What to watch as Memphis faces SIU seeking to snap four-game skid
University of Memphis coach Penny Hardaway, right, and his Memphis Tigers take on SIU Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
The Tigers must take care of business against Southern Illinois to avoid the program’s first five-game losing streak under coach Penny Hardaway.
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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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