Calkins: It’s Memphis football media day! So let’s talk ... Tiger hoops?
Thursday was media day for Memphis football! Until Memphis basketball broke in. Thoughts on the 2022 hoop schedule. And on Tiger football, too.
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July 2022
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Good news, bad news: Daunting schedule says Memphis Tigers basketball is back
It’s a formidable schedule. It’s also one that, in all likelihood, Memphis wouldn’t have been able to assemble if not for its return to relevance in the last few years under coach Penny Hardaway.
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Calkins: It’s not just a big year for Memphis football. It may be the biggest one yet.
The stakes have never been higher for Ryan Silverfield and Memphis football. Why 2022 will be one of the most important seasons in program history.
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Tigers Football Insider: Players who are listed on national watchlists
The preseason watchlists for national awards are rolling out, and three Tigers have made it on four different watchlists so far.
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What opposing coaches think of Hardaway and the Tigers
In his fifth year at the University of Memphis, Penny Hardaway has assembled his most experienced roster ever. He’s added AAC Player of the Year Kendric Davis. He’s added talented wing players Emmanuel Akot and Keonte Kennedy. -
Calkins: Memphis and conference realignment. Is the dream officially dead?
For decades, now, University of Memphis fans have dreamed of making it into a power conference. Is that dream now officially dead? If so, what does the future hold?
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Tigers Football Insider: Madden NFL 23 shows respect to Calvin Austin’s speed
Calvin Austin III has a speed rating of 95 on Madden NFL 23, which is top 10 of all receivers.
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Here’s where each Tiger on roster stands at end of transfer portal season
In an ideal season, these are the performances that will lead the Tigers back to the NCAA Tournament.
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Tigers Basketball Insider: Is Alex Lomax’s future in question?
At one point earlier this summer, a source said, “It’s on him if he wants to come back.”
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Tigers Football Insider: Three areas where Memphis needs to improve this season
The Tigers ranked near the bottom of the league in rushing yards, total yards allowed and time of possession.
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Calkins: They’re just Memphis football tickets. But at the VA, they’ve changed lives.
Memphis football coach Ryan Silverfield stopped by the Veterans Administration Medical Center Tuesday as part of “the sweetest, most meaningful ticket-distribution program you may know nothing about.”
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Memphis basketball hands out more offers for 2023
The Tigers jumped in the running for two of the best shooting guards in the country.
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Tigers Football Insider: Can Memphis recruiting rank in the top 50 for a third straight year?
The Tigers’ 2021 class ranked No. 49 by Rivals.com. The 2022 class ranked No. 46 and the 2023 class is currently ranked No. 56.
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Tigers Basketball Insider: Quinones making an impression in Summer League
Quinones scored 19 points and grabbed five rebounds in the Warriors loss to the Lakers on Monday.
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Early look at potential lineups for the Tigers
Finding the right combinations should be much easier for Penny Hardaway this season.
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Memphis among top NCAA programs in brand compensation for athletes
Memphis is ranked in the top 20 in NIL compensation.
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June 2022
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Memphis basketball to face Auburn in Atlanta
Hardaway continues to put together a challenging nonconference slate for the Tigers.
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Emoni Bates’ departure shows Hardaway’s growth
The Memphis Tigers’ coach now can avoid certain lineup dilemmas and focus on an experienced roster.
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Tigers Football Insider: Will defensive back Greg Rubin be targeted less this season?
Memphis Tigers defensive back Greg Rubin was targeted a lot by quarterbacks as a freshman, and he turned that into having the second-most pass deflections in the conference.
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Tigers Basketball Insider: Making sense of the latest Emoni Bates chatter
”The Emoni thing, I haven’t been approached by it. He’s in the portal, and everybody’s putting everything out there, but I haven’t spoken to anyone from his camp,” Penny Hardaway said.
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Six takeaways from documents on Memphis’ final IARP hearing
The university’s case and objections are laid out, as well as the panel’s responses and its own objections.
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University of Memphis had final IARP hearing in May
Based on timeline of IARP’s investigation into N.C. State, case against the Tigers’ basketball program could be nearing end.
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Hardaway, Memphis face multiple Level I, II charges by the NCAA
Memphis is accused of obstructing an investigation and showing a lack of institutional control.
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How three Tigers could fit in with their new NBA teams
Jalen Duren, Josh Minott and Lester Quinones landed in favorable positions, with talent around them.
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Keonte Kennedy commits to Memphis
The University of Texas at El Paso wing is the fifth transfer to commit to the Tigers for the 2022-23 season.
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