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.

After Oklahoma State handed Memphis a 20-point loss in the first round of the AdvoCare Invitational in Orlando, coach Penny Hardaway called the performance “embarrassing” and vowed to make adjustments.

Nobody at the breakfast table knew what school Jamirah Shutes would choose for college, not even her parents. Missouri, Ole Miss and Purdue were putting pressure on the 5-foot-7 guard from Brownsville to commit. The school 45 minutes away from her and her family still had a shot, though.

Memphis 71, Canisius 63

Penny Hardaway and his staff are attempting to top the short-notice recruiting job from the spring with their Class of 2019. Memphis has three commitments in the Class of 2019 with big targets still up on the board. Here’s who Hardaway is after and more.

Center James Wiseman committed Tuesday to play college basketball at the University of Memphis – among the biggest recruiting successes in the program’s history and a huge accomplishment for first-year coach Penny Hardaway.

Just before noon, James Wiseman looked into the ESPN cameras, and said “After long, thoughtful consideration, I will be attending the University of . . .”

Kentucky coach John Calipari acknowledged Tuesday he may be “overrated” as a recruiter after losing the battle with his former employer – the University of Memphis – to sign top prospect James Wiseman. 

James Wiseman, the nation’s top college basketball prospect, will announce his college decision Tuesday morning on ESPN's SportsCenter.

Tyler Harris stepped to the line with 2.9 seconds left needing to hit three straight free throws to tie the game and send it into overtime.

On a mid-November Saturday night inside FedExForum, it felt like mid-March and the first round of the NCAA Tournament. For 45 minutes – through regulation and the first overtime – Memphis and Yale competed, overcame, refused to blink.

James Wiseman, the nation’s No. 1 prospect, will announce Tuesday his decision on where he will play college basketball during an appearance on ESPN’s SportsCenter at 11 a.m. CST.

Guard Jeremiah Martin was one of the last ones out of the locker room prior to the LSU game. He saw Karim Sameh Azab’s No. 23 jersey where the center should have been sitting.

Head coach Penny Hardaway believes his Tigers (1-1) can’t look past a tough Yale (1-0) team this Saturday in FedExForum.

University of Memphis basketball player Karim Sameh Azab died Thursday night, losing his battle with leukemia diagnosed earlier this year.

The 2018-19 Yale basketball season started in Shanghai, China, with a cultural experience of a lifetime and a resounding 76-59 victory over the California Golden Bears.

The University of Memphis announced the signings of class of 2019 forward DJ Jeffries and center Malcolm Dandridge this afternoon.