In 2008, a kid from Chicago helped lead the Memphis Tigers to the NCAA championship game. Now he’s back in town to play for the Memphis Grizzlies.

In the summer before his first season in charge at Whitehaven High, former Memphis point guard Willie Kemp will coach the Beale Street Boys in The Basketball Tournament.

Williams, a four-star signee in Memphis’ 2023 class, has his preliminary hearing postponed for the second time in less than a month.

Penny Hardaway’s late offseason roster magic puts Memphis a couple developments away from having a team as talented as most heading into the 2023-24 season.

Nine former Tigers are expected to play in the NBA’s 2023 Summer League.

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The three assistant coaches and three players Alex Simmons brought from Gardner-Webb have helped make the transition to Memphis much easier. 

Former Memphis Tigers Kendric Davis and Lester Quiñones will be with the Warriors for NBA summer league play.

Robert Dozier, who has played for four NCAA Tournament teams and around the globe, will be back to town in July to play in the Big3.

Draper has released his first book, “The Winning Language,” hoping to help others excel in any endeavors they pursue. 

Brown’s commitment is also the latest reminder that Memphis Tigers basketball coach Penny Hardaway might take up until the last second in recruiting, but he can never be counted out before that last second.

Brown becomes coach Penny Hardaway’s seventh transfer portal pickup of the offseason.

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As the offseason continues to roll on for Memphis, one of the most frequently asked questions among fans has been: “Who’s even on this team?”

Alex Simmons will be the third head coach at the University of Memphis for the former Houston High basketball star. 

Former Memphis Tigers All-American guard Kendric Davis is still a free agent, despite a since-deleted social media announcement from his agency.

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Lawson spent two seasons with the Tigers, making NCAA Tournament appearances both times after transferring to Memphis from Oregon.

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The former Memphis Tigers All-American guard is expected to either go undrafted or be selected among the final picks of the second round in the 2023 NBA draft.

Penny Hardaway’s attorney, Don Jackson, believes the NCAA’s three-game suspension for Hardaway is an unfair punishment.

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NCAA to discuss decision regarding Memphis’ recent recruiting violations case

“Be on notice, Penny: The NCAA evidently is watching Memphis, its track record being what it is all the way back to the early 1980s.”

”The head coach’s inattentiveness to compliance — particularly at a time when his program was under scrutiny related to a different infractions case — resulted in careless violations,” said the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions panel.

The NCAA will hold a Zoom press conference Wednesday, June 21, to discuss an NCAA Division I Committee on Infraction panel’s decision on the Tigers’ case.

While official rosters haven’t yet been announced, Shelby County Pro-Am organizers say there are plenty of players (Tigers legends included) who will take the court this season that fans should be excited about.

Chandler Lawson will likely become the 12th player from the 2022-23 Tigers to not return.

During a Friday appearance on “The Gary Parrish Show,” Caleb Mills touched on everything from his college basketball journey to the Tigers proving doubters wrong next season.