The Tigers will look to get back on track when they face the Owls at FedExForum.

Penny Hardaway is out of words to motivate his players to buy into principles he’s preached for weeks.

“There’s a major problem brewing elsewhere for the Memphis administration. It’s that the gap has been closed — it’s just the one that used to exist between Memphis basketball and the rest of the American Conference.”

Despite being led by 7-foot-1 big man Aaron Bradshaw’s career-high 21 points and five rebounds, Memphis was out-rebounded 46-29 and outscored on second-chance points 19-8.

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Box Score: Florida Atlantic 89, Memphis 78

Here is the box score for the Tigers’ game against Florida Atlantic in Boca Raton, Florida, on Sunday, Jan. 11. 

A visit to FAU offers Memphis another chance to fix foundational issues.

Who, exactly, are the Memphis Tigers? After needing several made free throws in the final minute to hold off Rice on the road, players didn’t pretend to have the answers. 

It’s a win, to be sure. The Tigers are 2-0 in league play and have won three in a row. But can you really look at this team and think the arrow is pointing up?

Box score for Saturday’s NCAA men’s basketball game between the Memphis Tigers and Rice Owls played at Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston.

On Saturday afternoon, Memphis (7-7, 2-0 American Conference) needed to string together enough plays late to defeat Rice in Houston.

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Box score: Memphis 76, Rice 70

The Tigers (6-7) will look to win their first game away from Memphis this season when they take on the Owls (6-8) at Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston on Saturday (2 p.m., ESPN+).

The Memphis Tigers got away with 20 turnovers in a win over North Texas. That has to change deeper into American Conference play, and Penny Hardaway knows it.

As 2025 draws to a close, it’s time for John Martin’s annual list of Memphis sports predictions for the new year.

The 6-3 guard, who finished with 10 points for his eighth double-digit scoring game of the season Wednesday, finally broke his silence.

Led by wing Zach Davis’ 12 points and six rebounds, Memphis overcame a disorganized offensive display that saw it tally 20 turnovers to go with 16 assists to win its American Conference season opener.

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Box score: Memphis 57, North Texas 48

Here’s the box score for the NCAA basketball game between the Memphis Tigers and the North Texas Mean Green that took place at FedExForum on Wednesday, Dec. 31.

The Tigers quest to win the American’s regular-season and tournament titles for the second straight season will start with a matchup against the Mean Green.

Last offseason didn’t go as planned for coach Penny Hardaway and the Memphis Tigers basketball program. Is it too late to salvage this season as American Conference play is about to begin?

Parth Upadhyaya and John Martin answer some of the most pressing questions as the Tigers prepare to open conference play against North Texas.

Here are three things we know about Memphis as it gets set to open an 18-game American Conference slate with a matchup against North Texas on Dec. 31 at FedExForum.

Led by point guard Dug McDaniel’s 23 points, the Tigers picked up an 88-67 win over Alabama State on Monday night at FedExForum.

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Box score: Memphis 88, Alabama State 67

Box score for the NCAA basketball game between the Memphis Tigers and the Alabama State Hornets at FedExForum on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025.

Memphis, on a three-game losing streak, takes on an Alabama State team that has lost its last five games.

“That’s the main reason — one of the main reasons — why we’re 4-7,” Hardaway said. “Because of the (lack of) discipline, sacrifice and buy-in — in every facet of what we’re trying to do here at Memphis.”

Penny Hardaway’s Memphis Tigers are having late-game woes, and Saturday’s loss to Mississippi State was no exception. But Curtis Givens III says it’s fixable.