Martin: Penny gets his due, more Memphis sports predictions for 2025
Welcome to the end of 2024. As it relates to the Memphis sports scene, this was a tough year. But there’s hope. Next year could be bountiful for the local teams.
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January 2025
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Buckley: He dropped 28 on Ole Miss. The Tigers need Colby Rogers. Know his name.
The Memphis Tigers need another scoring option. No. 3 snapped out of a two-game slump to show he can be that guy.
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December 2024
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Tigers Basketball Insider: Where Memphis stands in NCAA Tournament projections ahead of AAC play
The Tigers finished a nonconference schedule that KenPom ranks as the fourth-toughest in the country with a 10-3 overall record. What does that mean for their NCAA Tournament prospects?
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Despite reentering national polls, ‘the hate for Memphis’ irks Hardaway
Coach Penny Hardaway feels his program is still judged by last season, despite having eight Quadrant 1 and 2 wins combined so far in 2024-25. No other team in the country has more than six.
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Calkins: Memphis smashes Ole Miss to wind up 2024. (And 2025 could be fun.)
After the Memphis Tigers smashed Ole Miss Saturday, Penny Hardaway called this the “most satisfying” nonconference season of his coaching career. Who are we to disagree?
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Penny Hardaway’s ‘no-nonsense’ mindset before Ole Miss game pays off
Coach Penny Hardaway’s tough attitude pushed the Tigers to respond with intensity in their Saturday afternoon rout of No. 16 Ole Miss at FedExForum.
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Buckley: Moussa Cisse and the Tigers were called soft. How dare you?
Something the Mississippi State Bulldogs supposedly called the Memphis Tigers, and something Penny Hardaway said to Moussa Cisse, lit a fire under the Guinea native against the Ole Miss Rebels.
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What to watch in Memphis’ game against Ole Miss
Memphis’ matchup with Ole Miss represents a Quadrant 2 opportunity for the Tigers and likely their final chance to put themselves in contention for a top-four NCAA Tournament seed.
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Tigers Podcast: Football season recap, basketball’s rough schedule
Memphis football writer Frank Bonner II, basketball writer Parth Upadhyaya and columnist John Martin discuss this year’s football season and the raised level of expectations for Memphis basketball as it prepares for its final two non-conference games.
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Memphis lands commitment from juco transfer guard Felipe Patino
New Tigers commit Felipe Patino is averaging 11.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game while shooting 50% from 3-point range for Eastern Florida State College.
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Tigers Basketball Insider: Will fans ‘stand up’ against Ole Miss?
After an announced crowd of 14,565 showed up to FedExForum last Saturday, Memphis is asking for more support when it closes non-conference play at home against No. 16 Ole Miss.
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With ‘no excuse’ after lopsided loss to Bulldogs, Tigers look ahead
After the No. 21 University of Memphis basketball team fell to Mississippi State at FedExForum on Saturday, the Tigers are taking the loss in stride.
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What to watch in Memphis’ game against Mississippi State
The Bulldogs provide Penny Hardaway’s team a chance to pick up a fourth Quadrant I win.
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Penny Hardaway nominated for Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame
Hardaway, who was also nominated last year but ultimately not selected, is one of 44 North American nominees and one of 145 total nominees.
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Hardaway explains why this season’s Tigers are ‘different' in candid interview
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Hardaway explains why this season’s Tigers are ‘different’ in candid interview
Fresh off Memphis’ 64-62 road win over Virginia, Tigers coach Penny Hardaway joins 92.9 FM (WMFS-FM) ESPN’s “Jason & John” show.
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What to watch in Memphis’ road game against Virginia
The Tigers will have an opportunity to pick up a Quadrant 2 win when they face the Cavaliers in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Wednesday.
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Hardaway worries about ‘empty’ FedExForum for Tigers home games
On his weekly radio show, Memphis Tigers coach Penny Hardaway said the crowd at FedExForum has been too small this season. “It’s not as packed as it has been in the past.”
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‘We’re not gonna fold.’ Memphis’ road win over Clemson shows resilience
Penny Hardaway’s Tigers reminded the country — and themselves — how good they can truly be in Saturday’s overtime victory over Clemson.
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Martin: Penny Hardaway is right. This Tigers team is different
Tyrese Hunter made plenty of big shots on Saturday, but it was a non-scoring play he made in the final moments that arguably sealed the game. And it’s the kind of play that may have proven Penny Hardaway right, that this team is different.
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Memphis gets bounce-back overtime road upset of No. 16 Clemson
Led by a combined 45 points from Tyrese Hunter and Colby Rogers and key free throws in overtime from PJ Haggerty and Dain Dainja, Memphis pulls off the win against the 16th-ranked Clemson Tigers.
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What to watch in Memphis’ road game against Clemson
Memphis will look to snap No. 16 Clemson’s six-game winning streak Saturday on the road and regain the momentum it had built prior to its loss to Arkansas State.
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Hardaway says Tigers’ next games will be ‘pivotal’ for NCAA Tournament seeding
The Memphis coach is confident the Tigers can get back to where they were just two weeks ago. But he’s also aware their window to do that is limited.
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Martin: How Memphis can get back on track after loss to Arkansas State
Here are a few takeaways about the Arkansas State game and the bigger picture at Memphis after Sunday’s home loss to the Red Wolves.
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Buckley: Tigers lose to Arkansas State. Time to panic? Not yet. Not by a stretch.
Memphis lost to Arkansas State of the Sun Belt, but Penny Hardaway’s faith in the Tigers remains strong. Red Wolves coach Bryan Hodgson’s does too.
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Hardaway calls these Tigers ‘totally different,’ but fans may have deja vu
Fans had flashbacks to last season as a Memphis team that had notched wins over then-No. 2 UConn and Michigan State in Maui less than two weeks ago led for only 38 seconds against Arkansas State.
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Box score: Arkansas State 85, Memphis 72
Memphis can’t dig out of early hole in double-digit loss to Arkansas State
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