Calkins: Maybe these Memphis Tigers aren’t so bad, after all. Maybe they’re even fun.
When Simon Majok hit a 3-pointer, Memphis fans may have asked: “Wait, who is that again?” Majok was one of the happy surprises as another Tiger season tipped off.
Topic: Memphis Tigers basketball
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November 2025
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Box score: Memphis 76, San Francisco 70
This is the NCAA men’s basketball box score for the game between the San Francisco Dons and the Memphis Tigers played at FedExForum.
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What to watch in Memphis’ season-opener against San Francisco
The Dons return two starters from a 25-10 team that pushed the Tigers to the brink a season ago.
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Before opener, Penny Hardaway has ‘concerns about what’s going on’
“I’m not getting out of the guys what I want to get out of them right now,” Tigers coach said ahead of Memphis’ regular-season opener against San Francisco.
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Memphis basketball forecast: Projections for the Tigers’ 2025-26 season
With dress rehearsals complete, it’s finally showtime for coach Penny Hardaway’s Memphis Tigers basketball team.
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Questions that will define Memphis basketball’s 2025-26 season
Key questions loom large as the Tigers get ready to officially tip off their season Saturday against San Francisco.
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Memphis Tigers pick up commitment from 4-star Memphian Marcellous ‘Cello’ Jackson Jr.
Former First Assembly Christian School standout chooses coach Penny Hardaway’s program.
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October 2025
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Takeaways from Memphis’ loss to Auburn in preseason finale
“I did come into this week way more excited (than I am now) — (with the) understanding that we’ve been practicing against one another, and I’ve been seeing some really good things,” Memphis coach Penny Hardaway said after a preseason loss to Auburn.
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Memphis struggles against Auburn in final preseason game
Memphis shot just 36.8% (21-of-57) from the floor and 20% (4-of-20) from 3-point range, had more turnovers (23) than made field goals (21) and allowed Auburn to score 38 points in the paint.
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Follow along as Memphis closes out preseason play with an exhibition against No. 20 Auburn
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Martin: Once more, Memphis fans will have to trust the process with Penny Hardaway
Breathe. These games don’t count (thank heavens), and don’t even necessarily have to mean anything.
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Follow along as Memphis closes out preseason play with an exhibition against No. 20 Auburn
Live updates from the Memphis Tigers’ preseason basketball game against Auburn in Atlanta.
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What to watch in Memphis’ exhibition game against Auburn
A matchup against Auburn at a venue less than two hours from the campus of the SEC’s Tigers should provide Memphis with a solid test before the 2025-26 regular season gets underway.
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Former Tiger Jahvon Quinerly ditches retirement for one-on-one tournament
Former Memphis point guard Jahvon Quinerly, once seemingly done with basketball, will be back on the court next month.
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Memphis runs out of gas in lopsided preseason loss to No. 14 Arkansas
Poor shooting eventually became too much for the Tigers to overcome against a high-powered Arkansas team.
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John Calipari, Penny Hardaway join forces to promote Memphis
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What to watch in Memphis’ Hoops for St. Jude Tip Off Classic matchup against Arkansas
Former Tigers coach John Calipari’s return to Memphis should shed some light on just how good Penny Hardaway’s Tigers will be this season.
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John Calipari, Penny Hardaway join forces to promote Memphis
Former Tigers coach John Calipari and current Tigers coach Penny Hardaway promote the city of Memphis in a Choose901 video.
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Coach Cal Countdown: It’s the most painful loss in Memphis history. And it hurts for a whole new reason today.
This is the final installment in a series remembering games that defined the John Calipari coaching era of Memphis Tigers basketball. Today: The 2008 NCAA title game was a painful loss. The passage of time — and changes in college basketball — make it worse.
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Shoemaker: Gibson’s Donuts. Ching’s Hot Wings. There’s more to Calipari than basketball.
Longtime Memphians know a different side of John Calipari that some don’t.
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Coach Cal Countdown: The dunk that helped the Tigers defeat UCLA
This is the eighth installment in a nine-story series remembering games that defined the John Calipari coaching era of Memphis Tigers basketball. Today: A glorious slam from Chris Douglas-Douglas over Kevin Love lifted the Tigers into the title game.
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Coach Cal Countdown: Michigan State, Texas wins were big ones before Memphis’ really big one
This is the seventh installment in a nine-story series remembering games that defined the John Calipari coaching era of Memphis Tigers basketball. Today: The Spartans and Longhorns stood in the way of the Final Four, but the Tigers overcame.
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Coach Cal Countdown: Top-ranked Memphis falls to No. 2 Tennessee, but Derrick Rose’s rise begins
This is the sixth installment in a nine-story series remembering games that defined the John Calipari coaching era of Memphis Tigers basketball. Today: It was a No. 1 vs. a No. 2 when Memphis met Tennessee and the Tigers unleashed freshman phenom Derrick Rose.
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After nearly two decades, the 2007-08 Memphis Tigers will finally get their ‘just due’
When former Memphis coach John Calipari returns to the 901 for the Hoops for St. Jude Tip Off Classic, a group of Tigers that put “blood, sweat and tears” into the program will be formally honored for the first time.
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Coach Cal Countdown: The No. 1-ranked Tigers were in trouble against UAB. Real trouble followed.
This is the fifth installment in a nine-story series remembering games that defined the John Calipari coaching era of Memphis Tigers basketball. Today: A magical 2007-08 run included signature moments against name-brand programs, but UAB pushed Memphis’ beautiful season to the brink.
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Buckley: One retired from coaching. The other keeps coming back. But these two hall of famers share a lot.
Bubba Luckett is done coaching. Fred Horton can’t get enough. Now both high school basketball coaches and former Memphis Tigers are in the Memphis Sports Hall of Fame.
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Coach Cal Countdown: Antonio Anderson’s clutch free throws send Memphis to Elite Eight
This is the fourth installment in a nine-story series remembering games that defined the John Calipari coaching era of Memphis Tigers basketball. Today: Clutch foul shooting, Chris Dougas-Roberts’ grit prove too much for Texas A&M.
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