What to watch in Memphis’ Hoops for St. Jude Tip Off Classic matchup against Arkansas
Memphis Tigers Head Coach Penny Hardaway during the first half against the Ole Miss Rebels at FedExForum on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. (Wes Hale/Special to The Daily Memphian file)
Memphis will unofficially open the 2025-26 college basketball season on what should be a historic night for the program.
On Monday, the Tigers men’s basketball team will play No. 14 Arkansas at 8 p.m. (ESPNU), and the Tigers’ women’s basketball team will face No. 19 Vanderbilt at 5:30 p.m. (ESPNU) in the 2025 Hoops for St. Jude Tip Off Classic, a preseason charity exhibition doubleheader.
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Parth Upadhyaya
Parth Upadhyaya covers the Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team. A Raleigh, N.C., native and a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Media and Journalism, Upadhyaya is a longtime college hoops junkie. Prior to joining The Daily Memphian in 2022, he covered high school sports in western Pennsylvania for the Beaver County Times and Penn State football for the Centre Daily Times.
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