Buckley: A rough season for Penny Hardaway. Personally. Professionally.
Trying times at home and an early exit from the AAC Tournament leaves Memphis Tigers coach Penny Hardaway hurting.
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Trying times at home and an early exit from the AAC Tournament leaves Memphis Tigers coach Penny Hardaway hurting.
Host Greg Gaston, Parth Upadhyaya and Tim Buckley break down the Memphis Tigers’ chances at this week’s American Athletic Conference Tournament.
Tigers coach Penny Hardaway responded to critics when speaking with reporters Monday night following his weekly radio show at Brookhaven Pub & Grill. Hardaway confident Tigers can find consistency, win AAC Tournament title Tigers beat writer Parth Upadhyaya’s newest AP Top 25 ballotRelated stories:
Despite 27 points from Nae’Qwan Tomlin, the Tigers lost to the Owls.
It’s pretty simple. If Memphis wants to make the NCAA Tournament, the only path is winning four games in four days in the AAC Tournament. That, of course, is something they’ve never done.
“Everybody’s just playing like each game’s our last,” Memphis’ Nae’Qwan Tomlin said. “Like if we lose, then this might be the end of our season.” Will David Jones return to Tigers? Penny Hardaway says there’s a chanceRelated story:
“I’ll say 60/40, 70/30 us,” Hardaway said of the Tigers’ odds of getting Jones back in a Tigers uniform for the 2024-25 season.
Parth Upadhyaya, Tim Buckley and Greg Gaston discuss a Memphis Tigers team, led by David Jones, that is back in the NCAA Tourney conversation after winning four in a row.
After trailing by 22 points in the first half, the Tigers used a 46-9 run to roar back and eventually blow out the Blazers. Related content:
Greg Gaston, Parth Upadhyaya and Tim Buckley discuss what might tip things in Memphis’ favor as it tries to secure a return trip to the NCAA Tournament on The Daily Memphis Tigers Podcast with Greg Gaston.
Wouldn’t it be nice if the Tigers went into conference tournament week on a winning streak continuing Thursday at East Carolina? Wouldn’t it feel like all things are possible? This season can be salvaged.
Parth Upadhyaya and John Martin discuss their level of belief in the Tigers, the team’s postseason fate and the impact of Malcolm Dandridge’s absence.
“The Memphis Tigers need Nae’Qwan Tomlin to continue playing like he did Sunday against FAU if they’re to have any shot at the NCAA Tournament.”
Memphis has shown a sense of cohesion — on and off the court — over its past two games that it hadn’t displayed in weeks. Tigers beat writer Parth Upadhyaya’s newest AP Top 25 ballot Tigers basketball podcast: Tomlin’s terrific play and the Dandridge matterRelated stories:
Only two players — Jayden Hardaway and Malcolm Dandridge — on this year’s Tigers were members of the program for that heartbreaking NCAA Tournament loss last March. That didn’t matter.
Memphis announced Saturday that it would withhold Malcolm Dandridge from all competition until further notice.
The University of Memphis is “gathering and reviewing information regarding a potential issue” that could have an impact on Dandridge’s eligibility.
Memphis will have its first chance at revenge when Florida Atlantic visits FedExForum on Sunday for the teams’ first-ever game as conference mates. Last season the Owls knocked the Tigers out of the NCAA Tournament. Penny Hardaway provides status update on David Jones, othersRelated story:
“But knowing him, I think he’s gonna play,” Hardaway said of Jones, who tied his lowest scoring output of the season with 10 points against the 49ers.
Tigers coach Penny Hardaway finally found a way to tame his wild offense in Wednesday’s win over Charlotte.
Is Penny Hardaway’s criticism of criticism reasonable? Will his highest-paid players be benched? Parth Upadhyaya, Tim Buckley and host Greg Gaston discuss.
The clothing line features Memphis’ Leaping Tiger logo and the 1 Cent mark as part of various designs on “T-shirts, long sleeved T-shirts, hoodie tees, hoodies, quarter-zip tops and more.”
Lester Quinones will stick around with the Warriors a little while longer.
In a season where his team has gone from being ranked No. 10 in the AP Top 25 poll to out of the NCAA Tournament picture entirely in a span of a month, the Tigers’ coach feels he’s been a punching bag of sorts. Their season off the rails, there is no telling where the Tigers go from here Tigers beat writer Parth Upadhyaya’s newest AP Top 25 ballotRelated stories:
Penny Hardaway says he’s forced to go far down his bench during games while “trying to figure out who wants it the most.”