What to watch in Memphis’ AAC opener against Florida Atlantic
Memphis Tigers Head Coach Penny Hardaway and center Moussa Cisse (32) talk during the second half against the Ole Miss Rebels at FedExForum on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. (Wes Hale/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Perhaps more so than ever before, it will be now when Memphis shows what it’s truly made of.
The No. 21 Tigers (10-3) finished a nonconference schedule ranked the fourth-toughest in the country by KenPom with 10 wins and more Quadrant 1 and 2 wins combined (eight) than any team nationally.
But can the team stay engaged through a rather mundane 18-game American Athletic Conference slate to avoid damaging its NCAA Tournament resume with unnecessary slipups? That question will begin to get answered when the Tigers open AAC play against Florida Atlantic on Thursday (6 p.m. CST, ESPN2) in Boca Raton, Florida.
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Parth Upadhyaya
Parth Upadhyaya covers the Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team. A Raleigh, N.C., native and a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Media and Journalism, Upadhyaya is a longtime college hoops junkie. Prior to joining The Daily Memphian in 2022, he covered high school sports in western Pennsylvania for the Beaver County Times and Penn State football for the Centre Daily Times.
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