s preseason matchup in Atlanta against Auburn will serve as a good litmus test before it officially begins the 2025-26 season.
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Martin: Can Memphis football beat the odds?
“Just because we don’t have an official preseason poll doesn’t mean we can’t set a baseline of expectations for Memphis football this season. That’s where Las Vegas comes in.”
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ESPN’s Finebaum says Big 12’s rejection of Memphis is ‘an absolute disgrace’
ESPN’s Paul Finebaum slams Big 12 Brett Yormark after the league’s decision to reject Memphis’ membership pitch without even taking a vote from its presidents and chancellors.
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Memphis is itching to get into a power conference. Basketball attendance shows why.
The Big 12’s rejection of Memphis’ reported $200 million pitch marked another denial in the Tigers’ quest for entry into a power conference. But Memphis officials will keep plugging away — and basketball attendance numbers show why.
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Memphis men’s basketball’s 2025-26 American Conference matchups released
The Tigers don’t tip off their 2025-26 season for another three-plus months, but Memphis now knows who they’ll face and where.
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Memphis women’s basketball’s 2025-26 American Conference pairings announced
Coach Alex Simmons’ group, and every other team in the 13-member American, will play 18 conference games this upcoming season.
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Former Tigers star David Jones-Garcia signs two-way contract with San Antonio Spurs
The news comes hours after Jones-Garcia made the NBA 2K26 All-Summer League First Team.
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Memphis natives Fred Smith Jr., Cello Jackson set to visit Tigers, per report
Coach Penny Hardaway has a chance to add some more local flavor to his team for the 2026-27 season.
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Memphis guard Sincere Parker’s attorney: ‘We plan on fighting this’
Parker’s next court appearance is set for 9 a.m. on July 29 at Shelby County General Sessions Criminal Court Division 10.
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Basketball legend Larry Kenon reflects on time with the Tigers. But he won’t brag on himself.
The former Tiger, who became an NBA star, was honored at the “Tigers on Tour” event in Brentwood before his induction into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame.
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Assistant basketball coach Nolan Smith leaving University of Memphis
Smith will leave Memphis after one season on coach Penny Hardaway’s coaching staff.
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Buckley: What the Memphis NCAA academic cheating scandal really means
Here’s a breakdown of the negotiated settlement between the Memphis Tigers and the NCAA, which stemmed from academic misconduct in 2024.
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NCAA penalizes Memphis basketball, softball due to academic violations
Memphis academic advisor paid two softball players to take tests and do homework for basketball players, NCAA rules.
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Born to ball: Inside Sincere Parker’s quest to fulfill family dreams at Memphis
Born to teenage parents in an industrial Illinois town where opportunity is hard to come by, Memphis guard Sincere Parker could be on the verge of a breakthrough with the Tigers.
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Memphis hires new head of basketball operations
The Carbondale, Illinois, native will return to Memphis after previously serving as the Tigers’ compliance director for men’s basketball and football from 2014 to 2021.
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Memphis Tigers unveil new basketball court design
Those blue Tiger claw marks that stretched across most of the FedExForum floor the past three seasons? Gone.
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‘No shortcuts': What new director of player development, a Memphis native, brings to Tigers
Darrell Brown Jr., Memphis’ new director of player development, is a former Germantown star and the godson of Tigers coach Penny Hardaway.
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Tigers coach Penny Hardaway wants ‘marquee’ games on schedule
Hardaway spoke to reporters Tuesday about the Tigers’ home-and-home scheduling agreement with Baylor, the addition of South Sudanese big man Simon Majok and more.
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