No disrespect to North Alabama’s Lions basketball team, but they were not supposed to be close to the University of Memphis Tigers at the end of Wednesday’s matchup at FedExForum and they weren’t.
Memphis (5-2) easily outdistanced North Alabama (4-4),...
Student reaction was mixed about the University of Memphis’ basketball programs replacing Memphis Madness with a Memphis Basketball Block Party this year.
On Saturday (Oct. 15) afternoon, U of M students and fans gathered outside the on-campus University Center to...
Every fall, the city of Memphis looks forward to the University of Memphis basketball teams’ Madness event.
This year, there will be a block party on campus on Saturday (October 15) from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on the...
Long before he became head coach of the men's basketball program at the University of Memphis, former NBA star Penny Hardaway was generous to his hometown — especially if it meant lifting young people out of poverty and tough...
Jalen Duren, who anchored the paint for the University of Memphis Tigers basketball team last season, now has an NBA Draft, first-round shot at helping the Detroit Pistons secure its frontcourt.
During Thursday evening’s draft, Duren was selected No. 13...
The underpinning for winning and losing basketball programs is the “culture,” with head coaches responsible for building or maintaining it. The new ones pronounce their winning-culture intentions from day one and then embark on the journey of ascension.
Four years...
PORTLAND, Oregon – In the madness of the NCAA Tournament, there is no extra credit for style points. It is all about survive and advance. Accounting for the will to win, teams have to figure out how to get...
PORTLAND, Oregon – Up by 19 points at the half against first-round NCAA Tournament Boise State, University of Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway “knew the game wasn’t over.”
He was right. That big margin dwindled to five points in the...
FORT WORTH, Texas – Resolute. That pretty much describes the mindset of University of Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway as the Tigers turned the page to the basketball program’s long-awaited return to the coveted NCAA Tournament.
“It was a pretty...
FORT WORTH, Texas – Penny Hardaway’s University of Memphis Tigers were down 55-51 to SMU’s Mustangs when a media timeout stopped play at the 6:59 mark down the stretch.
With a ticket on the line to the next day’s finals...