The Memphis Tigers defeated the Michigan Wolverines in the first round of the Battle 4 Atlantis at Paradise Island, Bahamas, on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023.

Memphis coach Penny Hardaway will be on the sideline for the first time this season on Wednesday when the Tigers take on Michigan in the Bahamas.

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What to look for in Memphis’ Battle 4 Atlantis game against Michigan

Memphis will face at least five teams that are currently ranked in the top 50 of KenPom through its next nine games.

Memphis has an opportunity to earn national respect this week in the Battle 4 Atlantis. The Tigers’ first game in the three-game tournament is against a Michigan team hungry to bounce back from an upset loss to Long Beach State.

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MTSU beats the Tigers for a second time this season on a night Madison Griggs becomes Memphis’ all-time men’s/women’s leader in career 3-point makes.

Rick Stansbury hands over a 3-0 Memphis basketball team to Penny Hardaway, who comes off NCAA suspension as the Tigers head to the Bahamas. “I tried my best not to mess it up for three games,” Stansbury joked.

The Tigers remain unranked in the AP Top 25 poll after also barely missing the cut a week ago.

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Memphis broke away from Howard midway through the fourth quarter to win a Battle 4 Atlantis tournament game.

Yes, it was a 17-point win. But the context of it surely matters.

Though Memphis matched Arizona’s efforts in the first half, the Tigers ultimately fell in the first game of the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in Nassau, Bahamas. 

The transfer from St. John’s scores 22 in the Memphis Tigers’ win over Alabama State.

It wasn’t always pretty — at all, actually — but Memphis finished the game shooting 52.5% from the floor and 44% from 3. It also had four players tally double-digit points.

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Tony Madlock returns to his ‘roots’ when Memphis hosts Alabama State

The Memphis Tigers defeated the Alabama State Hornets at FedExForum on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. 

Alabama State coach Tony Madlock was teammates with coach Penny Hardaway on the Tigers’ 1992 Elite Eight team and served as an assistant under Hardaway for three seasons before starting his head coaching journey.

“This thing is about us as a whole group and no individual person,” Jahvon Quinerly said Thursday. “That’s just something that we’ve been preaching all summer.”

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What to look for in Memphis’ game against Alabama State

Memphis’ matchup versus Alabama State on Friday will be the Tigers’ final time playing at FedExForum for more than three weeks.

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Once Penny Hardaway returns from his suspension, he’ll have a choice: Pick up where acting head coach Rick Stansbury left off, or employ a by-committee approach he’s leaned on often.

The Tigers used a 12-3 run over the last three minutes of the fourth quarter to force overtime against 15th-ranked Tennessee, but fell 84-74 Monday in Knoxville.

Tigers barely miss the Associated Press Top 25 poll after opening season with wins over Jackson State and Missouri.

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Less than two weeks after returning from yet another knee injury, Jahvon Quinerly orchestrated a second-half comeback in the visiting Tigers’ win Friday at Missouri.

Memphis fans saw their Tigers make a statement that, finally, this year is going to be different. 

NCAA box score for Friday’s men’s basketball game between the Memphis Tigers and Missouri Tigers played in Columbia, Missouri.