Tim is a veteran sportswriter who graduated from CBHS in Memphis and the University of Missouri. He previously covered LSU sports in Baton Rouge, and the University of Louisiana football and basketball for The Daily Advertiser/USA TODAY Network in Lafayette, the NBA’s Utah Jazz for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning for the St. Petersburg Times in Florida and West Texas State basketball for the Amarillo Globe News in Texas.
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Early in American Athletic Conference play, Baraka Okojie was Memphis’ No. 3 point guard. Then backup Dante Harris sprained an ankle. Then starting point guard Tyrese Hunter hobbled off the court in Fort Worth.
Scenes from Seattle: More Tiger Tournament tales
Tony Madlock led Alabama State falls to No. 1 seed Auburn in NCAA 1st round
Memphis was made a No. 5 seed in the West Region and will open NCAA Tournament play Friday in Seattle against Mountain West Tournament-champion Colorado State, the No. 12 seed.
For a while last offseason, there was no telling how this season might end for Penny Hardaway and his Tigers. And Memphis’ new athletic director arrived well-aware of all the bad vibes.
“What the Tigers, their roster nearly entirely overhauled, really showed was the resoluteness they failed to exhibit a season ago.”
William Bedford and Andre Turner both grew up in Memphis and were two pillars on the Tigers’ 1984-85 Final Four team.
Dain Dainja was “a little banged up” in the first half of the Tigers’ AAC quarterfinal win against Wichita, but he returned for the start of the second half to help Memphis advance to Saturday’s semifinal.
In Tigers vs. Blazers in the NCAA Tournament in 1985, there were sometimes nine players from Memphis on the floor at once.
Frustration finally boiled over for guard PJ Haggerty and the Tigers. “If he gets fouled,” coach Penny Hardaway said, “we just want the call.”
Dain Dainja went to Baylor wanting to be a small forward. Penny Hardaway and the Tigers had a different idea, and it’s paying big.
Before joining the Tigers, midseason transfer Dante Harris knew the drill. “I didn’t want to come in, you know, big-headed and try to do too much,” he said.
The Memphis Tigers played Temple on Sunday without usual starting guard Tyrese Hunter. Virginia transfer Dante Harris started instead.
The last time a Tiger reached for his left knee, Memphis collapsed. When it happened to Moussa Cisse this time, Penny Hardaway feared the worst.
Penny Hardaway’s goals for his 2024-25 team are within reach. The first step for the team is winning the rest of the way, and showing it can finish.
Former Ole Miss coach feels fine about the Memphis Tigers’ NCAA Tournament hopes after watching them dismantle his UAB Blazers.
Memphis beat Wichita State, but coach Penny Hardaway is concerned about bad habits in January that could bite the Tigers come March.
ESPN college football expert Paul Finebaum answers The Daily Memphian’s questions as Ohio State wins the College Football Playoff National Championship.
ESPN college football expert Paul Finebaum answers The Daily Memphian’s questions as Notre Dame and Ohio State prepare to meet for the College Football Playoff National Championship.
Memphis Tigers guard PJ Haggerty answered over and over against East Carolina. Tyrese Hunter loved it. What a difference from a season ago.
The development comes about a month after Memphis tapped Virginia deputy AD Ed Scott to be its new athletic director.
A look at players going into and coming out of the NCAA transfer portal for the Memphis Tigers basketball program prior to the 2024-25 season.
ESPN college football expert Paul Finebaum answers The Daily Memphian’s questions as the College Football Playoff heads to semifinal-round play and Ole Miss closes its season.
With one second on the shot clock and ice in his veins, Memphis Tigers guard PJ Haggerty threw up a 3-pointer from 30 feet and was certain it would fall. “That’s what he does,” coach Penny Hardaway said.
The United Football League has released the Memphis Showboats’ 2025 schedule, including five home games.
Penny Hardaway must decide whether to add depth up front by making a second midseason addition, or stand pat. The choice could pay dividends, or prove costly, come NCAA Tournament time.
The Memphis Tigers need another scoring option. No. 3 snapped out of a two-game slump to show he can be that guy.