Penny Hardaway’s redemption tour continues. The seventh year Memphis coach finally led his program to the school’s first outright regular season title since 2013 and in just

Memphis Tigers head coach Alex Simmons gives direction during a time out against North Texas at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse in Memphis on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. (Wes Hale/Special to The Daily Memphian) East Carolina eliminates Memphis from the conference tournament for the third straight year.

Its Friday, March 7, and the Bulls of South Florida (13-17, 6-11) are in Memphis to take on Penny Hardaway's Tigers (25-5, 15-2). It is the final regular season game for each of these schools. A Memphis win clinches the AAC regular season title for the Tigers.

It was validation when Memphis basketball coach Penny Hardaway hoisted the AAC championship trophy and cut down the net and draped it around his neck.

On Friday, March 7, 2025, the 16th-ranked Memphis Tigers secured the American Athletic Conference (AAC) regular-season title with a decisive 84-68 victory over the South Florida Bulls at FedExForum. This triumph marked Memphis's first regular-season conference championship since the 2012-13 season.

The road Coach Penny Hardaway and his Tigers took to get to this point is one that featured plenty of twists and turns and ups and downs along the way.

Penny Hardaway and his No. 16 Memphis basketball team still have business to take care of this season. But which Tigers could be back next season?

Some March Madness aficionados upgraded Memphis basketball to "lock" status after it defeated Rice earlier this week. It may be time for everyone else to follow suit. The 18th-ranked Tigers (24-5, 14-2 AAC) won again Sunday, beating UAB 88-81, sweeping the ...