UNLV announced it has hired former Memphis basketball coach Josh Pastner as its new head coach Tuesday.

It has been more than a week after the transfer portal officially opened, and Memphis basketball has been active. But so far, no one has publicly committed to Tigers coach Penny Hardaway.

But at some point, coaches and teams have to make their own luck. Hardaway loves being the coach at Memphis and values the basketball ... rebuild his staff eight weeks before the Tigers’ first ...

UNLV announced it has hired former Memphis basketball coach Josh Pastner as its new head coach Tuesday. The move adds a new element of intrigue to the Tigers' 2025-26 non-conference schedule.