Tigers Podcast: Memphis football keeps winning, basketball learns lessons in preseason
Why is a one-loss Tigers football team not drawing more fans to games? Frank Bonner II, Parth Upadhyaya and John Martin discuss.
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November 2024
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October 2024
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Despite preseason losses, Tigers are geared up for season opener
The Tigers will now have to apply the lessons they learned from a pair of tough preseason exhibition games as they get set to officially open the 2024-25 season against Missouri on Monday at FedExForum.
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Love it, Like it or Hate it: Reviewing Memphis’ preseason loss to Alabama
“We’ve gotta practice harder,” Dain Dainja said after Memphis’ preseason charity exhibition loss to No. 2 Alabama on Monday.
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Penny Hardaway addresses Tyreek Smith situation, offers injury updates
Memphis Tigers basketball coach Penny Hardaway addressed forward Tyreek Smith’s return and presented an injury report prior to the Tigers’ preseason game against Alabama.
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Martin: Penny Hardaway puts end to the drama — and it bodes well for the future
This is the new world of college basketball. It’s a free-for-all. And if coaches are to flourish in this climate, they have to figure out a way to navigate and master it.
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Memphis’ Tyreek Smith returns to practice
Tyreek Smith’s return comes two days after reports surfaced that he had left the program in search of other opportunities.
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Tigers Podcast: Memphis football’s identity, basketball exhibition game
The defense is leading the way for the Memphis football team this season, and basketball fans got a preseason peak into what Penny Hardaway’s team will look like this year.
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Calkins: It was a joyous night of basketball for Memphis. Let’s hope it’s just the start.
“Could not be any better,” said Richard Shadyac Jr., the president and CEO of ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness arm of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. “And next year, we’ll take it to the next level.”
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Former NBA competitors Penny Hardaway and Hubert Davis team up for St. Jude
Hardaway and Davis will join forces to raise money for a notable cause when Memphis hosts North Carolina at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15 (ESPNU) in the first Hoops for St. Jude Tip Off Classic at FedExForum.
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How Penny Hardaway rediscovered himself in a trying offseason
After a tumultuous 2023-24 season that ended in disaster, the University of Memphis basketball coach took a different approach this offseason. Now, he says he and the Tigers are better for it.
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New-look Tigers introduce themselves in Blue and Gray Showcase
The men’s and women’s Memphis Tigers teams played scrimmages at the Showcase, which were the highlights of the Tigers’ 2024-25 season tipoff event.
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Here’s what we gathered from Memphis basketball’s Pro Day
The Tigers’ two-hour practice session — with NBA scouts courtside — consisted of drill work and run-throughs of various offensive sets and concluded with a five-on-five, full-court scrimmage.
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Tigers pitch in for US military, discuss upcoming season
Two of the new-look basketball players discuss Coach Penny Hardaway’s offseason coaching staff changes, the team’s identity and their excitement for the season.
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September 2024
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‘They’re ready': Hardaway says Memphis will love these Tigers
Penny Hardaway updated the injury status of Baraka Okojie, shared thoughts on new assistant coaches Mike Davis and Nolan Smith, and commented on the Tigers’ 13-game non-conference schedule.
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Penny Hardaway ‘proud to represent the AAC’ amid Memphis to Pac 12 talks
“I’m loyal to where I’m at,” Hardaway said. “Obviously, the AAC is a better conference than people are giving it credit for.”
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Memphis’ Baraka Okojie set to return before start of season, per report
Okojie, a 6-foot-3 point guard, underwent shoulder surgery in June.
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Memphis basketball adds Nolan Smith as assistant coach
A long-awaited addition to Memphis basketball’s staff has finally come to fruition.
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Memphis men’s, women’s basketball announce nonconference schedules
Memphis’ men’s and women’s teams will also take part in another double-header when they participate in the inaugural Hoops for St. Jude Tip Off Classic Oct. 15 at FedExForum.
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How good will Memphis’ 2024-25 team be? Here’s what advanced analytics suggest
Both media members and fans alike aren’t exactly sure what to expect from the new-look Tigers this season, but advanced analytics website Bart Torvik could give us an indication of how things may shake out.
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Penny Hardaway talks Hoops for St. Jude, staff challenges at reception
Hardaway spoke to reporters Thursday at the National Civil Rights Museum during a cocktail reception for Saturday’s annual Penny Hardaway Memphis District Golf Classic.
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Junior college transfer Bouna Kebe commits to Memphis
Bouna Kebe, a 6-foot-10 big man, averaged 11.2 points and 7.1 rebounds per game last season as a sophomore for NJCAA Gillette (Wyoming) College.
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Amid controversy within Memphis program, Penny Hardaway responds
In a Q&A with national college basketball insider Jon Rothstein, Hardaway said, “I don’t need the money. I came back to the school to teach young men and to try and help my city out and my school out and it’s like I’ve been under some microscope that’s unbelievable.”
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Here’s everyone who has worked for Penny Hardaway — and what happened to them
Memphis Tigers coach Penny Hardaway announced Wednesday that four coaches would not return, just two months before the Tigers open their 2024-25 season against Missouri at FedExForum on Nov. 4.
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Memphis AD: Hardaway will ‘absolutely, unequivocally’ stay Tigers’ coach
Scott said Memphis has not gotten an update from the NCAA regarding the case stemming from Malcolm Dandridge’s eligibility status, whose findings Scott confirmed the Tigers self-reported to the NCAA.
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Multiple Memphis basketball staff members no longer with program
Tigers coach Penny Hardaway’s staff is getting a major shake-up just weeks before the start of the 2024-25 season.
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