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

Hardaway has a long-held, deep-seated belief that Memphis does not get the same benefit of the doubt that many other programs around the country do. The Tigers still have one of the more decorated March Madness resumès in the nation, with five Quad 1 wins, a 9-3 record in Quads 1 and 2, and just one loss outside the first two quadrants.

“Thanks for reminding me,” Memphis coach Penny Hardaway quipped Wednesday during media availability ahead of the game against East Carolina (9-7, 1-2) on Saturday (1 p.m., ESPN+).

PHILADELPHIA — Penny Hardaway could sense it very early Thursday against Temple.

A win in which Memphis simply scraped by versus an ECU squad ranked No. 203 in the NCAA’s NET rankings and No. 165 in KenPom won’t move the needle when it comes to advanced analytics.

No. 18 Memphis wants to get back on track, and fixing defensive snags is bound to be one way to do it. The Tigers will play Sunday afternoon at last-place

The No. 18 Memphis Tigers will have an opportunity to quickly bounce back from their recent loss to Temple when they visit the Charlotte 49ers.

Despite its No. 19 ranking, Memphis began the week with plenty of things to work on, leaving coach Penny Hardaway thankful to have extra practice days. East Carolina, which will visit Memphis for an American Athletic Conference matchup on Saturday ...

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Memphis basketball coach Penny Hardaway believes he has found his, and Thursday’s dominant 90-62 win over FAU in front of a mostly packed Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena only reinforced that conviction.

And, in the game of the night, on CBS Sports Network, Oregon State beat nationally ranked Gonzaga 97-89 in overtime. Relatively speaking, it was a slow day in the sport (except for another Florida coach being accused of wrongdoing in a Title IX complaint).

PHILADELPHIA – The No. 18 University of Memphis men's basketball team fell to Temple, 88-81, in an American Athletic Conference road game Thursday night inside the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.