With his roots in the city, Penny Hardaway is a spokesperson unlike any other in Memphis. 

The San Antonio Spurs shot as well as anyone in the NBA has this season in routing the Memphis Grizzlies in a pre-Christmas nightmare.

New Red Devils coach had plenty of success at Fairley.

Memphis is preparing for a familiar face as they try to win the special teams battle during Saturday’s Cotton Bowl Classic.

Tigers Basketball Notebook: Memphis is now 31st in the nation with 9.1 steals per game as the Tigers begin sorting out a rotation after James Wiseman leaves.

They lose their cell phones. They eat at restaurants (well, many of them) and they go to the grocery store. If you play, coach or broadcast basketball for the Grizzlies for a living, you're still a regular human. Sometimes, though, fans forget that. 

The Grizzlies have struggled to hold leads, but Saturday night at FedExForum held on for a 119-115 victory over Sacramento as Jae Crowder scored 17 points with 10 rebounds and five assists.

While Memphis defeated Jackson State on Saturday, the family of a manager from the mid-1980s got back a prized possession.

Memphis basketball earned a blowout win in its first game after James Wiseman's departure. 

For the second game in a row, the Grizzlies couldn’t hold a fourth quarter lead on the road, falling 114-107 to the Cleveland Cavaliers. 

Life after Wiseman has begun for the Memphis Tigers, a turn that was unexpected based on the freshman center's excitement when he committed to the team.

Penny Hardaway said he wasn't sure what led Wiseman to leave the school. 

The Memphis Tigers basketball team along with other U of M athletes gave some local children early Christmas gifts Friday afternoon. The group distributed the toys – collected at a toy drive earlier this year – at Davis Community Center, which is at 3371 Spottswood in the Messick Buntyn area. Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland also was among those handing out presents.

Ryan Silverfield thinks his first class is proof of the momentum of the Memphis program. 

Are Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. the league's best under-23 duo? Would how would Brandon Clarke go if we redrafted this rookie class? What's Dillon Brooks' market value next summer? That and more in the latest Grizzlies Mailbag. 

The James Wiseman era at the University of Memphis is over. It ended not with a Sweet 16, not with a Final Four, but with an Instagram post.

James Wiseman's decision to leave Memphis will be much to his financial benefit and the detriment of the Tigers. 

James Wiseman, the Tigers' top prize of their No. 1 recruiting class, posted on Instagram Thursday that he has left the University of Memphis and will begin preparing for the NBA Draft. The Daily Memphian's photographers captured his short time as a Tiger as well as some of his time at East High School.

James Wiseman will sign with an agent and prepare for the NBA Draft, according to his Instagram account. 

First-time head coach Ryan Silverfield flanked himself with experienced coordinators for the Cotton Bowl Classic. 

Justin Borders and Cordova are off to a hot start.

Junior transfer Moussa Cisse brings a rare gift to the Memphis high school basketball scene.

Memphis will be without right tackle Scottie Dill in the 2019 Cotton Bowl Classic.

Rookie Brandon Clarke's 27 points weren't enough as the Grizzlies blew a 24-point lead in the second half and lost 126-122 at Oklahoma City Wednesday night. 

After a stellar year, Tiger running back Kenneth Gainwell continues to gain national recognition earning another second-team All-American honor on Wednesday.