Martin: Penny Hardaway is assembling the AAC All-Stars. Will that be enough?
Penny Hardaway has added two former AAC players in this portal transfer period and he has two more AAC players that may choose Memphis.Related story:
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Penny Hardaway has added two former AAC players in this portal transfer period and he has two more AAC players that may choose Memphis.Related story:
“I know who Penny is as a player, and I had conversations with him and got a feel for him as a person,” Rogers told The Daily Memphian on Sunday.
After getting two commitments last week, things are picking up for the Memphis Tigers basketball team in the NCAA transfer portal.Related story:
Jaykwon Walton, a 6-foot-7 wing for the Tigers in 2023-24, has another year of eligibility remaining but plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal, according to a report from CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein.
Parth Upadhyaya, Tim Buckley and host Greg Gaston discuss Memphis basketball’s NCAA transfer portal moves a little less than four weeks into yet another big offseason for the program.
Dainja, a 6-foot-9, 255-pound center, averaged 6.1 points and 3.6 rebounds in 10.8 minutes per game for the Fighting Illini last season.
Hardaway, a four-star prospect in the 2023 class, averaged 2.3 points in 8.2 minutes per game through the 30 games he appeared in for the Tigers this past season.Related story:
PJ Haggerty’s commitment is a sensational start to what will amount to a second straight busy offseason for Hardaway.
Memphis has landed one of the top players in the transfer portal.
“If you’re wondering what Hardaway needs to get the program back on track, he could do worse than looking across campus at the football team.”
Memphis beating Clemson in December doesn’t mean that the U of M belonged in the Elite Eight. That’s not the point. It’s that Clemson’s run in the NCAA Tournament highlights the importance for Penny Hardaway of just gaining entry into the thing.
Former conference rival Houston and its coach Kelvin Sampson were back in Memphis over the weekend displaying what it takes to have a successful college basketball program. Tigers Basketball Insider: Teams that danced at FedExForum provide reminder for MemphisRelated story:
After having covered every part of the Hardaway era, John Martin offers three suggestions to help Penny Hardaway get the Tigers back to the NCAA Tournament.
Penny Hardaway and the Tigers will search for key answers in a critical offseason.
Parth Upadhyaya, Tim Buckley and host Greg Gaston dissect both the disaster that the 2023-24 basketball season was and the football stadium renovation that will be on The Daily Memphian Tigers Podcast with Greg Gaston.
“I’m just making that (clear) right now,” U of M basketball coach Penny Hardaway said. “I’ll talk to the (University of Memphis) administration, but I’m not looking to play in no more NITs, man — I’m sorry.”
The University of Memphis informed NIT officials that it would decline a bid if one was offered. Memphis’ Jonathan Pierre plans to enter NCAA transfer portalRelated story:
Penny Hardaway is “No. 1 on that list” of people disappointed with how Memphis’ 2023-24 basketball season ended, Tigers athletic director Laird Veatch says. Which helps explain why Memphis declined an NIT bid. Memphis not part of National Invitational Tournament Tigers beat writer Parth Upadhyaya’s newest AP Top 25 ballotRelated stories:
Trying times at home and an early exit from the AAC Tournament leaves Memphis Tigers coach Penny Hardaway hurting.
Host Greg Gaston, Parth Upadhyaya and Tim Buckley break down the Memphis Tigers’ chances at this week’s American Athletic Conference Tournament.
Tigers coach Penny Hardaway responded to critics when speaking with reporters Monday night following his weekly radio show at Brookhaven Pub & Grill. Hardaway confident Tigers can find consistency, win AAC Tournament title Tigers beat writer Parth Upadhyaya’s newest AP Top 25 ballotRelated stories:
Despite 27 points from Nae’Qwan Tomlin, the Tigers lost to the Owls.
It’s pretty simple. If Memphis wants to make the NCAA Tournament, the only path is winning four games in four days in the AAC Tournament. That, of course, is something they’ve never done.
“Everybody’s just playing like each game’s our last,” Memphis’ Nae’Qwan Tomlin said. “Like if we lose, then this might be the end of our season.” Will David Jones return to Tigers? Penny Hardaway says there’s a chanceRelated story:
“I’ll say 60/40, 70/30 us,” Hardaway said of the Tigers’ odds of getting Jones back in a Tigers uniform for the 2024-25 season.