The 6-foot-11 Dallas native averaged two points and 1.5 rebounds in 6.5 minutes per game through six games this past season for Columbia.

Vieira-Tuck signed with Memphis on April 25 and reported to campus ahead of the Tigers’ start of summer workouts in early June. He originally committed to the program in May 2024.

“The new deal isn’t a panacea for Memphis athletics like getting into the Big 12 would be, but it’s the next best thing to keep the Tigers afloat in the intermediate.”

The Tigers’ matchup with the Rebels is the second game of a home-and-home series agreed to by the programs in 2024.

The late FedEx founder, who died on June 21, was a longtime supporter of the University of Memphis and was crucial to the sports department’s financial growth.

The relationship with FedEx continues to be a game-changer for a Memphis sports department looking to keep up in the new revenue-sharing era.

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A commitment from Arop, a 6-foot-11 wing who averaged 2.0 points and 1.5 rebounds in 6.5 minutes per game at Columbia last season, would complete the Tigers’ 2025-26 roster.

“If you’re Memphis … it’s all about putting your best foot forward for when the next TV contract comes along,” CBS Sports college football insider Tony Barnhart said Monday. “Right now, at this time, it didn’t work out for Memphis. Maybe next time, it will.”

Quinones spent last season with the Philadelphia 76ers and New Orleans Pelicans on a two-way deal.

Thierno Sylla becomes the 14th newcomer coach Penny Hardaway’s team has signed this offseason.

On Sunday night, the Hernando DeSoto bridge shines a light on the former NBA All-Star and current Tigers basketball coach coming off a breakthrough season.

“I want to add more bigs,” Penny Hardaway told reporters before teeing off in the Danny Thomas Celebrity-Am golf tournament. “At least two more bigs, for sure.”

“I was able to lay a great foundation with this group,” Memphis coach Penny Hardaway said. “Getting a new group, it’s really tough. But they definitely were all in on the buy-in.”

Days after a GoFundMe page created by Rice’s family made the rounds on social media, the former Tigers sharpshooter made an appearance on 92.9 FM (WMFS-FM) ESPN’s “Jason & John” show Monday.

This is Part 3 of an exploration of hot college-sports topics for the Memphis Tigers and the American Conference heading into the 2025 football season.

Known for his ability to hit bank shots off the glass, Doom Haynes was instrumental in reviving the Memphis Tigers’ program under coach Dana Kirk in the 1980s.

Computers and humans agree the Tigers will have yet another rigorous nonconference schedule next season.

The Tigers now have 13 games in place for each spot on their 2025-26 nonconference schedule. 

Tigers basketball beat writer Parth Upadhyaya and college sports columnist John Martin weigh in on Sincere Parker’s ongoing legal case, the difficulty of Memphis’ nonconference schedule and more. 

Parker’s next court date is set for 9 a.m. on Sept. 4.

Coach Penny Hardaway’s team’s preseason matchup in Atlanta against Auburn will serve as a good litmus test before it officially begins the 2025-26 season.

Former Tigers Penny Hardaway, Isaac Bruce and Jerome Woods are a few of the celebrities who will compete in the Danny Thomas Celebrity-Am golf tournament on Aug. 7 at Spring Creek Ranch.

American commissioner Tim Pernetti said improving the basketball league is about “bringing the bottom up.” 

ESPN’s Paul Finebaum slams Big 12 Brett Yormark after the league’s decision to reject Memphis’ membership pitch without even taking a vote from its presidents and chancellors.