Chapter Six: Why the Penny Hardaway bobblehead means so much
At precisely 11:42 a.m. Saturday, the Memphis Tigers ran out of Penny Hardaway bobbleheads.
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December 2018
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Main Event: Tigers close strong for lopsided win over UAB
When it was over and Memphis had secured a 94-76 victory over UAB on Saturday at FedExForum, coach Penny Hardaway called it “our first blowout win” of the season.
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What does Penny Hardaway want from Isaiah Maurice? An encore to his last game
Three days after the best game of his young career as a Memphis Tiger, Isaiah Maurice conceded that, yes, he has had an adjustment period. Which makes him just like his teammates.
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Memphis distributing 7,500 Hardaway bobbleheads Saturday
The first 7,500 spectators entering FedExForum for Saturday afternoon's University of Memphis game will received a Penny Hardaway bobblehead – the university's latest promotion as fans return to games under the lure of the Tigers' new coach.
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Calkins: Penny's Tigers show they are getting better in win over South Dakota State
After eight games, after four wins and four losses, after trips to Baton Rouge, Orlando and Miami, the Memphis Tigers are the one thing you should have really wanted them to be at this point in the season.
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Chapter Five: As his team struggles to take flight, Penny Hardaway buys the wings
How, you may ask, did Penny Hardaway come to sign a wing sauce stain?
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South Dakota State and Mike Daum more than worthy, says Penny Hardaway
Forty-two years ago, to the day, South Dakota State came to Memphis for a basketball game and left on the low end of a 109-76 score. If the Tigers are to win the second-ever meeting against the Jackrabbits – and Memphis is arguably a slight underdog – the final score probably will not look anything like that.
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Tigers crumble in second half, fall 78-67 to No. 20 Texas Tech
Had it been a 30-minute game, the Memphis Tigers might have been fine. When Jeremiah Martin split two free throws with 9:09 left in the second half, Memphis still had a double-digit lead, 57-45, over No. 20 Texas Tech.
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November 2018
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Penny Hardaway: Adjustments required for 3-3 Tigers
The biggest news out of Penny Hardaway’s press conference on Thursday, Nov. 29, was that top recruit James Wiseman had signed his national letter of intent.
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Wiseman officially signs with Tigers
East High center James Wiseman, who announced last week he will attend the University of Memphis, has officially signed with the Tigers, Memphis coach Penny Hardaway said Thursday.
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Chapter Four: Penny Hardaway has his greatest triumph – then frets about being a laughingstock
ORLANDO – Just a few days earlier, Penny Hardaway had been sitting along the baseline at the Landers Center, watching three gifted recruits light up the court.
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Wade: In era of 'hot takes,' Penny's first team doesn't lend itself to one
There were at least moments of reason. Somewhere along the Penny Hardaway timeline – from rumor of his hiring to today when his first team stands 3-3 – there were small moments when people seemed to understand.
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Road Recap: Charleston tops Tigers 78-75 in Invitational
Six games into Penny Hardaway’s first season as the Memphis Tigers’ head coach, this much is clear: The heralded freshmen will thrill and they will aggravate. In the end Sunday night against Charleston, there was more frustration than joy as the Tigers fell 78-75 in the fifth-place game of the AdvoCare Invitational in Orlando.
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Tigers down Canisius 71-63 in Orlando in consolation bracket
After Oklahoma State handed Memphis a 20-point loss in the first round of the AdvoCare Invitational in Orlando, coach Penny Hardaway called the performance “embarrassing” and vowed to make adjustments.
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Calkins: After embarrassing loss, Penny Hardaway lashes out at Penny Hardaway
ORLANDO — Penny Hardaway sat in front of the microphone in the wake of Oklahoma State’s blowout win over the Memphis Tigers in the AdvoCare Invitational and decided to really lay into the individual he thought was responsible for the listless performance.
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Harris ‘knew it would be like this’ at University of Memphis
Memphis (2-1) guard Tyler Harris stepped to the free throw line with 35 seconds to go in Saturday's game against Yale.
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Updating Tigers Class of 2019 basketball recruit list after Wiseman commits to Tigers
Penny Hardaway and his staff are attempting to top the short-notice recruiting job from the spring with their Class of 2019. Memphis has three commitments in the Class of 2019 with big targets still up on the board. Here’s who Hardaway is after and more.
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Calkins: A memorable day for James Wiseman and the Memphis Tigers ends with a memorable night
At the end of the night, they posed for photos. Malcolm Dandridge on the left, DJ Jeffries in the middle, James Wiseman on the right.
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East defeats Olive Branch as future Tigers Wiseman, Dandridge shine brightest
As a rematch, Tuesday's game between defending Tennessee state champion East and defending Mississippi state champion Olive Branch at the Landers Center in Southaven left a little to be desired.
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James Wiseman picks Hardaway and Memphis Tigers
Center James Wiseman committed Tuesday to play college basketball at the University of Memphis – among the biggest recruiting successes in the program’s history and a huge accomplishment for first-year coach Penny Hardaway.
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Calipari downplays his recruiting talents after Wiseman commitment to Tigers
Kentucky coach John Calipari acknowledged Tuesday he may be “overrated” as a recruiter after losing the battle with his former employer – the University of Memphis – to sign top prospect James Wiseman.
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James Wiseman commits today; here’s what you need to know
James Wiseman, the nation’s top college basketball prospect, will announce his college decision Tuesday morning on ESPN's SportsCenter.
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Chapter Three: During an emotional week, Memphis basketball fans fell back in love
You know the best part?
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Top prospect Wiseman to announce college choice Tuesday
James Wiseman, the nation’s No. 1 prospect, will announce Tuesday his decision on where he will play college basketball during an appearance on ESPN’s SportsCenter at 11 a.m. CST.
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Memphis still has kinks to smooth as Tigers head to Orlando
Head coach Penny Hardaway isn’t fooled by his 2-1 record. He sees too much gambling on defense or bad spacing on offense and knows his Tigers have a long way to go.
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Double-tough: Memphis Tigers turn back Yale 109-102 in two overtimes
On a mid-November Saturday night inside FedExForum, it felt like mid-March and the first round of the NCAA Tournament. For 45 minutes – through regulation and the first overtime – Memphis and Yale competed, overcame, refused to blink.
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Calkins: Memphis shows its guts in thrilling double-overtime win over Yale
Tyler Harris stepped to the line with 2.9 seconds left needing to hit three straight free throws to tie the game and send it into overtime.
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Hardaway not looking past Yale
Head coach Penny Hardaway believes his Tigers (1-1) can’t look past a tough Yale (1-0) team this Saturday in FedExForum.
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Memphis Tigers remembering and honoring Azab
Guard Jeremiah Martin was one of the last ones out of the locker room prior to the LSU game. He saw Karim Sameh Azab’s No. 23 jersey where the center should have been sitting.
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Updating Tigers Class of 2019 basketball recruit list after signing Dandridge, Jeffries
Penny Hardaway and his staff are attempting to top the short-notice recruiting job from the spring with their Class of 2019. Memphis has two commitments in the Class of 2019 with big targets still up on the board. Here’s who Hardaway is after and more:
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Memphis opens early signing period with two commitments
The University of Memphis announced the signings of class of 2019 forward DJ Jeffries and center Malcolm Dandridge this afternoon.
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The No-Look Pass: Highlights, struggles and takeaways from Tigers’ loss to LSU
Memphis (1-1) fell 85-76 to LSU (3-0) in their first road test of the season. Here are highlights, struggles and takeaways from the game.
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Tip-Ins and Turnovers: Memphis puts up fight against No. 22 LSU
Memphis (1-1) challenged No. 22 LSU (3-0) in head coach Penny Hardaway’s first road test of the season. Here are the tip-ins and turnovers from the first loss of his career.
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Calkins: Undaunted by loss to LSU, Hardaway says Tigers can be 'special team'
BATON ROUGE — Memphis guard Tyler Harris is listed at 5-9. LSU forward Kavell Bigby-Williams is listed at 6-11. So there’s no reasonable way to explain what Harris did with 14:39 left in the second half.
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Chapter One: The second Penny Hardaway era begins at Memphis
When Penny Hardaway debuted at Memphis the first time, people wore tuxes.
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Chapter Two: How Penny Hardaway proved the skeptics wrong – and a university president right
Penny Hardaway’s final assignment at the University of Memphis – the final assignment before he could get his degree – was a paper on Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”
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LSU, like Memphis, playing guard-heavy lineup
Not that long ago, basketball was a game with well-defined positions. The NBA has made that a thing of the past.
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Geoff Calkins chronicles Season One with Penny Hardaway
Penny Hardaway is beginning his first year as coach of the Memphis Tigers — doesn’t that still seem surreal, reading it? — and Geoff Calkins of The Daily Memphian is going to write the book.
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Calkins: Penny's first win 'felt like home'
Jeremiah Martin dropped in one 3-pointer, then he dropped in another 3-pointer, then FedExForum erupted in joy.
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Main Event: Penny's debut successful with the help of veterans; youngsters struggle
When the University of Memphis hired the city’s favorite son last March, Penny Hardaway spoke of returning the program to the glory days and the feeling that it was like a “family reunion.”
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At the Horn: Tigers dispatch Tennessee Tech as the Penny Era gets off to successful start
The Penny Hardaway era got off to a successful start on Tuesday night as Memphis defeated Tennessee Tech 76-61 in the season-opener for both teams.
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Hardaway leaning on Martin as season gets underway
Penny Hardaway accepted the Memphis head coaching job knowing he had a player already on the roster who would help instill his culture.
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Tigers excited for official season to get underway against Tenn. Tech
Everything will be different when Memphis tips off against Tennessee Tech at FedExForum on Tuesday night.
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Calkins: With its all-Memphis backcourt, Tiger basketball could spark a party in the 901
Now that the exhibition portion of the season is over, I offer the following thought: The Memphis Tigers could win the tournament.
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Main Event: Speed bodes well for Tigers as they run past Bucs
No more glorified scrimmages. No more having an overwhelming talent advantage over local Division II opponents -- LeMoyne Owen College and Christian Brothers University – that are just happy to be on the FedExForum court and playing the University of Memphis.
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Tip-Ins and Turnovers: Tigers use new ways to count attendance and other notes
Memphis cruised to a 95-68 win over CBU in the final exhibition game of the season. Here are the tip-ins and turnovers from the win.
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Thomas and Parks Jr. out against CBU
Head coach Penny Hardaway voiced frustration with forward Lance Thomas’ waiver situation in Thursday’s media availability.
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CBU redux? Another win over Memphis isn’t likely, but there is history
November 12, 2014, inside FedExForum: CBU 74, Memphis 70 in overtime.
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October 2018
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Four-star Ellis includes Tigers in top five, sets decision date
Four-star guard Boogie Ellis posted on social media Tuesday afternoon that Memphis is included in the top five schools he is considering.
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Calkins: DJ Jeffries bails on Kentucky for Memphis and the power of Penny wins again
He couldn’t even wait until 10 a.m.
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The drive of Evin Olds continues to provide spot on Tigers roster
The Memphis Tigers brought back one walk-on from last year’s roster – guard Evin Olds. He is familiar with the head coach, returnees and newcomers.
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Jeffries showed talents in high school far surpassing his age
Olive Branch head coach Eric Rombaugh walked into basketball tryouts four years ago and wasn’t prepared for what was waiting for him.
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Jeffries commits to Tigers; big step in recruiting for Hardaway
Four-star forward DJ Jeffries committed to Memphis on Saturday morning confirming coach Penny Hardaway’s notion he would land more than one commitment in the early-signing period.
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Calkins: Penny Hardaway's first game is a blast
The man never sat down.
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Other Voices: Magicians see benefits to game despite rout by Tigers
LeMoyne-Owen head coach Willie Anderson walked off the court after the Magicians’ 120-66 exhibition loss to Memphis hoping his team learned from their mistakes.
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Penny preaches patience as part of preseason approach
Freshman Alex Lomax had the ball and the Memphis Tigers had a two-on-one advantage on LeMoyne-Owen’s half of the court. Lomax stopped behind the 3-point line on the left wing and took measure of his shot. Across the way, the 19th head coach in Tigers history and the third alum, Anfernee Penny Hardaway, shouted: “No, no, no!”
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At The Horn: Tigers dominate Magicians in Hardaway premier
The much-anticipated debut of Penny Hardaway on the Memphis sideline was a runaway success Thursday night as the Tigers easily defeated LeMoyne-Owen 120-66 in the first semi-official game of the Hardaway era.
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Tip-Ins and Turnovers: Notes from the Tigers 120-66 win over LeMoyne-Owen
Memphis drummed Lemoyne-Owen in head coach Penny Hardaway’s debut as the Tigers coach. Here are the tip-ins and turnovers from the win.
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Calkins: All eyes on Penny Hardaway as he makes exhibition debut
Let’s start with what he’ll wear. What will Penny Hardaway wear in his first game as Memphis coach?
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Penny, Jackson Jr. say they would not have taken G League option
If Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway was offered a chance at $125,000 to skip a year of college and go to the G-League, he would decline.
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Calkins: Penny Hardaway's first season won't be defined by wins or losses
The American Athletic Conference coaches predicted Monday that the Memphis Tigers will finish fourth this season.
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AAC Notebook: Penny talks toughness for his Tigers picked to finish fourth
If Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway could look back at his career and tell himself one thing it would be to leave everything on the line against opponents.
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Thornton anticipates expanded role under Tigers new coaching staff
Memphis forward Raynere Thornton took a pass at the 3-point line of the Laurie-Walton Family Basketball Center practice floor. A dribble later Thornton moved the ball to the opposite corner where guard David Wingett was open for a three.
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Calkins: Penny Hardaway brought the stars out to Madness, just not who you'd think
Resh Short drove in from Cincinnati. He hopped in his car and pointed it toward Memphis and arrived by the time the doors opened at 6 p.m.
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Memphis Madness a raucous occasion for coaches, players and recruits
The Memphis Tigers basketball fan base had waited months for the moment. Since mid-March at least.
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Recruits among celebrities expected at Memphis Madness
The Memphis Tigers plan to host a bevy of recruits for Memphis Madness Thursday night. The festivities include a scrimmage and surprise special guests. The University of Memphis announced the schedule and details Wednesday afternoon. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the event starts an hour later.
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Memphis Tigers announce Madness schedule
The Memphis Tigers released the schedule for Thursday night’s long-anticipated Memphis Madness event at FedExForum, the christening of coach Penny Hardaway’s inaugural season.
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Calkins: When Penny Hardaway is introduced, all you'll hear is joy
It will be the Memphis sports moment of the year. It will be a moment that summons the past and embraces the future and celebrates the return of a favorite son.
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Hardaway wants an active, selfish Kyvon Davenport
Forward Kyvon Davenport was never better than in the Memphis Tigers’ first-round 79-77 victory over USF in the American Athletic Conference Tournament last March. Career-high 29 points, nine rebounds, 10-for-13 from the floor, 4-for-7 from 3-point range.
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Calkins: The complete, colorful history of Memphis Madness
Derrick Rose brought down the house with a preposterous dunk. Rapper Rick Ross canceled on his first Madness visit but made it for the next. Gary Parrish won a chicken-wing eating contest, Larry Finch returned (after he was fired) to coach an alumni game and D.J. Stephens paid tribute to one of the greatest Memphis players ever by wearing his jersey for a dunk contest. All these things happened at Memphis Madness, which is what John Calipari renamed it sometime along the way. So here’s the complete and colorful history of the event, drawn from my notes, columns, memories and newspaper archives.
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New season, same truth: Jeremiah Martin vital to Tigers
The peak and the valley arrived on a Thursday night in late February at FedExForum.
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September 2018
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Boyce, Jayden Hardaway involved in practice despite probable redshirt seasons with Tigers
When shooting guard Ryan Boyce asked out of his signed National Letter of Intent to UAB he was 100 percent sure he was making the right move by decommitting from the Blazers.
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Tigers optimistic of chances to reach NCAA tournament in Hardaway's first year
Memphis point guard Jeremiah Martin stepped onto the floor over the summer and immediately knew the talent Penny Hardaway put together plus what was returning would be better than the Tigers projected No. 8 finish in the American Athletic Conference.
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Memphis Tigers host DJ Jeffries on 'extravagant' visit
Four-star forward DJ Jeffries and his family stepped on the University of Memphis campus last weekend with a sense of familiarity with the coaching staff and program.
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American Athletic Conference announces Memphis Tigers slate
The American Athletic Conference announced the Memphis conference basketball schedule Wednesday with the Tigers opening against Gregg Marshall and the Wichita State on Jan. 3 in the first conference game of Penny Hardaway’s coaching career.
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