Memphis basketball recovered from its road loss to Temple, but it didn't lock down Charlotte the way it could have.

Across those teams, and others that made noise in the playoffs, the Memphis area had several talented seniors who can now continue their athletic careers in college when they sign to play football at the next level on national signing day in two weeks. National Signing Day for Division I football is on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025.

So, he started pushing buttons. Hardaway dialed up the defensive pressure, but Temple was ready for it. He went with a four-guard lineup next, but all that did was dig a deeper rebounding hole. He tried to account for it with more shooters on the floor, but they weren’t hitting.

Memphis basketball coach Penny Hardaway admits he has made concessions this season, particularly with his defensive strategy.

The Memphis basketball team's road loss to Temple last week came home to roost on Monday.

CBS Sports bracketologist Jerry Palm updated his bracket on Monday. Palm dropped the Tigers from a 3-seed in his previous projection to a 6-seed in the Midwest. Palm has Memphis facing a First Four winner in Denver on the opening weekend. Palm projects 3-seed Kansas and an 14-seed Utah Valley as potential second-round opponents.

Penny Hardaway sees it, even if there are those who don’t. The Memphis basketball coach can see his team getting better. The 17 th-ranked Tigers (14-4, 4-1 AAC) are not a finished product ...

Penny Hardaway sees it, even if there are those who don’t. The Memphis basketball coach can see his team getting better. The 17th-ranked Tigers (14-4, 4-1 AAC) are not a finished product ...

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

Memphis basketball was facing a gut-check game Sunday against Charlotte at Halton Arena. And the Tigers passed the test with a 77-68 win.

FOX Sports' John Fanta offers up his 2025 NCAA Tournament national title contenders and separates them into four tiers.

Phil Clark died Sunday at 68. The Memphis area baseball coach retired in 2013 as the state's winningest coach.