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 for Penny Hardaway's team, especially considering how shaky some other teams' starts were. But how much does the next nine weeks matter in the grand scheme …

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, "it's time to win a championship." Anything less is a goal unreached.  On this special football edition of the Tiger Basketball Podcast, Jonah Dylan and Jaso…

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 Dec. 17. If so, it could prove that the issues from the monster loss at No. 11 Louisville are correctable.  Will Penny Hardaway's team bounce back and get th…

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, we should never again be left to wonder when the next time the Tigers and Cardinals will play. They should square off regularly no matter what.  In this …

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 continues with Baylor, then Louisville, Vanderbilt and Mississippi State. And how the team fares might have major March Madness at-large candidacy implication…

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 be impossible. But the Memphis basketball team can dig itself out of the hole it's in.  So says Tiger basketball beat writer Jason Munz. On this week's episo…

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 Hardaway's Tigers are 31-8 outside American Conference play in the regular season. That stretch includes wins over UConn, Clemson, Ole Miss, Michigan State, Arkan…

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 that may or may not result in a March Madness appearance.  There isn't much in-between.  Penny Hardaway has his team off to a 1-1 start with a home win over…

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 results harbingers of dark days ahead for the Tigers, who open the regular season against San Francisco (2 p.m., Nov. 8, ESPN+)? Or, are they merely a mirage?  T…

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 loss to Arkansas is no exception.  The result is the result, but it's far from the most important thing. If nothing else, it did nothing to put a damper on th…