The University of Memphis men’s basketball team just barely missed the cut in the AP Top 25 poll after beating then-top-15 Auburn on Saturday.

The Tigers’ athletic director shared some revealing things about the outlook for Memphis athletics. Here’s what every fan should know. 

It was in June when Memphis’ head coach first looked around the Tigers’ Laurie-Walton Family Basketball Center and saw the makings of a team he believed could compete with any in the country.

Memphis Tigers point guard Kendric Davis got a text from Ja Morant and Desmond Bane before Saturday’s game telling him to “go be that killer you are.” Davis didn’t have to be told twice, evidently. He scored 27 points as Memphis knocked off unbeaten Auburn.

Box score for the NCAA men’s basketball game between the Memphis Tigers and Auburn Tigers played Saturday, Dec. 10, at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.

In Memphis’ win Saturday in the Holiday Hoopsgiving event in Atlanta’s State Farm Arena, Davis was a man with all the answers. 

“Having Coach Brown as part of our program over the last year-and-a-half was very impactful on our student-athletes and me as a coach,” head coach Penny Hardaway said in a statement.

The contest with Auburn offers Memphis a chance to grab its first signature, NCAA Tournament-resume-boosting victory of the season.

Just three days after its most impressive showing of the season in a win over Ole Miss, did the Memphis Tigers take Little Rock seriously? 

After a physical win over Little Rock, it’s on to games against two nationally ranked opponents.

NCAA men’s basketball box for the Memphis Tigers game against Little Rock played Tuesday, Dec. 6, at FedExForum in Memphis.

Head coach Penny Hardaway’s squad easily handled Little Rock as the Tigers (7-2) cruised to an 87-71 win over the Trojans (2-7) at FedExForum.

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Box score: Memphis 87, Little Rock 71

What Memphis coach Penny Hardaway said first during his radio show Monday was telling.

The Tigers’ contest with the Trojans comes on the heels of a big win over Ole Miss and four days before a showdown with No. 11 Auburn.

It was all about the win. But the Tigers big was just three assists shy of delivering a triple double in the victory over the Rebels.

Alex Lomax called it a “legendary” night. It was, at the very least, emphatic. Exactly 364 days after losing to Ole Miss in chaotic fashion, the Memphis Tigers exacted their revenge, 68-57.

NCAA men’s basketball box score for the University of Memphis Tigers game against the Ole Miss Rebels at FedExForum in Memphis.

Memphis built a 22-point lead in the first 12 minutes, and after an Ole Miss comeback, the Tigers hung on for the 11-point win at FedExForum.

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Box score: Memphis 68, Ole Miss 57

When the Tigers tip off against the Rebels on Saturday, they will open the most difficult stretch of their season — non-conference or conference.

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Transfer from UTEP had a first half against North Alabama coach Penny Hardaway would love to see much more often. 

Memphis cruised to a 87-68 win over North Alabama on Wednesday night at FedExForum in a game that was more a dress rehearsal than anything else.

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Box score: Memphis 87, North Alabama 68

Box score for the NCAA men’s basketball game between the Memphis Tigers and North Alabama Lions played Wednesday, Nov. 30, at FedExForum in Memphis.