The American Athletic Conference and ESPN have reached an agreement on a new 12-year media rights deal that will pay the conference $1 billion, according to a report by the Sports Business Journal.

Head coach Penny Hardaway and the Tigers face off with San Diego at FedExForum on Tuesday night. 

Memphis Tigers coach Penny Hardaway won’t step back from tough opponents in future scheduling; he also is “sure” senior Jeremiah Martin will be participating in Portsmouth Invitational next month.

Kyvon Davenport's knee injury turns out to be a bruise, according to Memphis coach Penny Hardaway, and the forward should be ready for Tuesday's NIT opener against San Diego.

After four years away, Penny Hardaway has Memphis back in the postseason. Not bad for a glorified AAU coach, eh?

Alan Cross started his path as an NFL player at Memphis under Justin Fuente. Now, he's kicking off his coaching career under Mike Norvell.

The Memphis Tigers won't be going to the NCAA Tournament this year after losing to Houston Saturday. But Penny Hardaway's first team has earned both affection and respect.  

Coach Penny Hardaway adjusted and ditched his gameplan late as the Tigers almost downed No. 11 Houston in the AAC Tournament semifinals. 

Not only did Houston's 61-58 win over Memphis in the AAC Tournament semifinals end the Tigers' NCAA hopes, it ensured senior Jeremiah Martin will never experience playing in the NCAAs.

Isaiah Maurice found his place in the Memphis offense. He feels like he plays his best basketball during tournament time -- he showed that Friday night in the win over the UCF Knights.

Memphis rolled over UCF, 79-55, Friday in the AAC quarters, but to keep their NCAA hopes alive they now must go through No. 1 seed Houston, which is 30-2 and a "beast," according to Tigers coach Penny Hardaway.

The Memphis Tigers defense had a season best performance in the win over the UCF Knights Friday afternoon and now faces top seed and No. 11 ranked Houston in the semifinals.

Jeremiah Martin leads a balanced scoring attack as Memphis moves to the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference Tournament with a big victory over UCF.

Memphis Tigers beat reporter Jonah Jordan is joined by GoTigers247's Brooks Hansen to talk about Penny Hardaway, Lester Quinones, Trendon Watford, the future and scheduling tougher opponents. 

While the interest is in the Tigers potential run in the American Athletic Conference Tournament, there are other storylines involving the Tigers outside of this week's play.

Lance Thomas can't play for the Tigers this season, but he's stepping up to motivate the Tigers as they make a run in the AAC Tournament.

The Memphis Tigers want and need guard Tyler Harris to keep shooting so they can make noise in the American Athletic Conference Tournament.

* Memphis will play fourth-seed UCF on Friday about 1 p.m. in the second game of the afternoon session. The first game has 11th-ranked and top-seed Houston facing UConn at 11 a.m. UConn, the tournament's ninth-seed, defeated South Florida in Thursday's opening game of the tournament.

Jeremiah Martin led the Tigers with 21 points in their first-round win over Tulane. But seniors Mike Parks and Kyvon Davenport had strong games, as the seniors need to chip in if Memphis is to make it to the AAC tournament finals on Sunday.

Markis McDuffie scored 15 points, including going 11 of 12 from the free throw line, Jaime Echenique had 14 points and nine rebounds to lead sixth-seed Wichita State to an easy 75-57 victory in the final game of Thursday’s opening round of the American Athletic Conference Tourney.

Guard Damion Baugh picked the Tigers over TCU and Texas Tech. 

James Wiseman and Malcolm Dandridge are ready to put Memphis back on top of the college basketball world. 

Penny Hardaway may be the most photographed man in the history of Memphis. Here's why he never says no to a photo request. 

While Memphis didn't earn a first-round bye in the AAC Tournament, the Tigers know to make the NCAA they probably have to win four straight, including Sunday's championship game.

While the Memphis Tigers need to win AAC Tournament to punch ticket to NCAAs, top seeds Houston and Cincinnati might not realize any benefit from winning this week's tournament championship.