At an open practice for the Memphis basketball team, the 2026-27 squad played a five-minute scrimmage, had a three-point contest and more at Elma Roane Fieldhouse.

On Friday night in Starkville, it was finally about actual basketball for the University of Memphis — and it looked pretty freaking good.

Although Friday’s win over Mississippi State was just an exhibition, it gave Memphis fans reason to be excited about what the Tigers could offer this season.

The doubleheader event with the men’s and women’s basketball teams at FedExForum was first held in 2024.

Although the outcome won’t count towards the Tigers’ record, the preseason game will give a glimpse into what can be expected from Memphis this season. 

Almost eight years later, Penny Hardaway addresses what he was hoping to accomplish during a 2018 war of words with Tennessee’s legendary coach.

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A young Tylik Weeks appeared to be embarking on a promising football career before following his heart to basketball. 

More than 3,500 fans gathered at the Memphis Zoo to support the men’s and women’s basketball teams ahead of the upcoming season.

One day after coach Penny Hardaway told The Field of 68 he’d written a $2.6 million check to help fund the 2026-27 roster, athletic director Ed Scott appeared on The Gary Parrish Show to clarify that he hadn’t.

Memphis coach Penny Hardaway said this year’s roster has the same buy-in his other NCAA Tournament teams had.

“I’m always for great programs like James Madison coming into our league,” Memphis coach Penny Hardaway said. 

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Northwestern transfer Jayden Reid of the Tigers was voted to the preseason All-American Conference first team.

The Field of 68 on Thursday ranked Memphis’ 2026-27 nonconference schedule as the country’s third-toughest, trailing only those of UConn and Duke.

The University of Memphis will be celebrating the upcoming season for the men’s and women’s basketball teams at the zoo.

Men’s team will open conference play at home against East Carolina; women’s team will open conference play at Tulsa.

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Duncan watched his father survive prostate cancer and saw a close friend lose his dad to it. Then came his own diagnosis in January.

Financial assistance has been pouring in for longtime CBHS basketball coach Bubba Luckett as he awaits a likely double lung transplant.

The Memphis Tigers held an open practice Saturday, giving fans a 40-minute peek into how the team is shaping up. 

Tony Madlock spent the last five years as a head coach at two different programs, but he stepped away from Alabama State for his second stint as a Memphis Tigers assistant. 

“There’s an emergency inside the University of Memphis athletic department. Tiger basketball is dying.”

The former Hamilton High football coach drew the loudest response as nine members of the Class of 2026 — including John Calipari, Stephen Gostkowski and Larry Kenon — celebrated Memphis sports and the power of community.