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The 2025–26 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Memphis in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by eighth-year head coach Penny Hardaway, played their home games at FedExForum as members of the American Conference, formerly known as the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 8–10 in American play. They were defeated by Tulane in the first round of the American tournament and did not qualify for any postseason play.

ConferenceAmerican Conference
Record13–19 (8–10 American)
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2025–26 Memphis Tigers men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Conference
Record13–19 (8–10 American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFedExForum
(Capacity: 18,119)
Seasons
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2025–26 American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
South Florida †15–3 .83325–9  .735
Wichita State13–5 .72224–12  .667
Tulsa13–5 .72230–8  .789
UAB11–7 .61120–12  .625
Charlotte9–9 .50017–17  .500
North Texas9–9 .50019–14  .576
Florida Atlantic9–9 .50018–15  .545
Memphis8–10 .44413–19  .406
Tulane8–10 .44418–15  .545
Temple8–10 .44416–16  .500
Rice7–11 .38913–18  .419
East Carolina6–12 .33311–20  .355
UTSA1–17 .0565–25  .167
† 2026 American tournament winner
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Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2024–25 season 29–6, 16–2 in AAC play to win the conference championship. They defeated Wichita State, Tulane, and UAB to win the AAC tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the West region. There they were upset in the first round by Colorado State.

Preseason

On October 9, 2025, the American Conference released its preseason poll. Memphis was picked to finish atop the conference, while receiving eleven first-place votes.[1]

Preseason rankings

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American Preseason Poll
Place Team Votes
1Memphis143 (11)
2South Florida128 (2)
3Tulane122
4UAB98
5Wichita State93
6Florida Atlantic80
7North Texas77
8Tulsa74
9Temple65
10East Carolina53
11UTSA32
12Rice27
13Charlotte22
(#) first-place votes
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Preseason All-American Teams

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Preseason All-Conference Teams
Team Player Year Position
First Aaron Bradshaw Junior Forward
Dug McDaniel Senior Guard
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Roster

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2025–26 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Quante Berry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS JrTemple Cleveland, Tennessee
G 1 Dug McDaniel 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrKansas State Washington, D.C.
G 2 Zach Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrSouth Carolina Orangeburg, South Carolina
F 3 Ashton Hardaway 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrSaint Mary's Carson, California
F 4 Arop Arop 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrColumbia Dallas, Texas
G 5 Curtis Givens III 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoLSU Memphis, Tennessee
F 8 Mason Matthews 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrLane College Maumelle, Arkansas
C 10 Simon Majok 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrKK Real Beograd Akak, South Sudan
F 11 Aaron Bradshaw 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrOhio State Rahway, New Jersey
F 12 William Whorton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SoSouth Dakota State Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 14 Hasan Abdul Hakim 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrUT Rio Grande Valley Toronto, Ontario
G 15 Julius Thedford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoWestern Kentucky Memphis, Tennessee
F 19 Tariq Ingraham 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)260 lb (118 kg) GSRider Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 23 Sincere Parker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrMcNeese Rockford, Illinois
C 31 Thierno Sylla 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrStephen F. Austin Conakry, Guinea
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Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Last update: December 6, 2025

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPNU		 No. 14 Arkansas
Hoops for St. Jude Tip Off Classic		 L 75–99  –
  19 – McDaniel  6 – Berry  6 – McDaniel  FedEx Forum (9,573)
Memphis, TN
October 30, 2025*
7:30 p.m., WarEagle+		 vs. No. 20 Auburn
Bad Boy Mowers Series		 L 71–100  –
  19 – Parker  7 – Majok  3 – Thedford  State Farm Arena (1,500)
Atlanta, GA
Regular season
November 8, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 San Francisco W 76–70  1–0
  17 – Berry  9 – Thedford  8 – McDaniel  FedEx Forum (10,389)
Memphis, TN
November 11, 2025*
8:00 p.m., SECN		 at Ole Miss
Rivalry		 L 77–83  1–1
  20 – Givens III  7 – McDaniel  7 – McDaniel  SJB Pavilion (8,731)
Oxford, MS
November 16, 2025*
4:00 p.m., ESPN		 UNLV L 78–92  1–2
  16 – Thedford  7 – Majok  3 – Tied  FedEx Forum (10,927)
Memphis, TN
November 20, 2025*
5:00 p.m., CBSSN		 vs. No. 1 Purdue
Baha Mar Championship Semifinal		 L 71–80  1–3
  18 – McDaniel  7 – Majok  6 – McDaniel  Baha Mar Convention Center (2,437)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 21, 2025*
6:00 p.m., CBSSN		 vs. Wake Forest
Baha Mar Championsip 3rd place game		 L 68–69  1–4
  24 – McDaniel  6 – Whorton  6 – McDaniel  Baha Mar Convention Center 
Nassau, Bahamas
November 26, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Southern Illinois W 74–58  2–4
  15 – Thedford  6 – Thedford  5 – McDaniel  FedEx Forum (9,681)
Memphis, TN
December 3, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 New Orleans W 86–70  3–4
  17 – Berry  9 – Davis  10 – McDaniel  FedEx Forum (9,123)
Memphis, TN
December 6, 2025*
3:30 p.m., CBS		 Baylor W 78–71  4–4
  23 – Davis  13 – Davis  7 – McDaniel  FedEx Forum (11,392)
Memphis, TN
December 13, 2025*
2:30 p.m., ESPN		 at No. 11 Louisville
Rivalry		 L 73–99  4–5
  18 – Abdul Hakim  5 – Bradshaw  3 – Tied  KFC Yum! Center (16,355)
Louisville, KY
December 17, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 13 Vanderbilt L 70–77 OT 4–6
  18 – Tied  10 – Abdul Hakim  4 – McDaniel  FedEx Forum (11,407)
Memphis, TN
December 20, 2025*
3:00 p.m., ESPN		 at Mississippi State L 66–71  4–7
  18 – Givens III  8 – Thedford  3 – McDaniel  Humphrey Coliseum (6,971)
Starkville, MS
December 22, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Alabama State W 88–67  5–7
  23 – McDaniel  10 – Thedford  3 – Tied  FedEx Forum (9,673)
Memphis, TN
December 31, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN2		 North Texas W 57−48  6−7
(1−0)		  12 – Davis  6 – Davis  6 – McDaniel  FedEx Forum (9,685)
Memphis, TN
January 3, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Rice W 76−70  7−7
(2−0)		  18 – McDaniel  6 – McDaniel  4 – McDaniel  Tudor Fieldhouse (2,038)
Houston, TX
January 11, 2026
12:00 p.m., ESPN2		 at Florida Atlantic L 78–89  7–8
(2–1)		  21 – Bradshaw  5 – Bradshaw  6 – Abdul Hakim  Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161)
Boca Raton, FL
January 14, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Temple W 55–53  8–8
(3–1)		  12 – Givens III  9 – McDaniel  4 – McDaniel  FedEx Forum (9,610)
Memphis, TN
January 18, 2026
5:00 p.m., ESPNU		 UTSA W 95–69  9–8
(4–1)		  22 – Parker  6 – McDaniel  6 – McDaniel  FedEx Forum (9,877)
Memphis, TN
January 21, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Tulsa L 66–83  9–9
(4–2)		  18 – Hardaway  10 – Abdul Hakim  5 – Givens III  Reynolds Center (4,071)
Tulsa, OK
January 24, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN2		 at Wichita State L 59–74  9–10
(4–3)		  11 – Givens III  9 – Bradshaw  3 – McDaniel  Charles Koch Arena (6,226)
Wichita, KS
January 29, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN2		 Florida Atlantic W 92–65  10–10
(5–3)		  23 – McDaniel  6 – Davis  6 – McDaniel  FedEx Forum (5,074)
Memphis, TN
February 1, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN2		 Tulane L 76–78  10–11
(5–4)		  13 – McDaniel  9 – Bradshaw  4 – McDaniel  FedEx Forum (9,320)
Memphis, TN
February 5, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPN2		 at UAB
Battle for the Bones		 W 90–80  11–11
(6–4)		  40 – Parker  8 – Sylla  4 – McDaniel  Bartow Arena (5,819)
Birmingham, AL
February 8, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Charlotte W 77–54  12–11
(7–4)		  16 – Bradshaw  11 – Thedford  4 – Tied  FedEx Forum (9,147)
Memphis, TN
February 12, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPN2		 at North Texas L 69–76  12–12
(7–5)		  20 – Parker  5 – Davis  4 – McDaniel  UNT Coliseum (3,395)
Denton, TX
February 14, 2026*
7:00 p.m., CBSSN		 at Utah State L 75–99  12–13
  21 – Parker  10 – Parker  3 – McDaniel  Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (10,270)
Logan, UT
February 19, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN2		 at South Florida L 66–87  12–14
(7–6)		  13 – Thedford  5 – Tied  6 – McDaniel  Yuengling Center (6,705)
Tampa, FL
February 22, 2026
11:00 a.m., ESPN2		 UAB
Battle for the Bones		 L 67–78  12–15
(7–7)		  19 – McDaniel  8 – Thedford  3 – Tied  FedEx Forum (9,541)
Memphis, TN
February 26, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPN2		 Wichita State L 82–88  12–16
(7–8)		  29 – McDaniel  8 – Parker  3 – McDaniel  FedEx Forum (9,233)
Memphis, TN
March 1, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at East Carolina L 68–84  12–17
(7–9)		  16 – Thedford  9 – Thedford  5 – McDaniel  Williams Arena (4,195)
Greenville, NC
March 5, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPN2		 South Florida L 89–96  12–18
(7–10)		  25 – McDaniel  8 – Davis  7 – McDaniel  FedEx Forum (9,643)
Memphis, TN
March 8, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Tulane W 96–95 OT 13–18
(8–10)		  22 – Berry  8 – Davis  6 – McDaniel  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,731)
New Orleans, LA
American tournament
March 11, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPNU		 (8) vs. (9) Tulane
First round		 L 69–81  13–19
  13 – Thedford  8 – Davis  3 – Givens III  Legacy Arena 
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
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