Unpacking Memphis basketball's place in the overall financial landscape
Does Memphis basketball have enough money to compete in today's day and age? That issue is unequivocally at the forefront of the Tigers' off...
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20 of 100 episodesDigesting Memphis basketball's already newsy offseason and what's next
Intrigue always accompanies the Memphis basketball offseason under coach Penny Hardaway. It hasn't even been a month since the Tigers' 2025-...
What Penny Hardaway needs more than anything else on his next roster
Despair and desolation. If Penny Hardaway and Memphis basketball are to eradicate the feeling of misery that has enveloped the program, a lo...
How far will Memphis basketball go in American tournament?
The Memphis Tigers won the American Conference Tournament last season. Will they repeat? They'll have to win five games in five days and eli...
Penny Hardaway isn't making excuses for nosedive. What it might mean
Memphis basketball coach Penny Hardaway, as his team has lost six straight games, has not blamed injuries. He has not cited a lack of resour...
Penny Hardaway isn't looking ahead to next season yet. But we can
Memphis basketball still has four games left in what's been a dreadful regular season. The Tigers have lost four in a row, and there are no...
Why Memphis-Utah State dust-up is healthy and necessary
Who knew the first Memphis basketball-Utah State meeting in history would yield some legitimate theatrics, while also highlighting a broader...
Tulsa? USF? Memphis? Who's going to win The American?
The American Conference race is as wide open as its been in recent memory. Only one game separates the current top six teams in the standing...
Are the Tigers 'back' and is ESPN the new MTV?
Coming off back-to-back home wins, and having won five of its last six games, Penny Hardaway recently declared his Memphis basketball team h...
Are there any buttons left for Penny Hardaway to push with these Tigers?
Memphis basketball was knocked off its perch, tied atop the American Conference standings, in deflating fashion Jan. 11. That's when the Tig...
How meaningful is rest of regular season for Memphis?
The Tigers are 2-0 in American Conference play, which is good enough for a first-place tie with Tulane and Temple. It's an encouraging start...
Special edition: New Memphis football coach arrives in 'Huff City'
Memphis football has officially ushered in the Charles Huff era. The Tigers' new football coach was introduced Dec. 10, when he made clear,...
Why the Louisville loss might be a one-off and why it may not be
The Memphis Tigers, nine games into the season, are still searching for a signature win. Maybe they'll get it against No. 12 Vanderbilt on D...
Memphis and Louisville should play regularly no matter what
The storied Memphis-Louisville basketball rivalry resumes Dec. 13, 2025, after an eight-year hiatus. And, for that, we are thankful. In fact...
Is Hasan Abdul Hakim the missing ingredient for Memphis?
Penny Hardaway and his Memphis basketball Tigers are gearing up for an important stretch of games, starting with New Orleans on Dec. 3. It c...
Memphis basketball, at 1-4, is not a pretty sight. But sit tight
There's only one way to absorb a 1-4 start that includes a four-game losing streak. Recovering from such a thing won't be easy. It may even...
Is it already time to reset your expectations for the Tigers? Joe Lunardi says yes
Memphis basketball has made a name for itself in recent years as a significant threat in non-conference play. From 2021 to 2024, Penny Harda...
Encouraged or resigned? How Memphis has created two distinct camps
Two games into the regular season, Memphis basketball fans seem to be either heartened by the Tigers' play or resigned to a ho-hum existence...
What do we know about the Tigers with regular season starting? Nothing
The Memphis basketball team lost to Arkansas and Auburn by more than 20 points apiece in a pair of lopsided exhibition games. Are those resu...
New-look Tigers display 'proof of concept' in Arkansas loss
Any discussion about preseason exhibition college basketball should feature a healthy dose of nuance. The Memphis basketball team's 99-75 lo...