Tiger Basketball Podcast

The Memphis Tigers, nine games into the season, are still searching for a signature win. 

Maybe they'll get it against No. 12 Vanderbilt on Dec. 17. If so, it could prove that the issues from the monster loss at No. 11 Louisville are correctable. 

Will Penny Hardaway's team bounce back and get that marquee victory it needs in a bad way? 

On this week's episode of the Tiger Basketball Podcast, Jason Munz and Jonah Dyl...

The storied Memphis-Louisville basketball rivalry resumes Dec. 13, 2025, after an eight-year hiatus. 

And, for that, we are thankful.

In fact, we should never again be left to wonder when the next time the Tigers and Cardinals will play. They should square off regularly no matter what. 

In this case, the upcoming meeting at the KFC Yum! Center is the first of a six-game series that will end during the 2030-31 season. Whil...

Penny Hardaway and his Memphis basketball Tigers are gearing up for an important stretch of games, starting with New Orleans on Dec. 3. 

It continues with Baylor, then Louisville, Vanderbilt and Mississippi State. And how the team fares might have major March Madness at-large candidacy implications. 

With that in mind, will the recent debut of forward Hasan Abdul Hakim turn out to be a key factor in how it all plays out f...

There's only one way to absorb a 1-4 start that includes a four-game losing streak.

Recovering from such a thing won't be easy. It may even be impossible. But the Memphis basketball team can dig itself out of the hole it's in. 

So says Tiger basketball beat writer Jason Munz. On this week's episode of the Tiger Basketball Podcast, he and Tiger football beat writer Jonah Dylan (who is not convinced) look back on the team's trip...

Memphis basketball has made a name for itself in recent years as a significant threat in non-conference play. 

From 2021 to 2024, Penny Hardaway's Tigers are 31-8 outside American Conference play in the regular season. That stretch includes wins over UConn, Clemson, Ole Miss, Michigan State, Arkansas, Michigan, Missouri, Texas A&M, Auburn, Vanderbilt and more. 

But, after starting the season 1-2 (with one of those los...

Two games into the regular season, Memphis basketball fans seem to be either heartened by the Tigers' play or resigned to a ho-hum existence that may or may not result in a March Madness appearance. 

There isn't much in-between. 

Penny Hardaway has his team off to a 1-1 start with a home win over San Francisco and a road loss to Ole Miss. 

Where do we stand? On this week's episode of the Tiger Basketball Podcast, Jas...

The Memphis basketball team lost to Arkansas and Auburn by more than 20 points apiece in a pair of lopsided exhibition games.

Are those results harbingers of dark days ahead for the Tigers, who open the regular season against San Francisco (2 p.m., Nov. 8, ESPN+)? Or, are they merely a mirage? 

The answer is simple: We don't know. 

On this week's episode of the Tiger Basketball Podcast, Jason Munz and Jonah Dylan rehash w...

Any discussion about preseason exhibition college basketball should feature a healthy dose of nuance. 

The Memphis basketball team's 99-75 loss to Arkansas is no exception. 

The result is the result, but it's far from the most important thing. If nothing else, it did nothing to put a damper on the Tigers' confidence level about this season. The opposite, in fact. 

"I like what we got. Moving forward, we fix the thing...

For the first time in more than 20 years, Memphis basketball will host the Arkansas Razorbacks. 

Sure, it's an exhibition game (part of the second annual Hoops For St. Jude Tip Off Classic). It won't count toward either program's record. It won't help either team in the standings. It won't do anything for their March Madness outlook. 

But John Calipari returning to face the Tigers (the team he coached for nine seasons in ...

We, here at The Commercial Appeal, recognize it can be difficult to keep up with the vast amount of roster turnover Memphis basketball undergoes each season. 

But especially this season. All 15 players on Penny Hardaway's 2025-26 roster were members of someone else's roster last season. Top to bottom: they're all brand new to the Tigers. 

Well, almost. After all, Hardaway has welcomed Ashton Hardaway, his son (who played ...

Anticipation is building at the University of Memphis.

Football season kicks off on Aug. 30. The nationally-ranked women's soccer team is undefeated with a home game against top-5 Tennessee coming up. Penny Hardaway has finalized his roster and his non-conference schedule. 

And what will university leadership's next move be in its effort to get into a Power 4 conference? 

Jonah Dylan and Jason Munz dig into everything on ...

The Big 12 apparently wants no part of Memphis.

The Tigers reportedly put together a pitch to join the power conference that was unprecedented. Yet the Big 12 was so unmoved by it that it did not even rise to the level where the league's presidents put it to a vote. 

What does that say about the Big 12? What does it say about Memphis? 

On this week's episode of the Tiger Basketball Podcast, Jonah Dylan and Jason Munz diss...

One piece of the Pac-12 media rights-slash-conference realignment puzzle was put in place on June 23. 

That's when CBS Sports and the new version of the one-time power league announced they were extending their broadcast partnership through 2031. 

It is a big step for the Pac-12, whose rebuilding efforts have (to varying degrees) been linked to Memphis for more than a year. So, what does the announcement mean for Memphis ...

The Memphis basketball offseason is usually a fun ride.

This year is no exception. Of course, Penny Hardaway has rebuilt his entire roster from scratch - a task that takes into account the transfer of All-American guard PJ Haggerty. There is also the ongoing wait for star big man Dain Dainja's eligibility ruling and the news that Memphis missed out on hosting any of the next three AAC basketball tournaments. 

But it all pales ...

The Memphis basketball team's offseason began sooner than most expected. 

And it began sooner than any Tiger or Tiger fan hoped it would. 

But last week's March Madness loss to Colorado State means this chapter is closed and a new one has already begun. 

On this week's episode of the Tiger Basketball Podcast, Jason Munz and Jonah Dylan examine where things went wrong at the NCAA tournament in Seattle and how they vie...

The Memphis Tigers are facing the Colorado State Rams Friday in March Madness.

Both teams are very good. Both teams are very hot. Both teams have superstar-level talent. Both teams won their conference tournaments. Both teams are well coached.

Memphis is a 5-seed, while Colorado State is a 12-seed. But it's the Rams who are favored to win. And it's the Rams that so many are predicting will win. 

On this week's episode of the T...

March Madness is upon us.

Sure, the Tigers still have their regular-season finale on Friday against South Florida. But, with the AAC tournament up next and the NCAA tournament after that, Memphis is ready for the Madness.

On this week's Tiger Basketball Podcast, Jason Munz and Jonah Dylan break down the week that was for Memphis, as it defeated UAB and UTSA. Munz and Dylan also highlight the seniors on the team who will be playing ...

The stage is set: Memphis vs. UAB.

The 18th-ranked and first-place Tigers will travel to Birmingham Sunday to face the Blazers, who are nipping at their heels with the regular season drawing to a close. 

On this week's episode, Jason Munz and Jonah Dylan set up the most anticipated AAC matchup of the season - exploring the heat between Dain Dainja and Yaxel Lendeborg, delving into the gameday atmosphere at Bartow Arena, and pr...