Coach Penny Hardaway knows the Memphis Tigers can’t lose their edge as they get set to take on Wichita State at home Thursday.

The four-time NBA All-Star is complimentary of Aaron Fearne’s program after it prevented the nationally ranked Tigers from pulling away late.

Hardaway has a long-held, deep-seated belief that Memphis does not get the same benefit of the doubt that many other programs around the country do. The Tigers still have one of the more decorated March Madness resumès in the nation, with five Quad 1 wins, a 9-3 record in Quads 1 and 2, and just one loss outside the first two quadrants.

A win in which Memphis simply scraped by versus an ECU squad ranked No. 203 in the NCAA’s NET rankings and No. 165 in KenPom won’t move the needle when it comes to advanced analytics.

Despite its No. 19 ranking, Memphis began the week with plenty of things to work on, leaving coach Penny Hardaway thankful to have extra practice days. East Carolina, which will visit Memphis for an American Athletic Conference matchup on Saturday ...

No. 18 Memphis wants to get back on track, and fixing defensive snags is bound to be one way to do it. The Tigers will play Sunday afternoon at last-place

The rebuilt Pac-12 has eight members signed up for the 2026-27 athletics season: Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Gonzaga, Oregon State, San Diego Sta

Penny Hardaway sees it, even if there are those ... like leading scorer and All-American candidate PJ Haggerty, for one. “I think we just gotta figure out how to close games better,” he ...

Penny Hardaway sees it, even if there are those ... Leading scorer and All-American candidate PJ Haggerty for one. “I think we just gotta figure out how to close games better,” said Haggerty.

For Memphis coach Penny Hardaway, Sunday's 77-68 win at Charlotte was more like it. Chagrined that his team was clobbered 49-25 on the boards on Jan. 16 in an 88-81

A trip to Memphis means 40 minutes of dealing with high-intensity pressure is on the horizon for the Wichita State men’s basketball team. No Shocker team has been able to record a win at the FedExForum against the Tigers in the Penny Hardaway era,

One of the talking points Penny Hardaway has hammered is the notion that AAC play is especially treacherous for Memphis basketball.