Finally, the season is here! Setting the stage for Penny Hardaway, Memphis

There are no more exhibition games for Memphis basketball in 2026-27. From now on, everything counts. On this episode of the Tiger Basketball Podcast, Jason Munz and Jonah Dylan sift through all of the many layers of the Nemanja Popović eligibility ruling and its implications. The specifics of t…

What we're looking for when Memphis basketball faces Mississippi State

Basketball. Actual Memphis basketball. It's been more than seven months since most of us have seen the Tigers in a game setting against another team.  But, on Oct. 28, Memphis will face Mississippi State in an exhibition contest at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville.  On this week's episode of the …

Who are these guys? Get to know every player on the 2026-27 roster

The countdown to the 2026-27 Memphis basketball season is on. The Tigers have preseason exhibition games coming up in a matter of weeks, then tip off the regular season on Nov. 2.  Which means it's time. Time to get familiar with the players that coach Penny Hardaway has assembled to get the prog…

Reacting to ESPN's 'ceiling' for Penny Hardaway's Tigers

The Memphis basketball team's "ceiling" is 19 wins, a third-place finish in the American Conference and no March Madness appearance, according to ESPN.  On this week's episode of the Tiger Basketball Podcast, Jason Munz and Jonah Dylan share their unfiltered reactions to such a take and explain wh…

On Memphis football, riding high as much-anticipated home opener awaits

Memphis football is the talk of the town after a buzzworthy defensive performance powered the Tigers to a 27-21 Week 0 win at UNLV. Charles Huff and Co. hope to hit another high note by christening the newly renovated Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium with a win over Arkansas State on Sept. 5.  On thi…

What (we think) we know after seeing the Tigers live and how many conference titles Memphis will win in 2026-27

First impressions can be powerful. So, after catching our first in-person glimpse of the 2026-27 Memphis basketball team, Jason Munz and Jonah Dylan are leaning into them.  Fresh off observing a portion of the team's summer workouts on July 23, Munz and Dylan parse through their primary takeaways…

Extended interview: Kendric Davis on his connection with Memphis, the FAU game and the Bryce Cotton rivalry

Kendric Davis recently returned to Memphis for a few days to train with his former coach, Penny Hardaway, and the new Tiger basketball team.  On the heels of that visit, the Sydney Kings' superstar point guard sat down for an extended interview with Commercial Appeal reporters Jason Munz and Jonah…

Nemanja Popović outlook, Jalen Duren's free agency and listener questions

Penny Hardaway is not leaving anything to chance. Hence the pursuit of 24-year-old Serbian center Nemanja Popović, which yielded a commitment from the All-Polish Basketball League first-team selection.  All that's left for he and the Tigers is the formal signing. While we await clearance of that…

The multi-layered significance of Memphis' revenue sharing position and Penny Hardaway's next roster move

There is a high degree of surface-level significance to University of Memphis athletics' plan to fully fund revenue sharing in 2026-27.  There are also what feels like a proverbial metric ton of layers to the news that are at least equally significant. Some might argue even more significant.  On …

What will the Memphis basketball starting lineup be on opening day?

The start of Memphis basketball's 2026-27 season is still more than five months away. But coach Penny Hardaway already has everything he needs to start making lineup decisions and rotation choices.  Hardaway likely won't officially settle on anything for a long while. After all, summer workouts d…