The longtime friendship between Penny Hardaway and LeBron James could help Hardaway on the recruiting trail, using the NBA star's words as a conversation starter with players.

Tiger guard Jeremiah Martin was recognized with two weekly awards Monday – one national and one from the American Athletic Conference – for his scoring performance in a pair of Memphis wins last week. 

In a tournament atmosphere on the road in a tough place to play, Jeremiah Martin does it again, carrying the Tigers to a win at Wichita State.

Jeremiah Martin stayed hot, scoring 37 points, and lifting the Memphis Tigers to an 88-85 win at Wichita State to improve to 9-6 in the American Athletic Conference. 

Tigers beat reporter Jonah Jordan and University of Memphis president M. David Rudd break down the latest in developments of Memphis' new indoor practice facility, attendance and scheduling. 

Senior guard Jeremiah Martin has carried the Memphis Tigers lately, and he’s the one player who – difficult as it would be – could lead them all the way to the NCAA Tournament

The University of Memphis will honor Tiger legend Larry Finch with a plaza near the Getwell entrance to the South Campus.

Tiger senior Jeremiah Martin is on an historic run, and it continued Wednesday night as he reached a career-high 43 points as Memphis defeated Tulane.

Memphis: 102, Tulane: 76

Memphis coach Penny Hardaway says the Tigers are focused on trying to finish in the top four of the American Athletic Conference, so as to earn a first-round bye in next month’s league tournament at FedExForum.

BATON ROUGE — Memphis guard Tyler Harris is listed at 5-9. LSU forward Kavell Bigby-Williams is listed at 6-11. So there’s no reasonable way to explain what Harris did with 14:39 left in the second half.

UCF: 79, Memphis: 72

The Memphis Tigers fell to 7-6 in American Athletic Conference play after losing 79-72 at UCF Saturday, despite 25 points from Jeremiah Martin. 

East High forward James Wiseman, already committed to the Memphis, is continuing his pursuit of other top recruits to join him with the Tigers.

Tigers beat reporter Jonah Jordan and WMC-TV 5 reporter and sports anchor Sudu Upadhyay discuss the Memphis Express' first AAF game, the Tigers’ conference chances and more.

The defensive strategy against Tacko Fall and UCF was successful when Memphis defeated the Knights last month, so the Tigers will stick with that game plan.

 Jones, already struggling with his game and attitude, now is dealing with foot soreness, leaving his status for Saturday's game at UCF in question.

Memphis: 79, East Carolina: 69

Jeremiah Martin nailed consecutive 3-pointers with under five minutes remaining to give the Tigers a seven-point lead they never relinquished en route to defeating East Carolina 79-69 Wednesday. 

There were several developments on the recruiting front for head coach Penny Hardaway over the weekend, including an official visit from Damion Baugh. 

Tigers use quick start and 26 points from Kyvon Davenport to hold on for a 78-71 win over UConn, snapping Memphis' two-game skid.

Daily Memphian columnist Geoff Calkins and Tigers beat reporter Jonah Jordan discuss Memphis' four-game losing streak, Jeremiah Martin's latest scoring explosion, the future of the basketball program, and more. 

Guard Jeremiah Martin was feeling the effects of whatever propelled him to 41 points in the loss to USF over the weekend. Four days after his career performance, the senior guard started 4-of-5 from 3-point range and didn't seem to be slowing down. 

Jarron Cumberland scored 17 points and keyed a late rally as No. 25 Cincinnati overcame a poor shooting night to beat the Memphis Tigers 69-64 on Thursday night.