What to watch when Memphis faces Tulsa
The Golden Hurricane represent the highest-ranked KenPom opponent coach Penny Hardaway’s team has faced since it pushed Vanderbilt to overtime in a home loss Dec. 17.
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January 2026
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Ahead of pivotal three-game stretch, Tigers believe they’re ‘capable’
A three-game stretch that starts with a matchup against Tulsa on the road Wednesday, continues versus Wichita State on the road Jan. 24 and ends with a rematch with FAU at home Jan. 29 will provide as good an idea as any as to what these Tigers are made of.
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Memphis shakes off slow start before blasting UTSA at home
Memphis did what it was expected to do against one of the worst teams in the country.
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What to watch when Memphis takes on UTSA
The Tigers should look to enforce their will against a Roadrunners team on a 10-game losing streak.
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What to watch when Memphis takes on Temple
The Tigers will look to get back on track when they face the Owls at FedExForum.
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Love it, Like it or Hate it: After Memphis takes crushing loss to FAU, Hardaway feels he’s ‘talked enough’
Penny Hardaway is out of words to motivate his players to buy into principles he’s preached for weeks.
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Memphis outmuscled by FAU on the road for first American Conference loss
Despite being led by 7-foot-1 big man Aaron Bradshaw’s career-high 21 points and five rebounds, Memphis was out-rebounded 46-29 and outscored on second-chance points 19-8.
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Martin: Memphis loses again. And this time, there’s no excuse.
“There’s a major problem brewing elsewhere for the Memphis administration. It’s that the gap has been closed — it’s just the one that used to exist between Memphis basketball and the rest of the American Conference.”
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What to watch as Memphis faces Rice in first American Conference road game
The Tigers (6-7) will look to win their first game away from Memphis this season when they take on the Owls (6-8) at Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston on Saturday (2 p.m., ESPN+).
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Memphis’ jumbled rotation, expectations before American play
Parth Upadhyaya and John Martin answer some of the most pressing questions as the Tigers prepare to open conference play against North Texas.
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Buckley: 20 turnovers in an ugly win. Hardaway has a plan to trim the count.
The Memphis Tigers got away with 20 turnovers in a win over North Texas. That has to change deeper into American Conference play, and Penny Hardaway knows it.
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Calkins: Why the Memphis sports year was so disappointing — and what can be done now
The year 2025 was a bummer in Memphis sports — and not just because of the results on the field. But yes, there’s a solution. We asked someone who knows.
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Love it, Like it or Hate it: Reviewing Memphis’ narrow win at Rice
Who, exactly, are the Memphis Tigers? After needing several made free throws in the final minute to hold off Rice on the road, players didn’t pretend to have the answers.
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December 2025
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What we know about Tigers as they head into American Conference play
Here are three things we know about Memphis as it gets set to open an 18-game American Conference slate with a matchup against North Texas on Dec. 31 at FedExForum.
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What to watch as Memphis opens American Conference play against North Texas
The Tigers quest to win the American’s regular-season and tournament titles for the second straight season will start with a matchup against the Mean Green.
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What to watch as Memphis looks to snap 3-game losing streak against Alabama State
Memphis, on a three-game losing streak, takes on an Alabama State team that has lost its last five games.
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Why are Tigers struggling? Penny Hardaway says it comes down to a lack of ‘discipline, sacrifice and buy-in’
“That’s the main reason — one of the main reasons — why we’re 4-7,” Hardaway said. “Because of the (lack of) discipline, sacrifice and buy-in — in every facet of what we’re trying to do here at Memphis.”
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Buckley: When it’s late, the Tigers aren’t great. Seriously, what gives?
Penny Hardaway’s Memphis Tigers are having late-game woes, and Saturday’s loss to Mississippi State was no exception. But Curtis Givens III says it’s fixable.
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Love it, Like it or Hate it: Reviewing Memphis’ heartbreaking OT loss to No. 13 Vanderbilt
“We definitely have to fight the (feeling of defeat) as a staff for the (players) not to get down and start giving in and caving in,” Memphis coach Penny Hardaway said after the Tigers’ loss to Vanderbilt.
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What to watch in Memphis’ road game against Mississippi State
A matchup versus Mississippi State provides Memphis a chance to add a second Quad 2 win to its resume.
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Buckley: Tigers’ NCAA Tournament road narrows — and it’s still December
With a 4-6 start, things are looking bleak for Memphis basketball. But the Tigers haven’t lost hope.
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No. 11 Louisville Cardinals fly by Memphis Tigers
The Cardinals made 18 3-pointers, shot 51.4% from 3-point distance and outscored the Tigers 54-9 from long distance.
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Buckley: A lopsided loss to Louisville? For Memphis, ‘this group had no idea what the rivalry really meant.’
This Memphis basketball game against Louisville paled beside past glories of the rivalry that goes back to 1949, long before the current Cardinals and Tigers were born.
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Memphis looks to meet the moment in rivalry matchup with Louisville
Memphis coach Penny Hardaway, point guard Dug McDaniel and wing Zach Davis spoke about the significance of the Tigers renewing their rivalry with Louisville ahead of their matchup with the No. 11 Cardinals on Saturday.
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What to watch as Memphis renews its rivalry with Louisville
When the Tigers play No. 11 Cardinals on Saturday at the KFC Yum! Center, they’ll get their first crack in nearly eight years at one of their biggest rivals and have an opportunity to pick up their first Quadrant 1 win of the season.
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