Tyreek Smith is gone. Who’s next up front for the Tigers?
Penny Hardaway addresses how the Memphis Tigers’ frontcourt rotation is impacted by the departure of Tyreek Smith, a transfer from SMU who left the team due to a dispute about NIL payments.
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November 2024
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Buckley: Penny Hardaway heard the boos. P.J. Haggerty heard nothing.
New Tiger P.J. Haggerty toyed with Missouri late in Memphis’ 83-75 season-opening win at FedExForum.
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Buckley: Tony Bennett walked away from college basketball. Penny Hardaway isn’t going anywhere.
“As far as Penny Hardaway, I can honestly say this: I couldn’t be prouder of his willingness to try to adapt and understand what he does well and where we can help him,” Ed Scott said.
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Calkins: It’s a pivotal year for Penny Hardaway — and us
“This certainly isn’t the most anticipated season of the Penny Hardaway era. But it’s the most pivotal. What lies ahead for Hardaway and the Memphis Tigers? It all begins tonight.”
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Memphis basketball forecast: Predictions for the Tigers’ 2024-25 season
Here’s how The Daily Memphian envisions the Tigers’ 2024-25 season playing out.
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What to watch in Memphis’ season-opener against Missouri
Neither Memphis nor Missouri is the same team as it was when the two met one season ago.
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Five questions that will define Tigers’ basketball season
There are a few key factors that will determine the type of season the Tigers have in what is a crucial campaign for the program.
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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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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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