Today, we talk about former players rejoining as coaches, the basketball team’s predilection for 3-pointers and what it will take to get season ticket-holders back into seats.

Duncan watched his father survive prostate cancer and saw a close friend lose his dad to it. Then came his own diagnosis in January.

Financial assistance has been pouring in for longtime CBHS basketball coach Bubba Luckett as he awaits a likely double lung transplant.

The Memphis Tigers held an open practice Saturday, giving fans a 40-minute peek into how the team is shaping up. 

Tony Madlock spent the last five years as a head coach at two different programs, but he stepped away from Alabama State for his second stint as a Memphis Tigers assistant. 

“There’s an emergency inside the University of Memphis athletic department. Tiger basketball is dying.”

The former Hamilton High football coach drew the loudest response as nine members of the Class of 2026 — including John Calipari, Stephen Gostkowski and Larry Kenon — celebrated Memphis sports and the power of community.

The crowd at the Renasant Convention Center was the biggest since the hall first began honoring inductees in 2019.

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Calipari hints at future matchups with Memphis

Current Arkansas and former Memphis coach John Calipari has left the door open for future regular-season matchups between the two programs.

With football winning, Tigers coach Penny Hardaway understands basketball must also keep momentum with wins this season. 

The Protect College Sports Act, which has not been passed, would more than double the University of Memphis’ sports expenses — unless the Tigers move conferences.

Memphis has sold more football season tickets, but revenue is down and fundraising remains short of the Smith family’s $50M match. Also, basketball season ticket sales are only 1,988. 

The Memphis women’s basketball team’s 2026-27 nonconference slate features eight home games and five away from home.

The American Conference is the latest conference to officially prohibit former college athletes from returning back to college after turning professional. 

Memphis will have already played a tough slate of games by the time it reaches Battle 4 Atlantis.

While many of the celebrities are playing golf, they say the real reason for participating has nothing to do with the quality of their swing.

Memphis Tigers basketball coach Penny Hardaway addressed questions about the upcoming season Wednesday after golfing 18 holes at the FedEx St. Jude Championship Pro-Am.

Coach Penny Hardaway’s Tigers have likely bitten off more than they can chew with this nonconference slate.

Memphis will open the season with a neutral site game against Iowa State on Nov. 2 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

The Memphis Tigers men’s and women’s basketball American Conference opponents were announced by the league on Friday.

The Tigers’ Nov. 29 game against Dayton was originally scheduled to be elsewhere.

“What should be clear to any University of Memphis fan is this: Based on the final language of the bill, the U of M would be anything but protected if this bill is signed into law.”

The game is reportedly part of a home-and-home series with Memphis traveling to Grand Canyon next season.

A Nashville chancery court judge granted a temporary restraining order Friday, July 31, that allows several college basketball players in the state of Tennessee another year of eligibility.

The 5-foot-10 point guard has a big personality and passion for Memphis basketball. And what he lacks in height "I’m gonna make up for with heart.”