Precious Achiuwa, who became the centerpiece of the Tiger basketball offense, was rewarded Wednesday with the conference player of the year.

The season may have been harder than expected but Precious Achiuwa — the AAC Player of the Year — says Memphis was the ‘“right place for him.”

A run to the conference championship might be the Oscar-worthy performance that "Blue Chips" was not for Memphis coach Penny Hardaway. 

Precious Achiuwa named to All-AAC first team.

The American Athletic Conference tournament begins Thursday and the hope of Memphis going to the NCAA Tourney rides on a deep run.

Memphis will have the late-night slot at the AAC Tournament this week. 

The Memphis Tigers will need four wins if they're to get the automatic bid by winning the AAC Tournament. And they've never done that.

Houston guard Quentin Grimes gave the Cougars the boost it needed to beat the scrappy Tigers in the regular-season finale Sunday, March 8, in Houston. 

Houston guard Quentin Grimes gave Houston the boost it needed to beat the scrappy Tigers in the regular-season finale. 

Tyler Harris isn't shooting as much as he did in high school, but the Tigers sophomore is still the same 'First 48.'

If Memphis beats Houston on Sunday, it will claim a first-round bye and the No. 4 seed in the conference tournament. If they lose, things get really dicey.

Memphis put together its most impressive performance of the season in a dominant win over Wichita State. 

Installing a self-imposed punishment wouldn't align with what the Memphis officials have said from the beginning. 

The University of Memphis took a principled stand in the James Wiseman case. Now the NCAA seems determined to make the NCAA pay.

Memphis will be the first school to use the Independent Accountability Resolution Process.

The freshman last played for the Tigers on Jan. 29 at Central Florida.

Memphis assistant coach Cody Toppert said the Tigers are best during the first eight seconds of the shot clock, but Memphis needs to stop giving the ball away so quickly. 

Thanks to that win over Tulane in New Orleans, the Tigers' hopes stay alive for now. 

Star power, clutch moments and relentless effort make up the "weird science" that Penny Hardaway said equates to Memphis basketball.

University of Memphis basketball outscored Tulane 14-7 in overtime to survive turnover struggles and win in New Orleans.

Memphis basketball outscored Tulane 14-7 in overtime to survive turnover struggles.

Sports Editor Clay Bailey joins University of Memphis football beat writer Jonah Jordan to discuss Penny Hardaway, where the 2019-20 Tigers fall historically and the job Ryan Silverfield has in front of him.

Penny Hardaway said he tried to receive a technical at SMU, but the officials ignored him. 

Penny Hardaway said he can't hide the pressure from his young team any longer. The way he sees it, the Tigers need to win out. 

Precious Achiuwa was forced to watch with foul trouble for most of the Tigers' crushing loss at SMU.