As questions again swirl about the future of Penny Hardaway, athletic director Ed Scott had every chance to address them Wednesday. He chose to stay silent. What could that mean?

A Senior Day matchup against league-leader South Florida marks Memphis’ final home game of the 2025-26 season.

Memphis athletic director Ed Scott updated the university’s Board of Trustees on revenue-sharing contracts with players, soccer stadium renovation and football ticket revenue. 

Among six programs for which the Tigers budgeted revenue generated from ticket sales and parking, only men’s basketball has fallen short.

Student-athletes can now get paid for their name, image or likeness as well as revenue-sharing payments from the school. Today, we try to sort it all out. 

”It’s hard. I’m not lying — it’s hard for sure,” Tigers coach Penny Hardaway said of what’s been one of the most difficult seasons in program history.

One fact to sum up Penny Hardaway and this Memphis basketball season: This is the most losses the Tigers have suffered in 56 years.

Guards Julius Thedford, Dug McDaniel and Sincere Parker finished with double-digit points, but every other Tiger combined for only 25 points. 

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Ja Morant is on the way out. Penny Hardaway is teetering. It’s the worst basketball season in the city’s history, featuring the fall of two Memphis icons.

Parth Upadhyaya and John Martin look ahead to what changes Penny Hardaway needs to make.

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Tied with Temple for eighth place in the American Conference with three regular-season games left, Memphis looks to take care of business against 11th-place East Carolina.

Five straight losses have put the Tigers in a hole, but a win Sunday at East Carolina would boost Memphis’ confidence and increase its chances of making it to Birmingham. 

Memphis and Texas have agreed to a home-and-home series beginning with the 2026-27 basketball season.

Despite point guard Dug McDaniel’s season-high 29 points, the Tigers lose at home to the Shockers, 88-82. Wichita State scored the final 7 points of the game.

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Box score: Wichita State 88, Memphis 82

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In 2025, a settlement allowed athletic departments to begin distributing up to $20.5 million of revenue to their athletes.

The Tigers must win the remaining three regular season games for a chance to play in the conference tournament.

The Tigers will look to avenge last month’s 15-point road loss to Wichita State in a rematch with the Shockers.

Memphis Tigers guard Sincere Parker’s legal saga has come to an end.

“I’m fully invested in this thing — that’s why I’m here,” said Hardaway, who’s posted a 174-83 overall record.

The loss to UAB leaves the Tigers tied for seventh in the American, but Hardaway is not worried about his team’s future or his own; he is focused on the next game.

Memphis fell behind by 16 at halftime and cut the deficit to 3 points with 7:05 left in the game, but UAB held off the Tigers to win in Memphis for the first time since 1999.

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Box score: UAB 78, Memphis 67

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The Blazers look to remain undefeated on the road in American Conference play when they visit the Tigers on Sunday.