Tigers coaches wade into political waters
Memphis football coach Charles Huff and basketball coach Penny Hardaway have been part of Washington-related activities lately.
Topic: Penny Hardaway
RSSThere are 1644 article(s) tagged Penny Hardaway:
-
June 2026
-
-
Martin: Can a behavioral test help the Tigers win? We talked to the CEO to find out.
Penny Hardaway said he used a behavioral assessment to help assemble this year’s roster. The Daily Memphian reached out to the CEO of the company that administered the test to get further insight.
-
Tigers coach Penny Hardaway took a personality test, and learned something about himself
Memphis Tigers coach Penny Hardaway spoke with media members as the start of summer workouts approached.
Related content:
Projecting the Tigers’ starting five as they enter summer workouts
Fred Smith Jr. to participate in Memphis basketball workouts, his father says
-
Projecting the Tigers’ starting five as they enter summer workouts
Summer workouts are just starting for the Memphis Tigers, but here is an early projection of the starting five.
-
-
May 2026
-
How Memphis basketball’s transfer class can help fix issues from last season
Assessing some areas where Memphis needs to improve this season, and the transfer who could be the most impactful in that category.
-
Basketball world is ‘smiling on Memphis’ because of Nike’s EYBL
Some of basketball’s most recognizable names showed up at the Memphis Sports & Events Center to watch the next generation of stars compete at Nike’s Elite Youth Basketball League’s three-day event.
-
Martin: Memphis basketball roster is mostly complete. What’s good, what’s bad, and what’s ugly.
After a disastrous 2025-26 season, Penny Hardaway has to lead the Tigers back to the NCAA Tournament. Has he put together a roster that’s capable of doing that? Let’s take a look.
-
Hardaway ‘feels better’ about Tigers roster now than at this time last year
Coach Penny Hardaway’s Memphis Tigers roster appears to have all the right ingredients to compete at a high level.
-
Tigers to participate in Battle 4 Atlantis
The Tigers went 2-1 the last time they participated in the Battle 4 Atlantis in 2023.
-
-
April 2026
-
Penny Hardaway discusses new Tigers on Blue & Gray Cleanup Day
Hardaway has eight roster spots filled for the 2026-27 season and plans to focus on big men and point guards as the finishes constructing the team.
-
Memphis center Aaron Bradshaw enters transfer portal
Aaron Bradshaw, a 7-foot-1 center, averaged 8.6 points and 4.2 rebounds in his one season for the Tigers, while battling an injury for much of the second half.
Related content:
-
Calkins: Ted Butler is about to teach his 100,000th golf lesson. And he’s not about to stop.
Ted Butler didn’t want to teach golf lessons. That was nearly 100,000 lessons ago. The math is absolutely staggering. But the man is not about to stop.
-
How Penny Hardaway convinced one of the nation’s top shooters to pick Memphis
New Memphis commit Rihards Vavers spoke to The Daily Memphian about his decision and what he plans to bring to the Tigers next season.
-
Transfer portal activity abounds, but Tigers still seeking to land first player
But it’s been a week since the NCAA transfer portal opened, and the Tigers, who are remaking their roster, have not yet landed anyone. But there have been some interesting developments.
-
Memphis basketball lands first commitment in Rihards Vavers
Penny Hardaway has landed his first official commitment of the transfer portal season: Washington State sharpshooter Rihards Vavers.
-
The transfer portal is open. Who might Penny Hardaway bring in?
Among nearly 2,000 players who have entered the transfer portal, Penny Hardaway will likely need to find 11 to assemble his make-or-break team. So who might they be?
-
Memphis basketball transfer portal tracker: A look at the Tigers’ 2026-27 roster rebuild
To keep track of which players stay and go — and which from the portal wind up at Memphis — here’s a breakdown of the Tigers’ latest roster rebuild.
-
Penny Hardaway hires a general manager
The Memphis Tigers basketball program has its first GM, whose duties will include roster management, recruiting, revenue-share strategies and player evaluation.
-
-
March 2026
-
Memphis Basketball’s director of scouting won’t return
Joshua Townsend is the fifth staff member to be let go by head coach Penny Hardaway.
-
Martin: Memphis makes staff hires official, plus some rumblings around college basketball
As we near the truly busy season, i.e., the transfer portal window opening, here are just a few things I’m hearing at the local and national level in college basketball.
-
Memphis coach Penny Hardaway hires Sean Mock, Trevor DeLoach as assistant coaches
Penny Hardaway announced that he has added Tony Madlock as associate head coach and Sean Mock and Trevor DeLoach as assistant coaches for the 2026-27 season, according to a news release Monday.
-
Memphian Tony Madlock returning to Tigers basketball staff
Madlock was previously an assistant coach on Hardaway’s staff with the Tigers from 2018-21.
-
Martin: Memphis and Penny Hardaway have a plan. Will it work?
Now that the decision has been made to bring Penny Hardaway back, everyone in Memphis hopes he’ll be successful — and that his ninth year will be the charm. The task before him is immense.
-
‘A Tiger for life’: Julius Thedford will return to Memphis for 2026-27 season. What’s next for the Tigers?
Julius Thedford, who averaged 8.4 points and a team-high five rebounds in 2025-26, is staying with Memphis. But the Tigers have more work to do.
-
Penny Hardaway says he ‘really will die’ for Tigers’ program in passionate monologue
“I don’t make any excuses for what’s happened, for what I’ve failed at,” Tigers basketball coach Penny Hardaway said after finishing 13-19 this past season. “But I know I can come back from failure.”
Related content:
-