Quinones scored 19 points and grabbed five rebounds in the Warriors loss to the Lakers on Monday.

Even though Hardaway accomplished his primary goal last season, he understood that the path Memphis took would be unsustainable going forward.

Finding the right combinations should be much easier for Penny Hardaway this season.

Memphis is ranked in the top 20 in NIL compensation.

Hardaway continues to put together a challenging nonconference slate for the Tigers.

The Memphis Tigers’ coach now can avoid certain lineup dilemmas and focus on an experienced roster.

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Former Tiger Emoni Bates transfers to Eastern Michigan

We can finally put the rumors of a Memphis-Emoni Bates reunion to bed.

”The Emoni thing, I haven’t been approached by it. He’s in the portal, and everybody’s putting everything out there, but I haven’t spoken to anyone from his camp,” Penny Hardaway said. 

The university’s case and objections are laid out, as well as the panel’s responses and its own objections.

After battling in high school, Hardaway and Phillips will be on the same bench this season.

Based on timeline of IARP’s investigation into N.C. State, case against the Tigers’ basketball program could be nearing end.

Jalen Duren, Josh Minott and Lester Quinones landed in favorable positions, with talent around them.

The University of Texas at El Paso wing is the fifth transfer to commit to the Tigers for the 2022-23 season.

Defending NBA champion Golden State was one of many teams to have worked out Quinones in the pre-draft process.

The freshman had raised some eyebrows when he put his name in the draft.

Reports have the Tigers big man, the second lottery pick to have played during Penny Hardaway’s tenure, being traded to the Knicks, who then sent him to the Pistons.

The M Club Hall of Famer and new high school coach pledges to bring grit and determination to new role.

One name that’s generating smoke is a former coach at both Mitchell and Whitehaven high schools. 

The Tigers will be facing blue bloods and rising programs, including UNC and Arkansas.

Even if Emmanuel Akot joins the program, the Tigers will need at least one more key difference maker that could potentially start. The options are getting thinner and thinner by the day.

Penny Hardaway has now added the former AAC Coach of the Year along with Kendric Davis (former AAC Player of the Year). That’s impressive work for the coach of a program facing possible NCAA sanctions. It speaks to Hardaway’s resilience, above all.

A source confirmed to The Daily Memphian that former Tulsa head coach Frank Haith, who gave Hardaway fits at times with his matchup zone defense, is expected to join the staff.