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The Memphis Tigers took a risk and defied the NCAA by playing James Wiseman even after he had been ruled ineligible, and may pay the price for it. According to Pat Forde of Sports Illustrated, sources familiar with NCAA enforcement procedures said …
Potential top overall NBA Draft pick James Wiseman has dropped his fight against the NCAA, meaning the Memphis star will be sitting out games for at least the near future. Wiseman was recently ruled ineligible by the NCAA because Tigers coach Penny …
Memphis may have put together an admirable performance against the No. 3-ranked Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday, but there was still a stench radiating from the hallways inside their arena during the game. According to WREG News Channel 3, a …
Penny Hardaway is looking to return the Memphis basketball program to its days as a perennial NCAA Tournament presence, and one of the ways he hopes to do that is by taking on some of the best teams in the nation. Hardaway, who agreed to replace …
Penny Hardaway will be the next coach of the Memphis Tigers, according to a report. ESPN’s Jeff Goodman reported Monday that Hardaway has agreed to a deal to coach the Tigers, replacing Tubby Smith, fired after two seasons at the school. The …
Tubby Smith has lived to see at least another day. Smith was set to meet with Memphis administrators on Tuesday but the meeting was pushed back a day, according to ESPN’s Jeff Goodman. Tubby Smith's meeting with Memphis administration has …
The attorney for Tubby Smith is accusing Penny Hardaway of undermining his client, potentially so the former NBA coach could overtake Smith as Memphis’ new basketball coach. Smith is 20-12 in his second season as the head coach of the Tigers, …
Memphis is considering firing Tubby Smith and replacing him with Penny Hardaway, according to a report. CBS Sports’ Gary Parrish published a report on Tuesday in which he said Memphis was evaluating its head coaching situation and weighing …
Tubby Smith is the leading candidate for the vacant Memphis basketball job, according to a report. The current Texas Tech coach has had “significant contact” with the school, according to Dan Wolken of USA Today, and it is believed that …
It took the University of Memphis all of 24 hours to realize how its basketball fans feel about John Calipari. On Wednesday, Memphis president David Rudd announced that the Tigers have planned a ceremony to honor Calipari in December. Fans on Twitter …
John Calipari has been credited with putting the Memphis basketball program on the map, and his former employer plans to pay tribute to him for that during the upcoming season. On Wednesday, University of Memphis president David Rudd announced that …
Memphis basketball coach Josh Pastner committed a puzzling secondary recruiting violation via the team’s Twitter account Tuesday night when he tweeted the following: “Tony Parker.” Parker is a big man from Georgia and one of the top …
It’s been nearly three years since John Calipari left Memphis for Kentucky, but don’t tell that to the Tigers’ PA announcer. Memphis’ PA announcer introduced John Calipari as the Tigers’ coach prior to the team’s …
Luke Walton is 31 years old and still has two years left on his NBA contract, but that hasn’t stopped him from working on a potential career after his playing days are over. Walton is joining the Memphis Tigers basketball program as an …
Josh Pastner’s sister, Courtney Pastner, sent a tweet to high school recruit Rodney Purvis that could get Memphis in trouble (albeit in a minor way). Purvis is one of the top shooting guard recruits in the country and he recently re-opened his …
We’ve already discussed some of the alleged violations committed by the Memphis program regarding Derrick Rose’s bogus SAT test. I indicted John Calipari saying that he likely knew what was going on with Rose. When the report about Rose …
