Hardaway wins AAC Coach of the Year, Haggerty Player of the Year
The Tigers, who won their first-ever outright AAC regular-season title, dominated the American Athletic Conference’s end-of-season honors.
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March 2025
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Tigers Basketball Insider: Hardaway says ‘disrespect is real’ as Memphis doubted against Colorado State
The Tigers have shocked the college basketball world before. Fueled by a mission to prove the doubters wrong — and perhaps more importantly, prove themselves right — they’ll try to do it again.
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Memphis stays put in final AP Top 25 poll before NCAA Tournament
The Tigers, fresh off of their 84-72 AAC Tournament championship victory over UAB on Sunday, stayed put at No. 16 in this week’s AP Top 25.
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Memphis is headed to West Region in NCAA Tournament
This trip to the Big Dance comes after Hardaway led Memphis to a bounceback season in which it has already won its most games since 2012-13.
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What to know: Memphis’ NCAA Tournament 1st-round foe Colorado State
Before No. 5 seed Memphis takes on No. 12 seed Colorado State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament’s West Regional in Seattle at 1 p.m. CT Friday (TBS), learn a little bit about the Rams.
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Memphis finalist to host AAC Men’s Tournament next season, says commissioner Tim Pernetti
Joining Memphis on the list of finalists for the 2026 AAC’s men’s basketball tournament are Wichita, Kansas; Birmingham, Alabama; and Tampa, Florida.
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Memphis’ Tyrese Hunter officially ruled out
Hunter exited the Tigers’ AAC Tournament semifinal game Saturday early in the second half with a left foot injury and was examined by the team’s medical staff in the locker room.
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Tigers NCAA Bracketology tracker. What seed will Memphis receive?
Memphis has victories over five teams ranked in the top 35 of the NCAA’s NET rankings: Michigan State, Missouri, Clemson, Ole Miss and UConn. But where will the Tigers be seeded when the NCAA Tournament bracket is announced March 16?
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Memphis’ path to AAC Tournament title clearer as bracket set
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What to watch in Memphis’ AAC Tournament title game vs. UAB
The No. 1 seed Tigers (28-5) will take on the No. 3 seed Blazers (22-11) for the AAC Tournament championship on Sunday (2:15 p.m., ESPN or ESPN+) at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Tigers NCAA Bracketology tracker. What seed will Memphis receive?
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Depleted Tigers are ‘ready for war’ on the path to secure AAC Tournament title
“Our team is built one through 13 to be ready to play and to be ready for war,” coach Penny Hardaway said Saturday. “So, when one guy goes down, the next guy’s gonna step up.”
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Memphis escapes upset to beat Tulane, advances to AAC Tournament title game
Memphis’ Tyrese Hunter leaves Tulane game with injury
Box score: Memphis 78, Tulane 77
Tigers NCAA Bracketology tracker. What seed will Memphis receive?
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Tigers ‘don’t know’ status of Tyrese Hunter after injury
Memphis Tigers guard Tyrese Hunter exited Saturday’s AAC Tournament early due to an injury.
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Box score: No. 16 Memphis 78, Tulane 77
Here is the box score for Saturday’s AAC Tournament semifinal game between the Memphis Tigers and Tulane Green Wave played in Fort Worth, Texas.
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‘No excuses’: PJ Haggerty delivers in Tigers’ win over Wichita State
Coach Penny Hardaway told PJ Haggerty, the AAC Player of the Year, that this is when big players have to step up. Haggerty responded by dropping a career-high 42 points against Wichita State in Friday’s AAC Tournament quarterfinal game.
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Haggerty’s career day propels Tigers past Wichita State
All-American guard PJ Haggerty led the way with a career-high 42 points (16-of-25 shooting), eight rebounds and four assists as Memphis used a second-half surge to pick up the victory against the Shockers (19-14).
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What to watch in Memphis’ AAC Tournament semifinal game vs. Tulane
The No. 1 seed Tigers will have to get past the No. 4 seed Green Wave in order to punch their ticket to Sunday’s AAC Tournament title game.
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Memphis Tigers’ AAC Tournament quarterfinal opponent determined
The No. 1 seed Tigers (26-5) will play Friday at noon (ESPN2 and ESPN+) in an AAC Tournament quarterfinal matchup at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
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What to watch in Memphis’ AAC Tournament quarterfinal game vs. Wichita State
The No. 1 seed Tigers are set to take on the No. 8 seed Wichita State Shockers in an AAC Tournament quarterfinal matchup on Friday at noon at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Memphis Tigers’ AAC Tournament quarterfinal opponent determined
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Tigers Basketball Insider: Join our interactive NCAA chat
The Daily Memphian will host a live virtual subscriber Q&A session heading into the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
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Memphis’ PJ Haggerty named second-team All-American by The Sporting News
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Memphis’ PJ Haggerty named second-team All-American by The Sporting News
Haggerty has cemented his status as one of the best players in college basketball for the 2024-25 season.
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Calkins: How an 11-year-old girl helped inspire Hardaway’s greatest season
Penny Hardaway was named American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year Tuesday. Is that because an 11-year-old girl gave him an unexpected gift? OK, maybe not. But he did just ask her for two more.
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Memphis ends 2024-25 regular season with top-20 ranking in AP Top 25
This marks the most weeks in a season Memphis has been ranked in the AP Top 25 since the Tigers spent 19 in the poll in 2013-14 under former coach Josh Pastner.
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Memphis’ path to AAC Tournament title clearer as bracket set
With the AAC Tournament bracket set, the Tigers now have a clearer idea of what their quest to bring home more hardware looks like.
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‘What life is all about’: Hardaway earns redemption a year after hitting bottom
Memphis’ 84-68 win over South Florida on Friday allowed the program to claim the outright AAC regular-season title and gave Penny Hardaway the redemption he’d sought for nearly a year.
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Calkins: ‘What a difference a year makes,’ says Penny Hardaway — as he cuts down the net
After seven years, Penny Hardaway was finally able to celebrate a regular-season title at Memphis Friday night. He was finally able to cut down a net in the city he loves so much.
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It’s official: Memphis Tigers are AAC regular-season champs
After gaining a share of the regular-season championship with a win over UTSA March 4, the Tigers rode Dain Dainja and PJ Haggerty over USF Friday to claim the title outright.
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