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A lack of ball movement and a handful of contested 3-point attempts in the second half put the Tigers in a hole that proved to be insurmountable. Box score: Saint Louis 90, Memphis 84 Tigers Basketball Insider: Memphis to stick with Davis-Lomax backcourtRelated stories:
Finally close to being fully healthy, Tigers big man Malcolm Dandridge opens 2022-23 season on a high note.
The Newark, New Jersey, product out of New York City’s Our Savior Lutheran School (OSLS) chose Memphis over offers from N.C. State, Seton Hall, Ole Miss and others.
Vanderbilt coach Jerry Stackhouse has high praise for Memphis after defense does in his Commodores.
Penny Hardaway and the Tigers don’t believe in scheduling cupcake non-conference opponents.
When the Memphis Tigers open their season Monday, Nov. 7, against Vanderbilt in Nashville, Faragi Phillips will return to where his collegiate coaching career began for the first time since joining Penny Hardaway’s staff this summer.
Penny Hardaway decided his team would try to prove itself on the court this year “instead of just talking” about it. That quest begins Monday, Nov. 7, with a season-opening showdown against Vanderbilt in Nashville.
The Glendale, Arizona, native is a senior at Arizona’s Dream City Christian School.
Memphis Tigers coach Penny Hardaway and Vanderbilt Jerry Stackhouse both were college All-Americans and NBA stars who now lead major college basketball programs.
The Memphis coach won’t disclose the starting lineup for the season opener at Vanderbilt, but does offer updates on availability of Kendric Davis, Damaria Franklin.
For the 6-foot-3 transfer guard Tigers coach Penny Hardaway calls “pretty special,” the most direct route to eligibility would be for University of Illinois-Chicago head coach Luke Yaklich to sign a “no participation opportunity” form. But UIC and Yaklich refuse to sign.
Memphis Tigers head coach Penny Hardaway saw enough during the exhibition game against Lane to start putting the puzzle pieces together.
In head coach Penny Hardaway and Co.’s final exhibition game Sunday afternoon against Lane College at FedExForum, the Tigers were again pushed for much of the opening half.Related story:
The Memphis Tigers get one more test run before the regular season begins next week. At 1 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 30, Memphis takes on D-II Lane College in its second exhibition game of the season.Related story:
Hardaway wants to see a higher effort level in the coming Sunday exhibition game against Lane College at FedExForum.
Carl Cherefant, the 6-foot-5 basketball prospect from Florida, can contribute on the wing but feels playing point guard is his path to the pros.
In the new age of college basketball, odds are stacked against the Tigers’ latest commitment, Carl Cherenfant, turning into a real contributor at Memphis.
While the Kendric Davis and Alex Lomax partnership appears to have a long way to go before a Nov. 7 season-opener at Vanderbilt, Davis doesn’t have a doubt in his mind they’ll iron out the kinks.
Memphis coach Penny Hardaway cared more about how lackadaisical his group looked for most of an exhibition win Sunday against Christian Brothers than he did the Tigers’ dismal 3-point shooting.
The Tigers shot just 2 of 19 from deep against Christian Brothers Sunday. That’s the bad news. The good news? They have Kendric Davis. And that may be enough.
Head coach Penny Hardaway’s squad went 2-19 from deep. And, while Kendric Davis finished with 22 points, no other Tiger ended the evening with more than 12.
Carl Cherenfant — a 6-foot-5 four-star small wing — announced his commitment to the Tigers on Sunday, Oct. 23, at Florida’s Calvary Christian Academy.
Some key things to watch for Sunday when the University of Memphis plays CBU at FedExForum in an exhibition basketball game.
Bronny James and Ashton Hardaway, sons of NBA star LeBron James and University of Memphis coach Penny Hardaway, respectively, laid it all on the court at the Mid-South Basketball Classic.
“I hope it’s resolved (before the season starts),” Hardaway said of Franklin’s eligibility status. “The language on a lot of these so-called run-off waivers is just not what it really is. If you really care about a kid and it didn’t work out at your spot, that’s still a kid.”