Tigers Podcast: Reviewing a successful Memphis season, analyzing the road ahead for Penny Hardaway
Parth Upadhyaya and John Martin grade the Tigers’ 2024-25 season.
Topic: 2025 NCAA Tournament
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Michigan State rally sends Spartans past Ole Miss in Sweet 16
Jace Richardson scored 24 points as Michigan State surged past Ole Miss in the second half for a 73-70 victory on Friday night in the NCAA Tournament.
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Buckley: Tim Duncan helped Penny Hardaway, Ed Scott glue broken Tigers together
“The Tigers were broken after that ugly finish to the 2023-24 season. Credit Duncan for quietly helping glue it all back together.”
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Ole Miss adds to SEC run in March Madness, beating Iowa State 91-78
Ole Miss is one of seven Southeastern Conference schools still standing, the most teams any conference has sent to the third round in one season.
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Calipari guides Arkansas past St. John’s
John Calipari is heading to the Sweet 16 for the 16th time and Memphian Billy Richmond III had much to do with Sunday’s win over St. John’s. Richmond, son of former Memphis Tiger standout Billy Richmond Jr., scored 16 points to lead the Hogs.
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He still hasn’t gotten to a Sweet 16 — but Hardaway took a big step this season
Though Memphis’ Sweet 16 drought continues, Hardaway brought the Tigers closer to their peak as a program as they’d been in a long time this season.
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Scenes from Seattle: Did Penny Hardaway know it would go this way?
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Calkins: A season of redemption comes to a ‘heartbreaking’ end
Memphis Tigers basketball had an important season of redemption. But the ending? “Just heartbreaking,” PJ Haggerty said.
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Memphis season slips away in NCAA Tournament loss to Colorado State
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Buckley: Colorado State had a plan for PJ Haggerty. Wow, did it ever work.
PJ Haggerty struggled from the field, making only 7 of his 23 shots in Friday’s NCAA Tournament first-round game against Colorado State.
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Scenes from Seattle: Did Penny Hardaway know it would go this way?
Memphis Tigers coach Penny Hardaway tried his best not to makes excuses after the loss in the NCAA Tournament. But his answers revealed how he truly felt.
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Ole Miss holds off UNC comeback to beat Tar Heels in NCAA Tournament
Ole Miss (23-11), the No. 6 seed in the South Region, will chase its first Sweet 16 berth since 2001 when it faces No. 3 seed Iowa State (25-9) on Sunday.
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Fans gather for March Madness watch party in Tom Lee Park
A large, LED TV screen was set up under the Sunset Canopy at Tom Lee Park Friday, March 21, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. for an NCAA Tournament watch party.
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Baylor holds off Mississippi State in final seconds to win
No. 9 Baylor squeaked past No. 8 Mississippi State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. This is the third time in as many seasons that coach Chris Jans led the Bulldogs to the Big Dance.
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What Memphis players say about potential return to Tigers
Of the 12 players on Memphis Tigers’ roster, seven could potentially return for at least another season.
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Memphis’ Dante Harris ruled out of Colorado State game
The loss of Harris, who’s averaged 2.4 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 16 games this season for Memphis, could be especially detrimental with starting point guard Tyrese Hunter already ruled out with a left foot injury.
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No. 2 seed Tennessee breezes past No. 15 seed Wofford
Tennessee will play either UCLA or Utah State on Saturday in the Midwest Region as they try to reach a third straight Sweet 16.
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Haggerty on brink of history at NCAA Tournament
Haggerty is 22 points away from breaking the Memphis record for the most points scored in a single season, and only two wins away from ending the Tigers’ 16-year Sweet 16 drought. But one would never guess it by talking to him.
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Scenes from Seattle: More Tiger Tournament tales
Penny Hardaway and the players had a lot to say at Thursday’s media day in Seattle as the Tigers prepare for Friday’s NCAA Tournament first-round game against Colorado State.
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Buckley: Baraka Okojie, a kid from Canada, could help carry Memphis in Tournament
Early in American Athletic Conference play, Baraka Okojie was Memphis’ No. 3 point guard. Then backup Dante Harris sprained an ankle. Then starting point guard Tyrese Hunter hobbled off the court in Fort Worth.
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Tony Madlock led Alabama State falls to No. 1 seed Auburn in NCAA 1st round
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What to watch in Memphis’ NCAA Tournament 1st-round game vs. Colorado State
When the No. 5 seed Tigers (29-5) tip off against No. 12 seed Colorado State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday in Seattle, they’ll do so as 1.5-point underdogs.
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Will injured Tyrese Hunter, Dante Harris play for the Tigers at NCAA Tournament?
Memphis coach Penny Hardaway told reporters Tuesday that Harris was “progressing” while Hunter was “coming along slower” as the team heads into the NCAA Tournament.
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Memphis’ PJ Haggerty earns AP All-America second-team nod
Who’s dancing? A list of local players headed to the NCAA Tournament
Former Bartlett standout Amarr Knox’s layup lifts Alabama State to NCAA play-in victor
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Tigers Podcast: Can Memphis overcome the injury bug to make an NCAA Tournament run?
With Memphis back in the Big Dance, Memphis basketball beat writer Parth Upadhyaya and college sports columnist look at potential paths to a March Madness run for a hobbled but hungry Tigers team.
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‘Next man up’: Depleted Tigers ready to fight heading into March Madness
Despite being limited to nine available players, Memphis found a way to beat UAB in convincing fashion in Sunday’s AAC Tournament title game. Can it do more of the same in the Big Dance?
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Tigers Basketball Insider: Hardaway says ‘disrespect is real’ as Memphis doubted against Colorado State
The Tigers have shocked the college basketball world before. Fueled by a mission to prove the doubters wrong — and perhaps more importantly, prove themselves right — they’ll try to do it again.
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Buckley: Memphis feels it got what it deserved. Was there ever any doubt?
Memphis was made a No. 5 seed in the West Region and will open NCAA Tournament play Friday in Seattle against Mountain West Tournament-champion Colorado State, the No. 12 seed.
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Buckley: Last season was a mess. What does Ed Scott think of Penny now?
For a while last offseason, there was no telling how this season might end for Penny Hardaway and his Tigers. And Memphis’ new athletic director arrived well-aware of all the bad vibes.
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