It appears coach Penny Hardaway’s Memphis Tigers will again get a shot at beating one of the nation’s top teams before beginning American Athletic Conference play.

“John Calipari is game to return to Memphis this fall to play an exhibition game to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital? That sounds like an fine idea. It’s just time.”

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Mason Matthews’ signing is the 11th announced by coach Penny Hardaway and the Tigers this offseason.

Givens, a former four-star point guard, is also fielding interest from Ole Miss, BYU, Villanova, Maryland, USC, Vanderbilt and others. 

Zachary Davis, a transfer from South Carolina, believes he’s found a “home away from home” with coach Penny Hardaway’s Memphis Tigers.

“Most of all, the six-year commitment from Louisville shows that Memphis basketball is still a brand worth playing. It’s a program worth getting on the schedule.”

Memphis and Louisville on Thursday announced a six-year scheduling agreement that will begin Dec. 13, 2025, at Louisville’s KFC Yum! Center.

Coach Alex Simmons’ Memphis Tigers basketball team has signed four players out of the NCAA transfer portal this week.

The Tigers have brought in eight players via the NCAA transfer portal this offseason. Only one is a true big man.

The Tigers will be one of four teams in the 2025 Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship.

In an era in which it’s far from a given that the best local talent stays home to play for the Tigers, transfer Julius Thedford is the type of player Memphis diehards point to when making the case for the Tigers still owning the title of “The City’s Team.”

Abdul Hakim’s pledge to coach Penny Hardaway’s program marks Memphis’ eighth transfer portal acquisition of the offseason.

Harris, a three-star recruit in the 2024 class from Silsbee, Texas, played more than five minutes in just one game.

Okojie, a 6-foot-1 point guard, averaged 1.5 points, 1.2 assists and 1.2 rebounds per game this past season for the Tigers.

PJ Carter, a 6-foot-4 shooting guard, averaged 5.4 points and 1.5 rebounds per game for Memphis last season.

While PJ Haggerty remains in the NCAA transfer portal and continues to consider pro options, communications with the Memphis Tigers and Ole Miss Rebels are still ongoing.

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Former Memphis forward Damarien Yates plans to unite with Alabama State coach Tony Madlock, who was a point guard for then-Memphis State from 1989-92.

Incoming Tigers transfer Dug McDaniel, a 5-foot-11 guard, averaged 11.4 points, 4.9 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game this past season for Kansas State.

Memphis is facing Mississippi State as part of a home-and-home series the programs began this past season when the Tigers fell to the Bulldogs 79-66.

The Baltimore native spent two seasons with the Tigers from 2010 to 2012 under former coach Josh Pastner.

Memphis athletic director Ed Scott shed some light Wednesday on the Tigers’ discussions with star PJ Haggerty surrounding his decision to enter the transfer portal.