Penny Hardaway is using lessons from his first five years as the Tigers’ coach to seize the opportunity in front of him in Year 6 at the helm.

After an eligibility battle with the NCAA, UNC football’s Tez Walker was cleared to play earlier this month. During a game on Saturday, he made a statement. Could Memphis' DeAndre Williams soon do the same?

KenPom’s advanced analytics provide an unbiased outlook on Memphis’ 2023-24 season.

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The unranked Tigers appeared on just five of the 63 total ballots and received only seven points in the AP Top 25 preseason poll.

AAC commissioner Mike Aresco discussed the conference’s future with The Daily Memphian during the league’s media day on Monday.

Penny Hardaway spoke to reporters about several topics after his first-ever coaching clinic on Saturday, where 88 area coaches got a glimpse of how he conducts practices.

Will Billy Richmond’s Facebook posts regarding Penny Hardaway impact where his son Billy Richmond III decides to play college basketball?

For the first time, more information has been revealed about the alleged incident that led to Mikey Williams’ April 13 arrest.

Beloved, late Memphis Tigers play-by-man and TV sportscaster Jack Eaton is remembered by friends and admirers with smiles and laughs as he is inducted into the Memphis Sports Hall of Fame.

The Memphis four-star signee’s legal case will continue, with the Tigers less than a month away from the start of their 2023-24 season.

“I think for us, moving forward, it’s always gonna be portal heavy,” Hardaway said. “(But) I think that you still have to get your young guys, for sure, because you wanna be able to have a base of guys growing together.”

First-year coach Alex Simmons is looking to take Memphis women’s basketball to new heights.

The Memphis City Council voted Tuesday to accept $350 million in cash from the state, while Gov. Bill Lee said the state would always work to do what is in the city’s best interest.

The budding rivalry between Memphis and Florida Atlantic was the talk of AAC Media Day, but the Tigers haven’t lost sight of the bigger picture.

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Tigers fifth-year guard Madison Griggs made the preseason All-AAC first team.

Despite Memphis being picked to finish second in the AAC by a sizable margin, four Tigers earned preseason conference accolades.

Known for his consummate professionalism and steady graciousness, evidence of Allie Prescott’s contributions are everywhere, from Redbirds GM to suite-seller for the Grizzlies to interim athletic director at the University of Memphis.

In Memphis’ Edge District, Chicago artist Milt Coronado painted a Derrick Rose mural both cities can appreciate. Rose painted a picture on the court that he might have gas left in the tank. 

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In the wake of Derrick Rose joining the Grizzlies, Kentucky’s coach looks back at his time in Memphis.

Many expected the 6-foot-2 former Memphis University School star, who’s finishing his high school career in Florida, to commit to Memphis.

It’s all about the city for Jahvon Quinerly, Madison Griggs and Memphis Tigers basketball at Student Madness.

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Givens will announce his college commitment at 4 p.m. Saturday at Big Bill’s Bar-Be-Que on Kirby Road in East Memphis.

Memphis basketball’s first-ever student-only season tip-off event allowed the university’s student body to familiarize itself with players on both the men’s and women’s teams.

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Thirteen of the Tigers’ 18 AAC games will be nationally televised, with six slated to appear on either ESPN or CBS.

Fans will get the chance to see first-year coach Alex Simmons and her Tigers team play 13 times at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse.