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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.
The Daily Memphian will host a live virtual subscriber Q&A session heading into the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Memphis’ PJ Haggerty named second-team All-American by The Sporting NewsRelated content:
Here’s who The Daily Memphian predicts will take home some of the AAC’s most notable end-of-season awards next week.
“Based on what Memphis has done against their schedule, they deserve to be in the 5-6 seed range right now, not in the 7-8 are they are pegged in current bracketology,” college basketball analytics expert Evan Miyakawa of EvanMiya.com said.
“That’s all on me, the way that I finished that game,” coach Penny Hardaway said of Memphis’ play in the final seconds of regulation during its overtime loss at Wichita State.
Memphis ranks No. 4 in opponent adjust, a metric created by college basketball analytics expert Evan Miyakawa.
Memphis is No. 1 in the country in 3-point percentage, hitting better than 40%.
A look at where Memphis stands in the NCAA Tournament picture — and its resume overall — after the Tigers’ dominant win over UAB on Sunday.
The Tigers are the second shortest team in the AAC, according to average height data from KenPom.
Virginia transfer Dante Harris provides Memphis with a third facilitator to go with guards Tyrese Hunter and PJ Haggerty, and another tenacious on-ball defender.
Though PJ Haggerty is an All-American candidate and one of the biggest reasons for the No. 19 Tigers’ success, Coach Penny Hardaway thinks he can be even better.
The Tigers finished a nonconference schedule that KenPom ranks as the fourth-toughest in the country with a 10-3 overall record. What does that mean for their NCAA Tournament prospects?
After an announced crowd of 14,565 showed up to FedExForum last Saturday, Memphis is asking for more support when it closes non-conference play at home against No. 16 Ole Miss.
Penny Hardaway doesn’t simply want to make the NCAA Tournament after missing it a season ago — he wants to earn a top-four seed.
Though its national perception certainly took a hit, Memphis hasn’t quite undone all the work it did through the first month of the season.
The Tigers were No. 31 in the NCAA’s first NET rankings of the 2024-25 season. What does this mean?
NCAA Tournament teams that played first- and second-round games at FedExForum highlight the importance of roster continuity — something that Memphis has lacked in recent seasons under coach Penny Hardaway.
Is this 2023-24 Tigers team the worst product coach Penny Hardaway has put on the court in his six seasons?
Even with the Tigers’ up and down play through the AAC play, Vegas likes their odds to win the league’s tournament title this week in Fort Worth, Texas.
Memphis’ David Jones and Jahvon Quinerly expected to be subbed out in the second half versus UAB. Penny Hardaway “ignored them.”
Tigers coach Penny Hardaway weighs in on one of the hottest topics in college basketball.
Penny Hardaway says he’s forced to go far down his bench during games while “trying to figure out who wants it the most.”
Advanced analytics websites KenPom and Bart Torvik don’t have much confidence in the Tigers going better than 2-2 in their next four games. Hardaway congratulates Shaq ahead of his Magic jersey-retirement ceremonyRelated story:
Penny Hardaway knows what he has to do with the Tigers’ rotation. Will he do it?
Memphis big man Malcolm Dandridge addresses what he considers to be the root of the struggling team’s problems.