Buckley: Smile, there is life after David Jones. And it may be better.
David Jones opted to keep his name in the 2024 NBA Draft. The Memphis Tigers basketball program may be better off for it.
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May 2024
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Malcolm Dandridge laments leaving Tigers, shows appreciation for support
The former Tigers center and Memphis native shared his thoughts on the end of his college career, his future plans and more in an Instagram post Wednesday afternoon.
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Martin: Hardaway made another staff change. Is it getting to be a problem?
Andy Borman is the ninth assistant coach in Hardaway’s tenure at Memphis to leave or be fired.
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Memphis parts way with assistant basketball coach
Last month, a source told The Daily Memphian that Memphis basketball legend and Lane College coach Andre Turner had agreed to join Penny Hardaway’s staff.
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As Memphis nears start of summer workouts, new Tigers are ‘ready for the challenge’
With less than a week to go until the Tigers’ June 1 start of summer workouts, coach Penny Hardaway looks to be in position to have most of his team on campus.
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Martin: Most likely to carry the banner for Memphis sports in 2024? The answer is Memphis football
It should be a redemption year for the Memphis sports scene as a whole in 2024. But if you’re asking which team is most likely to lead the way, the answer is Memphis football.
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Tigers Talk: Upadhyaya, Martin on Memphis’ new-look roster, a potential David Jones return
Parth Upadhyaya and John Martin discuss the several new additions to the Memphis Tigers’ roster, David Jones’ future and more.
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Cultures blend as soccer meets basketball at Treadwell Park
Multipurpose sports courts help the neighborhood adapt to changing needs, said Jared Myers of the Heights Community Development Corp. “It’s a beautiful way to mesh community between different demographics through sports.”
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Elliot Perry, Penny Hardaway behave like teammates they almost were
“I really appreciate his friendship, and I really appreciate him coming to get me,” Tiger great Elliot Perry said of Penny Hardaway during an appearance on 92.9 ESPN’s “Jason & John” show.
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Silverfield touts football program’s ‘wave of momentum’ at Tigers on Tour event
Despite the demands of recruiting, Memphis football coach Ryan Silverfield carved out time in his schedule to interact with fans at Rotolo’s Craft & Crust in Collierville.
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Penny Hardaway extends mentorship, pre-NBA Draft training to Reece Beekman
Former Virginia star Reece Beekman is the latest addition to Penny Hardaway’s training tree.
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Memphis’ David Jones won’t enter transfer portal ahead of deadline
If Jones also withdraws from the draft, it’ll all but guarantee his return to Memphis for the 2024-25 season in what will be his fifth and final season of eligibility.
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Tiger legend Andre Turner to join Memphis basketball coaching staff
Turner, once a 5-foot-11 point guard nicknamed “The Little General” during his playing days at then-Memphis State, was most recently coach at Division II Lane College.
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April 2024
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Martin: On the Memphis AD search and the U of M basketball roster
Spring is in the air, and things are busy over at the University of Memphis. Penny Hardaway still has some pieces to add, and the Tigers need a new athletic director.
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Hardaway is confident Memphis can schedule John Calipari, Arkansas next season
“I think that we can finally get Cal to play us over at Arkansas,” Penny Hardaway said Sunday on The Penny Hardaway Show. “Because the Arkansas fans want the game.”
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Memphis’ Jourdain again confirms return to Tigers: ‘I’m coming back — 100%'
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George Mason transfer guard Baraka Okojie commits to Memphis
Okojie, a 6-foot-3 native of Ontario, Canada, averaged 8.1 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game while shooting 46.8% from the floor for George Mason last season.
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Memphis Tigers fan favorite Joe Cooper reflects on season, looks ahead
Cooper, the Tigers’ 6-foot-1 walk-on point guard and Memphis native, faces a difficult decision this offseason.
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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.
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Wichita State transfer guard Colby Rogers commits to Memphis
“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.
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Memphis Tigers to host trio of transfer-portal prospects
After getting two commitments last week, things are picking up for the Memphis Tigers basketball team in the NCAA transfer portal.
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Memphis wing Jaykwon Walton enters transfer portal
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.
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Tigers Podcast: Early moves in Memphis’ roster overhaul
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.
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Memphis lands Illinois transfer big man Dain Dainja
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.
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Memphis’ Ashton Hardaway, Penny Hardaway’s son, enters transfer portal
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.
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Martin: With PJ Haggerty’s commitment, Penny Hardaway is keeping hope alive
PJ Haggerty’s commitment is a sensational start to what will amount to a second straight busy offseason for Hardaway.
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