Memphis hires new head of basketball operations
The Carbondale, Illinois, native will return to Memphis after previously serving as the Tigers’ compliance director for men’s basketball and football from 2014 to 2021.
Topic: Penny Hardaway
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July 2025
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Tigers coach Penny Hardaway wants ‘marquee’ games on schedule
Hardaway spoke to reporters Tuesday about the Tigers’ home-and-home scheduling agreement with Baylor, the addition of South Sudanese big man Simon Majok and more.
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June 2025
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Memphis still waiting to hear NCAA’s decision on Tigers big man
“It’s just amazing how long this is taking,” Memphis coach Penny Hardaway said Tuesday about waiting for the NCAA to give the Tigers a final decision on Dain Dainja’s eligibility waiver request. “But we’re being patient.”
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Hardaway says new-look Memphis team is ‘special in its own way’
Memphis coach Penny Hardaway spoke to reporters Tuesday about his new group of Tigers, Dain Dainja’s status and more.
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Penny Hardaway’s Orlando Magic uniform auctioned for $52K
There were 26 bids placed on Penny Hardaway’s game-worn uniform and warmup set from his 1993-94 rookie season.
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May 2025
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What you might have missed during Memphis basketball’s eventful May
Old rivalries have been reignited, players have come and gone, and Memphis is headed back to the Bahamas.
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April 2025
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Vols coach said talks about game versus Memphis are ‘nowhere’ near active
“We haven’t talked about that in a couple years, and it’s nowhere (near) being talked about now,” UT coach Rick Barnes said Tuesday about potentially scheduling the Memphis Tigers in the future.
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Tigers Basketball Insider: PJ Haggerty reportedly seeking ‘at least’ $4 million
“Memphis can’t pay it,” The Field of 68’s Jeff Goodman said of Tigers guard PJ Haggerty’s NIL asking price.
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Penny Hardaway says door not ‘closed’ on PJ Haggerty return to Memphis
“I don’t think that there was any disrespect to our university at all,” Penny Hardaway said of PJ Haggerty’s decision to enter the NCAA transfer portal last week.
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Former Memphis forward Ashton Hardaway returns to father, Tigers
The younger Hardaway is a former four-star recruit in the 2023 class who began his college career at Memphis as a true freshman in the 2023-24 season before transferring to Saint Mary’s ahead of this past season.
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A pretty penny: The money Hardaway made for the 2024-25 season
The success Tigers coach Penny Hardaway had in 2024-25 helped change the trajectory of the Memphis’ program one year after a disappointing season.
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Martin: The college basketball game is changing. Can Memphis keep up?
It’s not Penny Hardaway’s fault that the Tigers' offseason roster-building isn’t going well. The reason is simple: Everybody has money.
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March 2025
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Martin: In this Final Four, there’s a message for Memphis
Memphis won’t get the chance to get closure in San Antonio for the 2008 title game. That doesn’t mean that there still isn’t something for Penny Hardaway and Memphis to take from the last four teams remaining.
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Memphis forward Damarien Yates enters transfer portal, per report
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Four questions that will define Memphis’ offseason
Can Memphis get PJ Haggerty to return? Will Penny Hardaway’s coaching staff remain intact? Here are questions Memphis must address before the start of its 2025-26 season.
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Tigers Basketball Insider: Memphis could add hometown flavor to roster via transfer portal
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Tigers Basketball Insider: Memphis could add hometown flavor to roster via transfer portal
Penny Hardaway may have an opportunity to add some 901 flavor to his 2025-26 roster through the NCAA transfer portal.
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Calkins: Why the future is dicey for Memphis basketball — and why Hardaway matters even more
“Penny Hardaway hasn’t had the success he would have wanted at Memphis. But given the changing basketball universe, his presence matters more than it ever has.”
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Buckley: Tim Duncan helped Penny Hardaway, Ed Scott glue broken Tigers together
“The Tigers were broken after that ugly finish to the 2023-24 season. Credit Duncan for quietly helping glue it all back together.”
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He still hasn’t gotten to a Sweet 16 — but Hardaway took a big step this season
Though Memphis’ Sweet 16 drought continues, Hardaway brought the Tigers closer to their peak as a program as they’d been in a long time this season.
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Scenes from Seattle: Did Penny Hardaway know it would go this way?
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Calkins: A season of redemption comes to a ‘heartbreaking’ end
Memphis Tigers basketball had an important season of redemption. But the ending? “Just heartbreaking,” PJ Haggerty said.
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Memphis season slips away in NCAA Tournament loss to Colorado State
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Scenes from Seattle: Did Penny Hardaway know it would go this way?
Memphis Tigers coach Penny Hardaway tried his best not to makes excuses after the loss in the NCAA Tournament. But his answers revealed how he truly felt.
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Calkins: Tigers have successful season — what happens next could make it special
The Memphis program was built on special seasons. Penny Hardaway knows he has a chance to deliver another to the city he loves.
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Scenes from Seattle: More Tiger Tournament tales
Penny Hardaway and the players had a lot to say at Thursday’s media day in Seattle as the Tigers prepare for Friday’s NCAA Tournament first-round game against Colorado State.
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Will injured Tyrese Hunter, Dante Harris play for the Tigers at NCAA Tournament?
Memphis coach Penny Hardaway told reporters Tuesday that Harris was “progressing” while Hunter was “coming along slower” as the team heads into the NCAA Tournament.
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Calkins: Remember that girl who gave Hardaway a bracelet? She’s Seattle-bound — courtesy of FedEx
Eleven-year-old Maci Barrett gave Penny Hardaway a bracelet expressing her support for the coach. Now FedEx is flying Maci and her family to Seattle for the NCAA Tournament.
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Tigers Podcast: Can Memphis overcome the injury bug to make an NCAA Tournament run?
With Memphis back in the Big Dance, Memphis basketball beat writer Parth Upadhyaya and college sports columnist look at potential paths to a March Madness run for a hobbled but hungry Tigers team.
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