Admiral Schofield popped his Tennessee jersey to the Memphis fans who had been screaming at him throughout the game.

Memphis couldn't overcome a slow start and fell to No. 3 Tennessee 102-92 in FedExForum.

They grew up here, knew the heroes of Memphis Tigers basketball, and tried to emulate them. Time was, they bled blue. But it didn’t guarantee that they would stay here and play for the hometown team.

Four-star forward Trendon Watford tweeted his final four potential schools Friday afternoon and the Memphis Tigers made the cut.

Tigers beat reporter Jonah Jordan is joined by USAToday’s Dan Wolken to discuss the Memphis rivalry with the Volunteers and head coach Mike Norvell’s future.

The No. 3-ranked Tennessee Volunteers were slowed down Friday, their flight from Knoxville to Memphis delayed by more than two hours because of mechanical problems with the plane.

6-foot-3, 6-foot-6, 6-foot-6, 6-foot-7, 6-foot-11 – that’s what No. 3 Tennessee’s starting lineup read as during the Volunteers' win over No. 1 Gonzaga Sunday afternoon.

The Memphis Tigers’ non-conference strength of schedule this season ranks 81st at kenpom.com out of 351 Division I schools.

His collegiate debut gave the doubters ammunition for their argument. The 5-foot-9, 150-pound guy missed all six shots he took, all from behind the 3-point line, and some stupid deep.

Memphis 94, UAB, 76

When it was over and Memphis had secured a 94-76 victory over UAB on Saturday at FedExForum, coach Penny Hardaway called it “our first blowout win” of the season.

Memphis (5-4) put away a scrappy UAB (6-3) squad 94-76 for their fourth home win of the season Saturday afternoon.

Tyler Harris scored 24 points, Kyvon Davenport added 21 points and eight rebounds as Memphis used a strong second- half defense to defeat UAB 94-76 on Saturday afternoon.

Three days after the best game of his young career as a Memphis Tiger, Isaiah Maurice conceded that, yes, he has had an adjustment period. Which makes him just like his teammates.

Geoff Calkins and Jonah Jordan talk about the future of Memphis football coach Mike Norvell, the disgrace that was the AAC title game, the state of football and basketball recruiting and the progress of Penny Hardaway’s basketball team.

The first 7,500 spectators entering FedExForum for Saturday afternoon's University of Memphis game will received a Penny Hardaway bobblehead – the university's latest promotion as fans return to games under the lure of the Tigers' new coach. 

Geoff Calkins, Don Wade and Jonah Jordan discuss another big week in University of Memphis sports.

Last season if was going to get done, then Jeremiah Martin was probably going to be the one to do it. He led Memphis in scoring with 18.9 points per game, but also in assists and steals, and as a 6-foot-3 guard was even third in rebounding percentage.

Memphis (4-4) won their best home game of the season in an 88-80 contest over South Dakota State (7-3).

Tyler Harris and Jeremiah Martin scored 22 points each and a pesky Memphis defense forced 23 turnovers as the Tigers defeated South Dakota State 88-80 on Tuesday night.

How, you may ask, did Penny Hardaway come to sign a wing sauce stain?

Forty-two years ago, to the day, South Dakota State came to Memphis for a basketball game and left on the low end of a 109-76 score. If the Tigers are to win the second-ever meeting against the Jackrabbits – and Memphis is arguably a slight underdog – the final score probably will not look anything like that.

Had it been a 30-minute game, the Memphis Tigers might have been fine. When Jeremiah Martin split two free throws with 9:09 left in the second half, Memphis still had a double-digit lead, 57-45, over No. 20 Texas Tech.

East High center James Wiseman, who announced last week he will attend the University of Memphis, has officially signed with the Tigers, Memphis coach Penny Hardaway said Thursday.

There were at least moments of reason. Somewhere along the Penny Hardaway timeline – from rumor of his hiring to today when his first team stands 3-3 – there were small moments when people seemed to understand.